DOC: add behavior change

jklymak · jklymak · commit e7ef6669f852 · 2022-06-02T13:07:22.000+02:00
diff --git a/doc/api/next_api_changes/behavior/23188-JMK.rst b/doc/api/next_api_changes/behavior/23188-JMK.rst
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+Default date limits changed to 1970-01-01 to 1970-01-02
+-------------------------------------------------------
+
+Previously the default limits for an empty axis set up for dates
+(`.Axis.axis_date`) was 2000-01-01 to 2010-01-01.  This has been
+changed to 1970-01-01 to 1970-01-02.  With the default epoch, this
+makes the numeric limit for date axes the same as for other axes
+(0.0-1.0), and users are less likely to set a locator with far too
+many ticks.
