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Clock time

Post by jsphillips » 18 Jan 2020 11:44

Just posted topic it has timed at 1 hour forward My computer clock said correctly at 11.27 topic posted as 12.27 ?

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Re: Clock time

Post by LornaCraig » 18 Jan 2020 12:57

You can set your time zone in your preferences. Click on your name (top right) and then User Control Panel. Then on the Board Preferences tab set My Timezone to UCT+ 00.00 (Europe/London).
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Re: Clock time

Post by jsphillips » 18 Jan 2020 13:28

Thanks Lorna
Competed now
I thought I had done this several years ago has any change altered this
Surely most of the Group are UK and the 0.00 should be the default
Thanks again

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Re: Clock time

Post by ColeValleyGirl » 18 Jan 2020 13:29

We have members from across the globe including Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada and various European countries as well as the UK -- so hard to pick a default.

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Re: Clock time

Post by jimlad68 » 18 Jan 2020 16:05

I suppose for a "global" forum, the obvious would be 24 hour UTC. Only confusing for us in UK for the summer! I suppose the ideal would be 24 hour UTC+ whatever your Local time+ the posters local time. Might go someway to understanding when people are likely to be asleep.
Jim Orrell - researching: see - but probably out of date https://gw.geneanet.org/jimlad68

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Re: Clock time

Post by ColeValleyGirl » 18 Jan 2020 16:37

For users who are not logged in, the default is UTC. Registered users choose their time zone at registration and can amend it in their Board Preferences thereafter.

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Re: Clock time

Post by tatewise » 18 Jan 2020 16:52

Daylight Saving Time (i.e UK BST) is a very widespread phenomenon that applies to most European countries and North America, etc. It is certainly NOT unique to Britain. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_ ... by_country.
Mike Tate ~ researching the Tate and Scott family history ~ tatewise ancestry

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