Time Stamp Question

Rob,

When I am sitting here in the Central Time Zone at 1:43pm reading a post made by a guy in Anchorage, AK and stamped 3:00pm, it is clear to me that I don't understand how the date/time stamps work on this forum.  Would you please try to "un-confuse" me?

Thanks,

Try profile>preferences>time zone

I see you posted that at 2:48. Almost 3 hrs from now my time. This is what I have observed. If I post an OP I see it posted in my local time. If anyone else posts from anywhere else the post shows up East Coast time.

Len

I see your time stamp as 10:48 am. Here in alaska we are -9gmt until daylight saving we go to -8

Sounds like it corrects to your time...

My point was that I was reading a post that was time stamped as if it was yet to be written several hours in the future.  When it is 1:43pm where I am sitting it cannot possibly be 3:00pm in AK.  They are several time zones West (and hence hours earlier).

Dr. Don,

Times are shown as GMT unless you go to preferences and set the times to your timezone.

1:43pm ak standard time  is 10:43pm gmt time  so it kinda is in the future GMT time  =]

Rob Kovach wrote:Dr. Don,

Times are shown as GMT unless you go to preferences and set the times to your timezone.

If you really want to mess with people set your timezone up wrong.  Your signature says Minnesota but you have Mtn time set up in your profile.

- Dave

Thanks Rob.  So, if I set my timezone correctly in the preferences, my posts will indicate my correct local time when sent?  What do readers see?  My local time? or a time corrected to their own timezone setting?

I can already see that, in general, the time stamps can only be relied upon if everyone sets their preferences correctly.

Dr. Don,

The forum runs on gmt, and the preferences just change what you see. Everything is chronological that way.

It is always chronological no matter the settings or the stamps.

Ok. Got it.  Thanks Rob.