Timezones are something we hadn't handled very well, so today we made some changes to how time is stored.
As part of this change, we also changed how user's timezone settings are handled, and because of this, you may need to go to your user page and re-set your timezone setting under 'forum settings'.
If you notice any oddities after updating your settings, let us know.
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Also the live feed is now using a different (still wrong) time zone.
to clarify, it has always ignored time zones settings. It used to be -6, and is now using gmt.
Edited, Jun 5th 2010 8:00pm by ThePsychoticOne
to clarify, it has always ignored time zones settings. It used to be -6, and is now using gmt.
Edited, Jun 5th 2010 8:00pm by ThePsychoticOne
uposts is fixed, and live now uses your timezone setting.
I'm a bit amused by how quickly you fixed something that has been known about for months 
Thanks.
Thanks.
ThePsychoticOne the Prohpet wrote:
I'm a bit amused by how quickly you fixed something that has been known about for months
Thanks.
Thanks.
That's part of why rale made a change to how we stored date and time.
Nizdaar wrote:
ThePsychoticOne the Prohpet wrote:
I'm a bit amused by how quickly you fixed something that has been known about for months
Thanks.
Thanks.
Edited, Jun 5th 2010 8:32pm by ThePsychoticOne
Because I'm a slow learner, the timezone stamp now shows when a post was created according to the viewer's timezone, right? If mine shows 1 am and I'm in CET, then someone created that post at 1 am CET. Right?
Also, why are there a million timezones for each interval? GMT+1 shows as both IST/CET/WAT and WEST. What's the difference when they're all GMT+1? And why are they all African? Considering the amount of Africans likely to use this site, isn't it a little overkill? Usually CET isn't Africa/Algiers, but something like Paris/Madrid/Oslo. Something Europeans can relate to.
Edit: Also, CET seems to be one hour behind, though I'm guessing that's because some countries (Africa/Algiers?) didn't do the whole daylight savings stuff. In most of Central Europe, it's about to turn 3 am.
Edited, Jun 6th 2010 2:57am by Mazra
Also, why are there a million timezones for each interval? GMT+1 shows as both IST/CET/WAT and WEST. What's the difference when they're all GMT+1? And why are they all African? Considering the amount of Africans likely to use this site, isn't it a little overkill? Usually CET isn't Africa/Algiers, but something like Paris/Madrid/Oslo. Something Europeans can relate to.
Edit: Also, CET seems to be one hour behind, though I'm guessing that's because some countries (Africa/Algiers?) didn't do the whole daylight savings stuff. In most of Central Europe, it's about to turn 3 am.
Edited, Jun 6th 2010 2:57am by Mazra
Please "talk up" if your comprehension white-shifts. I will use simple-happy language-words to help you understand.
Not all areas within a specific time zone have daylight savings time. Such as Arizona. Which is why we gave the big long list.
I think Hawaii is another place that doesn't use DST.
I think Hawaii is another place that doesn't use DST.
I see. So I need to find one of the many African timezones with DST?
Any way to set CET (since that's what most Europeans use) to include DST? I have no idea which of the African (WAT? WEST?) use DST.
Any way to set CET (since that's what most Europeans use) to include DST? I have no idea which of the African (WAT? WEST?) use DST.
Please "talk up" if your comprehension white-shifts. I will use simple-happy language-words to help you understand.
There's a timezone on the dropdown list labeled (UTC+2000) CEST: Europe/Copenhagen. That might be most suitable for you since you live in Denmark.
Edit: Just checked, and the post in which you mentioned it was almost 3am was written at 2:52am local time. So, yeah, it should work.
Edited, Jun 5th 2010 6:33pm by Davejohnsan
Edit: Just checked, and the post in which you mentioned it was almost 3am was written at 2:52am local time. So, yeah, it should work.
Edited, Jun 5th 2010 6:33pm by Davejohnsan
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Davejohnsan wrote:
There's a timezone on the dropdown list labeled (UTC+2000) CEST: Europe/Copenhagen. That might be most suitable for you since you live in Denmark.
That's pretty much it, yeah. Thanks, didn't even consider looking at UTC+2 since I live in a CET (UTC+1) zone, but it'll do.
Ah, my bad, didn't see the CEST note. Explains why.
Edited, Jun 6th 2010 3:34am by Mazra
Please "talk up" if your comprehension white-shifts. I will use simple-happy language-words to help you understand.
Timezones. A simple concept made complicated.
I don't suppose you could have the timestamps for live include the seconds again? I really liked having that 
Full points, my state is there *grin*
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Nizdaar wrote:
Not all areas within a specific time zone have daylight savings time. Such as Arizona. Which is why we gave the big long list.
I think Hawaii is another place that doesn't use DST.
I think Hawaii is another place that doesn't use DST.
DST is for suckers.
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DST is for suckers.
Or for people who live in places where it gets dark at 3pm in the winter and 11pm in the summer.
Please "talk up" if your comprehension white-shifts. I will use simple-happy language-words to help you understand.
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