? sites/default/files
? sites/default/private
? sites/default/settings.php
Index: modules/comment/comment.module
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/comment/comment.module,v
retrieving revision 1.844
diff -u -p -r1.844 comment.module
--- modules/comment/comment.module	12 Feb 2010 14:35:36 -0000	1.844
+++ modules/comment/comment.module	16 Feb 2010 00:44:19 -0000
@@ -1782,10 +1782,10 @@ function comment_form($form, &$form_stat
   );
 
   // Prepare default values for form elements.
+  $date = isset($comment->created) ? format_date($comment->created, 'custom', 'Y-m-d H:i O') : '';
   if ($is_admin) {
     $author = ($comment->uid && $comment->name ? $comment->name : $comment->registered_name);
     $status = (isset($comment->status) ? $comment->status : COMMENT_NOT_PUBLISHED);
-    $date = (!empty($comment->date) ? $comment->date : format_date($comment->changed, 'custom', 'Y-m-d H:i O'));
   }
   else {
     if ($user->uid) {
@@ -1795,7 +1795,6 @@ function comment_form($form, &$form_stat
       $author = ($comment->name ? $comment->name : variable_get('anonymous', t('Anonymous')));
     }
     $status = (user_access('post comments without approval') ? COMMENT_PUBLISHED : COMMENT_NOT_PUBLISHED);
-    $date = '';
   }
 
   // Add the author name field depending on the current user.
Index: modules/comment/comment.test
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/comment/comment.test,v
retrieving revision 1.69
diff -u -p -r1.69 comment.test
--- modules/comment/comment.test	15 Feb 2010 15:12:22 -0000	1.69
+++ modules/comment/comment.test	16 Feb 2010 00:44:19 -0000
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ class CommentPreviewTest extends Comment
     $this->assertFieldByName('subject', $edit['subject'], t('Subject field displayed.'));
     $this->assertFieldByName('comment_body[' . $langcode . '][0][value]', $edit['comment_body[' . $langcode . '][0][value]'], t('Comment field displayed.'));
     $this->assertFieldByName('name', $edit['name'], t('Author field displayed.'));
-    $this->assertFieldByName('date', $edit['date'], t('Date field displayed.'));
+    $this->assertFieldByName('date', format_date(strtotime($edit['date']), 'custom', 'Y-m-d H:i O'), t('Date field displayed.'));
   }
 
 }