Why is the forum clock ten minutes late?

[Winston]

Just wondering. At the bottom of the page it says "The time now is 22:57."

But it's really 23:07.

It also affects the "Local Time" entry next to individual posts.

[snoopy369]

Perhaps the local server time is a bit off/not updating? (I mean theplanet server time, not yours.)

[DrSpike]

Because nothing works properly any more. You should be thankful we can access the forums at all.

[Winston]

Well??

For what it's worth, the time lapse increases by a minute or two per week..

[Krill]

14 minutes behind...this really isn't funny anymore...

[DanQ]

I have manually re-set the server's time so as to no longer be 10+ minutes behind -- should now be within a minute or two of the 'actual' time. Not sure how that discrepancy occurred in the first place, but collectively we can monitor it in the coming days and weeks...

[Winston]

Thank you!

See? All you have to do is ask, twice.

[Krill]

Great, thanks

[Krill]

Server time 0750 as of writing.
Real time 0759.

What the hell is wrong with the server?

[DaShi]

The server is so busy it can barely keep up with the time.

[ZEE]

the server is fine. the time is fine.


everything is fine.

[DanQ]

I have corrected the server time again -- appreciate the heads-up, Krill.

What the hell is wrong with the server?

I do not know why this slight lag crept up again; our technical staff are better equipped to diagnose that. In any event, I can correct any such lag quite quickly.

[Krill]

Thanks for that. I'm just astounded that the server is losing 10 minutes a month somehow.

[Dauphin]

The server is situated near a black hole which is causing time to slow down where it is.

[El_Cid]

don't say black hole! i saw one thread too many about that!

And does it matter if the forum clock is ten behind your actual time? I mean how can it really matter - just look at your clock to know the time? I don't think i ever even look at poly time.