MST?
Apr 18, 2001 | 7:51 am
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MST?
Hi!
I am just considering why the posts on FT are stamped with MST. It makes it's very unhandy for everybody from outside the US.
I appreciate that this started as a US forum but it has evolved since then.
Surely it would be more fair for everyone if FT used:
GMT (UTC)
Everybody knows what their local time is compared to GMT - people outside the US hardly have knowledge of their local time compared to MST.
Just a suggestion.
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Goldlust
I am just considering why the posts on FT are stamped with MST. It makes it's very unhandy for everybody from outside the US.
I appreciate that this started as a US forum but it has evolved since then.
Surely it would be more fair for everyone if FT used:
GMT (UTC)
Everybody knows what their local time is compared to GMT - people outside the US hardly have knowledge of their local time compared to MST.
Just a suggestion.
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Goldlust
Apr 18, 2001 | 11:58 am
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It's not really even accurate, as currently they are really not MST, but rather MDT. I would suggest that the label be as follows:
All times are: US/Canada Mountain (GMT-6 Apr-Oct; GMT-7 Nov-Mar)
Changing the timestamp to GMT would in fact substantively inconvenience USA users, as it puts the reset of "Today's Active Topics" at 8pm EDT, a very likely time to be in the middle of a session.
All times are: US/Canada Mountain (GMT-6 Apr-Oct; GMT-7 Nov-Mar)
Changing the timestamp to GMT would in fact substantively inconvenience USA users, as it puts the reset of "Today's Active Topics" at 8pm EDT, a very likely time to be in the middle of a session.
Apr 18, 2001 | 12:12 pm
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Okay, I guess I must accept that US users are still the majority here
In a perfect world the forum would adjust to the individual user so always would show local time (or whatever time zone that user might prefer).
In a perfect world the forum would adjust to the individual user so always would show local time (or whatever time zone that user might prefer).
Apr 18, 2001 | 2:33 pm
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I just assumed that the Flyertalk computer server was located in Colorado; thus the reasoning for the time zone.
I could be wrong... that has certainly happenned before... and in many different time zones!
William
I could be wrong... that has certainly happenned before... and in many different time zones!
William
Apr 18, 2001 | 4:10 pm
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I just accept that the posted time is FlyerTalk Time.
Apr 18, 2001 | 4:36 pm
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I like chexfan's idea
Thanks for the suggestions, though... we'll keep them in mind.
Thanks for the suggestions, though... we'll keep them in mind.