Yes indeed Helen, dates are sorted by date order not alphanumerically, telephone numbers are sorted alphanumerically because it makes no sense to define them as integer values, I could keep this up all day. 
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Paul is right about this. YYYYMMDD (dashes optional) is the correct format. Anyone who disagrees with this is just trying to protect their position of privilege.
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