Solve : How to display the correct time of my posts on the forum?

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Answer» Hello everybody, I have just registered and would like some help with this minor problem please. When I post a question, the time of that post seems to be the actual time in the USA, I am in the UK and would want to see my local time displayed. Can you explain how I can achieve this? Ronnie.At a time when you are logged in, click on "Profile" at the top of the Forum page. Then ""Modify Profile" and then "Look and Layout" and then try clicking "auto select" next to the Time Offset box. This should put the correct offset (in hours) in the box - 7 for the UK at this time of YEAR. If this does not happen put it in manually and click the "Change Profile" button at the bottom. You will have to change the offset again twice in the spring and twice in the autumn when CLOCKS go forward/back because they don't do it the same day in the USA and Europe. (UK forward: last Sunday in March; back: last Sunday in October, USA forward: second Sunday in March; back: first Sunday in November) Hi Salmon, Thanks for a very informative and very detailed reply. I have AMENDED my profile as you suggested. Regards, Ronnie WestThanks for sharing this offset adjustment. I have been here since 2006 and didnt know about that feature here...LOL Just adjusted for 2 hours Just gave you your first THANKS for posting this question which was of benefit to me in reading Salmon's solution. Good Question! Also gave Salmon +1 for the solution Also welcome to CH Update: "forum time" being UTC minus 7 hours puts CH in the US Mountain Time Zone, but I don't know what State. I see from Wikipedia that Arizona does not observe Daylight Saving Time. I cannot actually remember if I had to change it twice or only once this autumn. Quote from: Salmon Trout on December 01, 2013, 12:20:47 AM Update: "forum time" being UTC minus 7 hours puts CH in the US Mountain Time Zone, but I don't know what State. Utah, I believe they do observe DST but can't say with certainty.Utah DST: in winter local time is 7 hours behind GMT but during DST it is 6 hours behind DST 2014 Sun Mar 09 02:00 to Sun Nov 02 02:00 Those parts of Canada which observe DST use the same dates. European Union and rest of Europe 2014 Sun Mar 30 01:00 GMT to Sun Oct 26 01:00 GMT Australia being in the bottom half of the globe, has its DST upside down. Where it is used, daylight saving (Summer Time") runs from the first Sunday in October to the first Sunday in April. Daylight Saving Time is not used in the Northern TERRITORY, Queensland and Western Australia. In NZ it is the last Sunday in September to the first Sunday in April. when you post just TAKE a gander at your clock No need to when the Forum handles it after being properly set.Quote from: patio on December 01, 2013, 12:22:08 PM No need to when the Forum handles it after being properly set. It doesn't handle non-North American DST change dates. People outside that area have to change the offset manually during the overlap periods.

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Hello everybody, I have just registered and would like some help with this minor problem please.

When I post a question, the time of that post seems to be the actual time in the USA, I am in the UK and would want to see my local time displayed. Can you explain how I can achieve this?

Ronnie.At a time when you are logged in, click on "Profile" at the top of the Forum page. Then ""Modify Profile" and then "Look and Layout" and then try clicking "auto select" next to the Time Offset box. This should put the correct offset (in hours) in the box - 7 for the UK at this time of YEAR. If this does not happen put it in manually and click the "Change Profile" button at the bottom. You will have to change the offset again twice in the spring and twice in the autumn when CLOCKS go forward/back because they don't do it the same day in the USA and Europe. (UK forward: last Sunday in March; back: last Sunday in October, USA forward: second Sunday in March; back: first Sunday in November)

Hi Salmon,
Thanks for a very informative and very detailed reply. I have AMENDED my profile as you suggested.
Regards,
Ronnie WestThanks for sharing this offset adjustment. I have been here since 2006 and didnt know about that feature here...LOL

Just adjusted for 2 hours

Just gave you your first THANKS for posting this question which was of benefit to me in reading Salmon's solution. Good Question! Also gave Salmon +1 for the solution

Also welcome to CH Update: "forum time" being UTC minus 7 hours puts CH in the US Mountain Time Zone, but I don't know what State. I see from Wikipedia that Arizona does not observe Daylight Saving Time. I cannot actually remember if I had to change it twice or only once this autumn.

Quote from: Salmon Trout on December 01, 2013, 12:20:47 AM

Update: "forum time" being UTC minus 7 hours puts CH in the US Mountain Time Zone, but I don't know what State.

Utah, I believe they do observe DST but can't say with certainty.Utah DST: in winter local time is 7 hours behind GMT but during DST it is 6 hours behind
DST 2014 Sun Mar 09 02:00 to Sun Nov 02 02:00

Those parts of Canada which observe DST use the same dates.

European Union and rest of Europe
2014 Sun Mar 30 01:00 GMT to Sun Oct 26 01:00 GMT

Australia being in the bottom half of the globe, has its DST upside down. Where it is used, daylight saving (Summer Time") runs from the first Sunday in October to the first Sunday in April. Daylight Saving Time is not used in the Northern TERRITORY, Queensland and Western Australia. In NZ it is the last Sunday in September to the first Sunday in April.

when you post just TAKE a gander at your clock No need to when the Forum handles it after being properly set.Quote from: patio on December 01, 2013, 12:22:08 PM

No need to when the Forum handles it after being properly set.

It doesn't handle non-North American DST change dates. People outside that area have to change the offset manually during the overlap periods.

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