Time Optimization

[Zachery]

Marco and nexi are correct.

vBulletin only fetches the time from the server.
GoDaddy has their time set correctly (on most of their machines) according to the arizonia time zone. Regardless of this fact, if the time is actually off by a few min, contact them, show them. They should update it.

[ChrisLM2001]

Originally Posted by nexialys

you know, nobody forces you to come here and read or comment.. .you do it on your own wills... so, stop complaining.

I come here like anyone else to get mods. In the meantime, when smack talk is the norm, the grown up thing to do is remind folks why people do leave so they can understand business better. Doesn't hurt me one bit to leave for another 2 years, Nexi, as I now have other venues and $60 saved is $60 I can spend elsewhere -- not pay to be abused.

@ Zachary: AZ timezone has no bearing for someone with a EST forum, that needs the time equal to their location. Especially when their forum is for mostly EST members. What none of you guys understand or willing to, is that vB's local time setting won't offset the time on the forum (like on other web hosts). Change it to anything, GMT -9 or +9, and nothing will change the timestamp without a mod.

If the staff wants to promote a company line that their timezone information is accurate according to the server time, say so. Not this round robin fashion. But this is a mod site, and this is the place to find cures when server time has to be changed, as members required it. A good admin keeps his/her community happy.

[Zachery]

Chris, if their server is set correctly, and you choose EST as your timezone, the vBulletin software will show a correct time for you. We read the servers time and then make an auto correction based on its timezone and the users.


So if the servers time is GMT0, and a user picks EST, it will offset the time by X hours for the proper timezone.

vB automaticly does this, so again, like we've said again and again, if the servers time is correctly set for time zone it is set for, the time is right.

[ChrisLM2001]

It doesn't show any time but GoDaddy's server time. Doesn't matter what options that's available to change it for the user, it'll remain -4hrs off. That's what I'm trying to tell you guys. It's set in stone. And they won't change it -- already inquired.

That mod I pointed out fixed it though, very simply, enough now that forum members can now post knowing their times are local (as most will be from EST, and being grandmas, being way off will confuse them more).

I have to tailor the forum to them. Not vBulletin's whatever policy. Not Joe Blow's opinion of what a timezone is or isn't.

[Zachery]

Sorry Chris, you are very clearly missing the point here.

[Dismounted]

Chris, as long as GoDaddy's time is set correctly in relation to whatever timezone they use, vBulletin's will be correct.

[ChrisLM2001]

<i>17 post later (can you believe it? 17 freaking posts!)</i>.

I don't care if vBulletin's time is correct. Don't care if the server time is from Mars. I frankly don't care about anything than setting that line to EST.

Period.