diff --git a/src/gen/lib/date.py b/src/gen/lib/date.py
index 6cef8e7fd..1dc162e93 100644
--- a/src/gen/lib/date.py
+++ b/src/gen/lib/date.py
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ class Span(object):
                     #self.sort = (v, -Span.ABOUT)
                     #self.minmax = (v - Span.ABOUT, v + Span.ABOUT)
                     (year, month, day) = self._diff(self.date1, self.date2)
-                    self.repr = _("age|about") + " " + self._format((year, 0 ,0))
+                    self.repr = _("age|about") + " " + self._format((year, 0 , 0))
                 elif (self.date2.get_modifier() == Date.MOD_RANGE or 
                       self.date2.get_modifier() == Date.MOD_SPAN):
                     start, stop = self.date2.get_start_stop_range()
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ class Span(object):
                     #v = self.date1.sortval - self.date2.sortval
                     #self.sort = (v, -Span.BEFORE)
                     #self.minmax = (v, v + Span.BEFORE)
-                    self.repr = _("more than about") + " " + self._format(self._diff(self.date1, self.date2))
+                    self.repr = self._format((-1, -1 , -1))
                 elif self.date2.get_modifier() == Date.MOD_AFTER:
                     #v = self.date1.sortval - self.date2.sortval
                     #self.sort = (v, -Span.AFTER)
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ class Span(object):
                     #self.sort = (v, -Span.ABOUT)
                     #self.minmax = (v - Span.ABOUT, v + Span.ABOUT)
                     (year, month, day) = self._diff(self.date1, self.date2)
-                    self.repr = _("age|about") + " " + self._format((year, 0 ,0))
+                    self.repr = _("age|about") + " " + self._format((year, 0 , 0))
                 elif (self.date2.get_modifier() == Date.MOD_RANGE or 
                       self.date2.get_modifier() == Date.MOD_SPAN):
                     #v = self.date1.sortval - self.date2.sortval
@@ -369,13 +369,13 @@ class Span(object):
                     #v = self.date1.sortval - self.date2.sortval
                     #self.sort = (v, Span.AFTER)
                     #self.minmax = (v, v + Span.AFTER)
-                    self.repr = _("more than") + " " + self._format(self._diff(self.date1, self.date2))
+                    self.repr = self._format((-1, -1 , -1))
                 elif self.date2.get_modifier() == Date.MOD_ABOUT:
                     #v = self.date1.sortval - self.date2.sortval
                     #self.sort = (v, -Span.ABOUT)
                     #self.minmax = (v - Span.ABOUT, v + Span.AFTER)
                     (year, month, day) = self._diff(self.date1, self.date2)
-                    self.repr = _("more than about") + " " + self._format((year, 0 ,0))
+                    self.repr = _("more than about") + " " + self._format((year, 0 , 0))
                 elif (self.date2.get_modifier() == Date.MOD_RANGE or 
                       self.date2.get_modifier() == Date.MOD_SPAN):
                     #v = self.date1.sortval - self.date2.sortval
@@ -388,32 +388,32 @@ class Span(object):
                     #self.sort = (v, -Span.ABOUT)
                     #self.minmax = (v - Span.ABOUT, v + Span.ABOUT)
                     (year, month, day) = (self._diff(self.date1, self.date2))
-                    self.repr = _("age|about") + " " + self._format((year, 0 ,0))
+                    self.repr = _("age|about") + " " + self._format((year, 0 , 0))
                 elif self.date2.get_modifier() == Date.MOD_BEFORE:
                     #v = self.date1.sortval - self.date2.sortval
                     #self.sort = (v, -Span.BEFORE)
                     #self.minmax = (v - Span.BEFORE, v + Span.ABOUT)
                     (year, month, day) = self._diff(self.date1, self.date2)
-                    self.repr =  _("more than") + " " + self._format((year, 0 ,0))
+                    self.repr =  _("more than") + " " + self._format((year, 0 , 0))
                 elif self.date2.get_modifier() == Date.MOD_AFTER:
                     #v = self.date1.sortval - self.date2.sortval
                     #self.sort = (v, Span.AFTER)
                     #self.minmax = (v - Span.ABOUT, v + Span.ABOUT)
                     (year, month, day) = self._diff(self.date1, self.date2)
-                    self.repr =  _("less than about") + " " + self._format((year, 0 ,0))
+                    self.repr =  _("less than about") + " " + self._format((year, 0 , 0))
                 elif self.date2.get_modifier() == Date.MOD_ABOUT:
                     #v = self.date1.sortval - self.date2.sortval
                     #self.sort = (v, -Span.ABOUT)
                     #self.minmax = (v - Span.ABOUT, v + Span.ABOUT)
                     (year, month, day) = self._diff(self.date1, self.date2)
-                    self.repr =  _("age|about") + " " + self._format((year, 0 ,0))
+                    self.repr =  _("age|about") + " " + self._format((year, 0 , 0))
                 elif (self.date2.get_modifier() == Date.MOD_RANGE or 
                       self.date2.get_modifier() == Date.MOD_SPAN):
                     #v = self.date1.sortval - self.date2.sortval
                     #self.sort = (v, -Span.ABOUT)
                     #self.minmax = (v - Span.ABOUT, v + Span.ABOUT)
                     (year, month, day) = self._diff(self.date1, self.date2)
-                    self.repr =  _("age|about") + " " + self._format((year, 0 ,0))
+                    self.repr =  _("age|about") + " " + self._format((year, 0 , 0))
             elif (self.date1.get_modifier() == Date.MOD_RANGE or 
                   self.date1.get_modifier() == Date.MOD_SPAN): # SPAN----------------------------
                 if   self.date2.get_modifier() == Date.MOD_NONE:
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ class Span(object):
                     #self.sort = (v, -Span.ABOUT)
                     #self.minmax = (v - Span.ABOUT, v + Span.ABOUT)
                     (year, month, day) = self._diff(self.date1, self.date2)
-                    self.repr =  _("age|about") + " " + self._format((year, 0 ,0))
+                    self.repr =  _("age|about") + " " + self._format((year, 0 , 0))
                 elif (self.date2.get_modifier() == Date.MOD_RANGE or 
                       self.date2.get_modifier() == Date.MOD_SPAN):
                     start1, stop1 = self.date1.get_start_stop_range()