# Board software with DST

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-software-with-dst/714513>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [March 8, 2015, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-software-with-dst/714513 "2015-03-08T07:34:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2015, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-software-with-dst/714513/1 "2015-03-08T07:34:08Z")

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I’m in a timezone that doesn’t observe DST and I’ve noticed that my posts are now one hour off.

EDIT: Confirmed. I posted at 3:34 PM local time and the board claims I posted at 4:34 PM. My timezone settings are correct and I’ve set the board Control Panel to ignore DST settings.

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2015, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-software-with-dst/714513/2 "2015-03-08T16:14:55Z")

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Don’t worry. It happens to me every time. The time display settles down after a day or so.

EDIT: Like this post. The time now shows correctly. But 12 hours ago, mine were all an hour off too.

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**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-software-with-dst/714513/3 "2015-03-09T08:00:54Z")

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Testing. Posting this at 4 PM local time.

EDIT: Yup. All fixed. That’s weird.

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**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-software-with-dst/714513/4 "2015-03-09T15:10:11Z")

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> [@Terminus\_Est](#):
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> Testing. Posting this at 4 PM local time.
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> EDIT: Yup. All fixed. That’s weird.

Well if you meant 4 AM, then yeah it’s fixed. If you really meant 4 PM then something is 12 hours off and that might explain why the time wasn’t corrected correctly.

Though I guess 4 PM hasn’t come yet for most of us.

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**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-software-with-dst/714513/5 "2015-03-09T18:32:42Z")

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> [@OldGuy](#):
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> Well if you meant 4 AM, then yeah it’s fixed. If you really meant 4 PM then something is 12 hours off and that might explain why the time wasn’t corrected correctly.
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> Though I guess 4 PM hasn’t come yet for most of us.

Yes, I meant 4 PM. You understand the world is round and the concept of timezones?

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2015, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-software-with-dst/714513/6 "2015-03-10T01:24:21Z")

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You look to be an hour ahead of me. It was 3pm here when you posted that.