Makes sense. But I read this after I submitted a video! I'll go and add a date. Though, would it be possible to add a field on the submission form where you can add a date if you know it at the time? I think I have seen that suggestion some time back. I don't know what ever happened to it though, obviously it wasn't implemented.

I still have to go back and date all my old ones, but I've been dating the latest ones I've sifted.

Nag nag nag

ooookay. i'll see what i can do. i usually just toss in the date randomly in the tag, title or info, but i guess a system of dropping it in the tag would be best.

SG, do you prefer 80s or 80's? I usually add the apostrophe, but according to the tag cloud, 70's is more widely used than 70s, but 80s is more widely used than 80's.
I wonder if this actually makes any difference when searching...

I have been a good boy by putting in the decade in the tags for a while now. I prefer 80's rather than 80s myself.

Don't add the apostrophe. The apostrophe is madness.

I usually add the apostrophe too... is it better not to? You know it used to be that when I'd try to squeeze a decade in someone else's tags it wouldn't let me put one in.

Karaidl, you sound like one who still has a mom around

touche, swampgirl!

if it's in the title, would you like it in the tags too? sometimes I need the space for the tags and would prefer not.

In grammar world, where I live, we write 60s NOT 60's. Them's the rules--though the rules are constantly changing.

Are the words used in the lead comment that can be written under the sift during submission able to come up through search?

If the title takes up all your space, one could always put the year in the comment. The one that displays under the sift. In any case, the decade should be in the tags for the tag cloud.

60s is grammatically correct eh? Well it does take up one less space in valuable tag real estate Consensus will rule and I will retro fix all mine some sleepless night soon.

So is with or without an apostrophe? It would make the tag clouds neater. I want to live in grammar world

Yes I think saving on the apostrophe makes sense. Great now I have to edit everything. Actually, stuff it, I don't think I will bother

I dunno, it looks kinda wrong without the apostrophe.
However, I will conform if that is the consensus
Actually, I'll do what Swampy the Decade Queen says.

I understand why no one wants to go back and change their sifts. Damn I probably have 3x more vintage sifts to change than most...

We could just say yay or nay and start from now, just realize that your sifts may not come up in the tag cloud if the one w/ the apostrophe diminishes over time.

We can always edit the ones we come across. I watch everyone's vintages often

I'm the Decade Queen! Actually that sounds more like a nice way of saying I'm old

Might be the longest conversation on punctuation I've ever read. Intriguing...

I am sorry swampy, I will not go out with you.