Times - GMT/BST/CET

Trez · Post by **Trez** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 1:32 pm

It seems like ppl still find it confusing with GMT, BST and CET, so nana plz make this a sticky one

GMT/UTC = GMT/UTC (don't change at all)

UK Winter = GMT/UTC

CET Winter = GMT/UTC +1

BST = GMT/UTC +1

CET Summer = GMT/UTC +2

Finolin · Post by **Finolin** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 2:01 pm

I would just add that BST is British Summer Time, for people not familiar with the acronym. It's what the UK is on between when they move the clocks forward in the spring and back in the autumn.

Maeloch · Post by **Maeloch** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 2:12 pm

Doesn't really help much that british people often use BST and GMT interchangably like they're the same thing, even tho they're the only ones who use em.

Dorin · Post by **Dorin** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 2:37 pm

solution: use CET

Ankh Morpork · Post by **Ankh Morpork** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 2:53 pm

Correct me if im wrong, but when it turns to BST it change to CET summertime at the same time...

/Ankh

Spiritraiser · Post by **Spiritraiser** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 3:26 pm

Ankh Morpork wrote:Correct me if im wrong, but when it turns to BST it change to CET summertime at the same time...

/Ankh

Well, according to what I know, this was arrange some years ago due to European Union and time changes for summer/winter hapen the same dates across Europe.

Ankh Morpork · Post by **Ankh Morpork** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 3:41 pm

If thats the case I dont really understand why people keep having this discussion. uk is always -1h from the rest of central europe. So imo its enough to say if its cet time or uk time a raid is

/Ankh

centurion · Post by **centurion** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 3:59 pm

CET > GMT tbh! :>

Post by **Lieva** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 4:03 pm

just put UK or EURO time on your posts

problem solved.

But yes this discussion happens every year
tis like a tradition

You should see the discusion on the american servers
One country - 2 time zones

centurion · Post by **centurion** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 4:04 pm

Thought it was 4 time zones in the USA?