⚡️ Quick Answer
Timestamps in PORTAL start out short and relative (like 59m or 23h), then switch to days, and finally to a full date once a post is a week old. The label in front of the time tells you the type of post: Posted, Replied or Quoted.
✅ Step-by-Step
Mobile
Post age | What you'll see |
1–60 minutes | Minutes, e.g. Posted · 59m |
1–23 hours | Hours, e.g. Replied · 23h |
2 days (inside an open thread) | Yesterday with the time, e.g. Posted · yesterday at 3:00 pm |
2 days (scrolling the feed) | Days, e.g. Posted · 2d |
3–6 days | Days, e.g. Quoted · 6d |
7 days or more | The date, e.g. Posted · MM/DD/YY at 10:04 pm |
Web
Post age | What you'll see |
1–60 minutes | Minutes, e.g. Posted · 59m |
1–23 hours | Hours, e.g. Replied · 23h |
2 days | Yesterday with the time, e.g. Posted · yesterday at 3:00 pm |
3–6 days | Days, e.g. Quoted · 3d |
7 days or more | The date, e.g. Posted · Oct 23 at 6:00 pm |