# Y2K bug?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/y2k-bug/1383>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [January 3, 2000, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/y2k-bug/1383 "2000-01-03T16:57:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![technomom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@technomom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/technomom)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2000, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/y2k-bug/1383/1 "2000-01-03T16:57:00Z")

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Today’s Mailbag answer lists the date at  
the top as 1900-01-03. So, did Cecil get bit by the Y2K bug or are you folks just pulling our collective legs?

JoAnn

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2000, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/y2k-bug/1383/2 "2000-01-03T19:38:00Z")

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Sadly, it’s the Y2K bug itself. The computing staff have been notified. Fortunately, there don’t seem to be any repercussions other than a rather antique date for the Mailbag question.

Unless, of course, the who3le po6sti98ng sys098tem g43o3es cr802ac989ker932s.

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**Author:** ![technomom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@technomom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/technomom)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2000, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/y2k-bug/1383/3 "2000-01-04T14:23:00Z")

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Might want to change your copyright messages too. You haven’t copyrighted anything in 2000 yet! I don’t suppose we can assume this is in the public domain, can we???

JoAnn

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**Author:** ![dlv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f9b8f/32.png) [@dlv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dlv)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2000, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/y2k-bug/1383/4 "2000-01-04T14:36:00Z")

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It’s copyrighted whether or you they put the copyright notice on it. Copyright notices just waste bandwidth, just like the useless “References available upon request” line on most entry-level resumes.