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Re:ISO-8601 date format reference not publicly available by sixothree on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @11:09PM (#26407658)
This is directly from the RFC this thread is about:

Date and time expressions indicate an instant in time. Description of time periods, or intervals, is not covered here.

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Re:ISO-8601 date format reference not publicly available by inopinatus on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @11:53PM (#26407901)
Sure, but just because it skips out on practical considerations, doesn't mean the RFC is irrelevant. The standard format is still helpful even if the semantics are underspecified.
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