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    Default I had to reset my time zone preferences

    It appears that the new forum software thought I was in London.

    Has this happened to everyone, or am I special? < s >
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    Default Re: I had to reset my time zone preferences

    Click User CP (upper left-hand corner), then Edit Options under Settings & Options. Near the bottom of the page you can set your preference for your location.

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    Default Re: I had to reset my time zone preferences

    Yes, that's what I did.

    My message was a reminder for other folk to adjust their time settings too if it had changed from the earlier forum.
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    Default Re: I had to reset my time zone preferences

    Heck, my time zone has me at 2 hours this side of Tokyo!
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    Default Re: I had to reset my time zone preferences

    Hmm, I'll see if there is something non-disruptive I can do to fix that. Looks like I did that in the new software set-up, I probably told the message board it was in london instead of remembering I'm the exception to the rule here..
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    Default Re: I had to reset my time zone preferences

    I just thought that you had gone "ZULU" on purpose. I guess I'll re-set mine too.
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    Default Re: I had to reset my time zone preferences

    OK, when we imported users, the defualt time zone was set to GMT. I've updated all the GMT users to US central. You can change with "user CP" link on top of every page and "options". Sorry to the couple folks in EUrope this'll break, but be aware you can get the cafe to tell you the correct time for your time zone now via your user control panel
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    Default Re: I had to reset my time zone preferences

    It will break a bunch in the US too
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    Default Re: I had to reset my time zone preferences

    well, 90% or so were set to GMT, which I know is wrong. SOme folks obviously already figured out how to change from that, so I left those alone. But if you were set to GMT in your control panel, you're now US central time. I suspect most folks never knew you could make the cafe tag posts in your own timezone.
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    Default Re: I had to reset my time zone preferences

    Cool - I didn't know you could do that!!!! All this time, the forum has had me on US time!

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    Default Re: I had to reset my time zone preferences

    I thought I'd selected eastern time here when I first set up but that might have been back in the beta.
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    Default Re: I had to reset my time zone preferences

    Yes, I would have zapped that setting for sure. I reset it to scratch about a bazillion times
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    Default Re: I had to reset my time zone preferences

    It initially had me at UTC+16. Hmmm. UTC+12 is the international date line, so I'm way out in the future! Got it fixed.

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    Smile Re: I had to reset my time zone preferences

    As you get That close to the poles, the time zones all converge,
    You could have a 3 room hut , one in each timezone.. ?

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