Official Everybody Edits Forums

gkaby

Member

From: South coast of Antarctica

Joined: 2015-02-15

Posts: 781

Website

Question on writing years of someone's life

Lets say someone is born in 1960. The highest year they are alive is 1998, but in this year they time travel to the year 1837. They die in 1845. Would the years be something like this?

1960 - 1980, 1837 - 1845.

or maybe it would be in order of the years rather than chronological

1837 - 1845, 1960 - 1980.

or maybe the fact that they traveling the distance of time from 1980 to 1837 you could say

1837 - 1980.

maybe add year of death?

1837 - 1845, 1960 - 1980. Death in 1845.

1837 - 1980. Death in 1845.

---

idk

Slushie

Member

From: look behind u

Joined: 2015-03-04

Posts: 504

Re: Question on writing years of someone's life

I think the first format gives the most accurate representation of the person's life.

---

ok

gkaby

Member

From: South coast of Antarctica

Joined: 2015-02-15

Posts: 781

Website

Re: Question on writing years of someone's life

thank you for the feedback Yes

I also think that that would be the optimal description

if I was a time traveler who died I would wish for my life's years to be described using that format

---

idk

Fradeshan

Member

From: nyc

Joined: 2015-02-15

Posts: 366

Re: Question on writing years of someone's life

right on

---

dogeman: OH GOD THIS IS WORSER THAN A MASH POTATO

Different55

Forum Admin

Joined: 2015-02-07

Posts: 16,575

Re: Question on writing years of someone's life

Quite frankly, I am surprised and disappointed to see that 1960-1845 was not an option, as I feel that this best fits the current standard of lifeyears. However if time traveling was invented, then I would expect to see something like your first suggestion.

But when do they bury the body and place the headstone? In the 80s where all his friends and family are? Or in the 1840s?

---

"Sometimes failing a leap of faith is better than inching forward"
- ShinsukeIto

gkaby

Member

From: South coast of Antarctica

Joined: 2015-02-15

Posts: 781

Website

Re: Question on writing years of someone's life

Its quite a mix

if he time travels to before he was born and then dies I believe his headstone should be placed in the year he dies so that his family of the future can visit him when he disappears

also his family may go to the past for all we know

but if someone time travels to the future and his family doesnt... I'm not sure

---

idk

Fradeshan

Member

From: nyc

Joined: 2015-02-15

Posts: 366

Re: Question on writing years of someone's life

rip gkaby 2503 - 2510, 1029 - 1229, 2016, 2015, 2013-2015, 2009, 2017, 2015-2015, 2015-2016, 2015

---

dogeman: OH GOD THIS IS WORSER THAN A MASH POTATO

gkaby

Member

From: South coast of Antarctica

Joined: 2015-02-15

Posts: 781

Website

Re: Question on writing years of someone's life

I did not die

I was not born in 2503

---

idk

Onjit

Member

Joined: 2015-02-15

Posts: 9,710

Website

Re: Question on writing years of someone's life

I think the first format gives the most accurate representation of the person's life.

I think this is the most appropriate.

---

:.|:;

tak4n

Member

Joined: 2015-02-17

Posts: 1,883

Re: Question on writing years of someone's life

Wait did Glenn die?

---

some woman

Member

From: 4th dimension

Joined: 2015-02-15

Posts: 9,289

Re: Question on writing years of someone's life

RIP glenn
1990- ̵̖͝ ͙̀ ̴̌ͅ ̟̽ ̴̡̀ ̵̼́ ̶̩̈́ ̴͕̋
used a time machine wrong

---

10 years and still awkward. Keep it up, baby!

Bobithan

Member

Joined: 2015-02-15

Posts: 4,476

Re: Question on writing years of someone's life

The problem with the format is if you've lived your life as a time traveler, your life years would just go on as a huge list and that would be very inconvenient to write on a tombstone or urn.

---

aka towwl

Different55

Forum Admin

Joined: 2015-02-07

Posts: 16,575

Re: Question on writing years of someone's life

We could make it like a spoiler. Initially it shows birthyear-deathyear but when you tap it, it gives you the whole listthing. By the time we've invented time travel we should be able to do that, right?

---

"Sometimes failing a leap of faith is better than inching forward"
- ShinsukeIto

Creature

Member

From: The Dark Web

Joined: 2015-02-15

Posts: 9,658

Re: Question on writing years of someone's life

This can be used once someone creates a time machine.

---

This is a false statement.

some woman

Member

From: 4th dimension

Joined: 2015-02-15

Posts: 9,289

Re: Question on writing years of someone's life

This can be used once someone creates a time machine.

no **** sherlock

---

10 years and still awkward. Keep it up, baby!