Brad wrote:This also means over the next 2 weeks that North Americans need to add 1 hour when calculating the difference between your local time and UTC (GMT). For example, if you live on the East Coast of the United States, before today, it was 5 hrs between Eastern Standard Time and GMT. Today, and for the next 2 weeks, there's a 4 hr difference.
OK I hate to be difficult
(GMT) UTC doesn't change, nor does EST, ie GMT and EST are always 5 hours apart. EST is standard time, hence the name
The time at the moment is non-standard, or daylight time (EDT). There is a 4 hour difference between GMT and local Eastern time. (EDT) until the clocks next go back, so if an event is posted in GMT if you live on the east coast, you will need to subtract 4 hours until the clocks go back to get your local time (rather than the regular 5).
People in the UK will need to add 1 hour to GMT to get their local time, (BST) during the summer months until the clocks next go back. People in Europe will need to add an extra hour than you did before. IE Those in CET will have to add 2 hours now, rather than 1.
I think the easiest way is, if you live west of the UK, you subtract one less hour (-5 becomes -4), if you live east of the UK you add one extra hour. (that is assuming your country has some form of daylight savings in effect).
Obviously as Chris said the easiest way is to update your profile on the forums. GMT/EST timings are just posted for reference, in case people havent updated profiles etc..
Altho I would suggest not posting EST times during the summer time as it causes a heap of confusion, but use local time instead.
(Magerpainz)
