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Daylight savings problem again?

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 1:02 am
by 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.

Re: Daylight savings problem again?

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 1:16 pm
by Jupiter
The time is correct for me.

Re: Daylight savings problem again?

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 1:20 pm
by 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.

Re: Daylight savings problem again?

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 1:45 pm
by RLiebeg
User Control Panel/Board Preference/Edit Global Settings.

Re: Daylight savings problem again?

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 1:55 pm
by 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.

Re: Daylight savings problem again?

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 10:16 pm
by 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

Re: Daylight savings problem again?

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 10:49 pm
by Deane Clark
merle wrote: Wed Apr 05, 2017 10:16 pm 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.

Re: Daylight savings problem again?

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 11:34 pm
by 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

Re: Daylight savings problem again?

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 11:49 pm
by 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.

Re: Daylight savings problem again?

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2017 12:03 am
by 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.

Re: Daylight savings problem again?

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2017 12:06 am
by Jupiter
merle wrote: Wed Apr 05, 2017 11:34 pm 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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Re: Daylight savings problem again?

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2017 12:27 am
by 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?

Re: Daylight savings problem again?

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2017 9:58 pm
by Jupiter
Deane Clark wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2017 12:27 am 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