# Why is the posting time always ten minutes behind?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-posting-time-always-ten-minutes-behind/288527>\
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**Created:** [February 5, 2005, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-posting-time-always-ten-minutes-behind/288527 "2005-02-05T15:28:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Can\_Handle\_the\_Truth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Can\_Handle\_the\_Truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Can_Handle_the_Truth)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2005, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-posting-time-always-ten-minutes-behind/288527/1 "2005-02-05T15:28:55Z")

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Seems like if it was a traffic problem, the posts would show a later time, not earlier. (Post submitted at 10:40 am EST)

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**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2005, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-posting-time-always-ten-minutes-behind/288527/2 "2005-02-05T15:38:16Z")

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Two previous ATMB threads about this:

> **[Time Stamps 8 minutes slow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=284438)**
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> The time stamps still seem to be running about 8 minutes behind time (or at least that’s the case here in Australia). Any idea why?

> **[Timestamp keeps on slippin' slippin' slippin'..](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=292386)**
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> Looks like the previously discussed timelag is manifesting once again. The post timestamps are a couple minutes off from “actual time”.

In short, it’s a known problem but such an inconsequential one that the techs aren’t going to bother with it.