Daylight savings problem again?

[Deane Clark]

So, I just noticed the forum is saying the time is an hour ago. As I recall from past problems like this, I should just have to go to my board preferences and change the setting from standard time to daylight time, only there is no such setting. Wasn't there one before the forum upgrade?

I suppose I could change my time zone to UTC - 5:00, but that's not my time zone.

[Jupiter]

The time is correct for me.

[Deane Clark]

For me, your post that just happened at 1:16 pm is tagged as 12:16 pm. So, it's my setting that matters, but I can't find where to set it.

[RLiebeg]

User Control Panel/Board Preference/Edit Global Settings.

[Deane Clark]

The only option I see there is to change my time zone to Eastern time (UTC - 05:00). But I could have sworn there used to be a toggle for daylight savings.
Oh, well. Memory ain't what it used to be I guess.

[merle]

Deane,

I'm sure you're right, there used to be a DST option. My guess is this is automatic with the forum upgrade… we'll find out in November.


Merle

[Deane Clark]

Deane,

I'm sure you're right, there used to be a DST option. My guess is this is automatic with the forum upgrade… we'll find out in November.


Merle

Except it isn't automatic, because it didn't work for me. I had to change my time zone. The upgrade was prior to March 12th.

[merle]

Yes, but now you can select the current time and your location, neither of those were set on my preferences prior to your post. It LOOKS like it may be setup to change automatically…

Craig??? Any documentation on this??


Also, during DST aren't we -5 UTC

[Jupiter]

Yes -5UTC

I don't recall how it all works. But I do know that it updates automatically for daylight savings.

I actually think it just changes everyone from -6 to -5 for DST. I will need to investigate. So basically it shifts whatever zone you have up or down 1 hour when needed.

[Jupiter]

I think I figured it out...

If you are in the central time zone... You should be -5UTC and select America/Chicago. That is what the general setting for this site.

I am guessing that many of you may have manually changed the time when we switched to DST. Then when we upgraded from the old software that did not do this automatically to the new software that DOES. It probably made those that switched it manually off an hour.

So basically this is a problem of moving from software was was very old to software that is new. Once DST ends, I am guessing our time will automatically be switched to -6UTC America/Chicago.

[Jupiter]

Also, during DST aren't we -5 UTC

This is correct... I just posted this just after midnight and the UTC clock is just after 5am.
https://www.timeanddate.com/time/aboututc.html

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[Deane Clark]

Ok, so I should set my time zone to UTC - 05:00 and America/Chicago now. Then in November it will automatically change to UTC - 06:00?

[Jupiter]

Ok, so I should set my time zone to UTC - 05:00 and America/Chicago now. Then in November it will automatically change to UTC - 06:00?

Yes