Timestamps

[SkedAddled]

So, just today, at around 5:00 PM(17:00), my notifications show this:

I've also seen this in the forums; 'Tomorrow at,' 'Later Today,' and so on.

What's this all about?
It sometimes autocorrects within less than an hour, other times taking several hours.
I'm at a loss.

 

[Joeseph]

Timetravel...

 

[Lester Wareham]

Call Dr Who.

 

[SkedAddled]

Call Dr Who.

Or Doc Brown.

 

[Lester Wareham]

Or Doc Brown.

Fair comment.

 

[SkedAddled]

I don't believe I've seen this anomaly since I posted about it.
Has it been corrected?

 

[Anton Largiader]

I had that, too, a week or two ago.

 

[OhLook]

I don't believe I've seen this anomaly since I posted about it.
Has it been corrected?

It was corrected the week after next.

 

[SkedAddled]

It's back.

 

[West Coast Birder]

I’m stumped as to how this happens. I just checked my own alerts and I’m not seeing any issue with the time stamps. Could it be that the system time is off on one of your computers or devices you use to access the site? Just clutching at straws here.

 

[SkedAddled]

No, system times are accurate.
This appears to be a sporadic issue.

 

[Joeseph]

No, system times are accurate.
This appears to be a sporadic issue.

just curious if your FoP account preferences has the correct timezone as your computer? (grasping at straws here!)

 

[SkedAddled]

just curious if your FoP account preferences has the correct timezone as your computer? (grasping at straws here!)

Yeah, I checked that, too.
It's all in order on my end.

I'm starting to wonder if the Mr Fusion or flux capacitor needs to be calibrated.

 

[gjl711]

I poked around the Xenforo forum a bit and found that this happens when local time of the post gets published before a thread on the server has a chance to translate that timestamp value and account for the timezone. It's basically someone posted something at a location that it is already tomorrow for them as compared to your local timezone. It will eventually work itself out. It's an artifact of running on a cloud system I think. In any case, it is benign.

 

[SkedAddled]

Thanks for that, @gjl711 .

I never thought it was anything harmful or upsetting,
just that it's really strange.

 

[gjl711]

Thanks for that, @gjl711 .

I never thought it was anything harmful or upsetting,
just that it's really strange.

No problem, but I sort of liked the flux capacitor answer better.

 

[DavidWatts]

... as compared to your local timezone. It will eventually work itself out. It's an artifact of running on a cloud system I think. In any case, it is benign.

I knew it! Stupid Clouds!

 

[Inspeqtor]

I'm starting to wonder if the Mr Fusion or flux capacitor needs to be calibrated.

I know what the Flux Capacitor is with "Back To The Future", but who is Mr. Fusion??

 

[DavidWatts]

I know what the Flux Capacitor is with "Back To The Future", but who is Mr. Fusion??

You need to watch the second movie.

 

[Inspeqtor]

You need to watch the second movie.

I will have to do that. Thank you for the hint!