Follow TV Tropes

Following

Edit ninjas with time machines?

Go To

Yinyang107 from the True North (Decatroper) Relationship Status: Tongue-tied
#1: Jun 18th 2013 at 8:23:48 PM

I refer you to this post. For me, it shows as posted at 7:46:29 PM, edited at 4:46:59 PM of the same day.

This is something I've been noticing for a while. I suspect time zone settings are at fault. For reference I'm on EST, which is GMT minus 5.

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#2: Jun 18th 2013 at 10:36:10 PM

Yeah, that is a problem with the way our time zone profile works.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
videogmer314 from that one place Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
#3: Jun 19th 2013 at 12:30:47 AM

I'm going to guess this is a problem with the post timestamp code reading the time zone differently from the edit timestamp code.

Nocturna Since: May, 2011
#4: Jun 19th 2013 at 10:18:34 AM

The post timestamp changes to whatever time zone you have your profile set to. The edit timestamp is always in server time (which is Pacific Standard, GMT -7). The discrepancy has been brought up before.

Yinyang107 from the True North (Decatroper) Relationship Status: Tongue-tied
#5: Jun 19th 2013 at 11:24:07 AM

Not worth fixing, I take it?

Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
Hi
#6: Feb 16th 2016 at 9:22:49 PM

Bump...can't remember if this is still an issue.

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#7: Feb 16th 2016 at 11:19:37 PM

The fix for this is to have one unified timezone system for all timestamps, not just for some. That would be a Query Wish issue.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
Hi
#8: Feb 17th 2016 at 4:18:33 AM

Adding the item now; locking.

Add Post

Total posts: 8
Top