Another Forum bug/error

[katz]

if you asked the majority of people what is UTC time they wouldnt have a clue. If you ask the majority of people what is GMT time they could tell you the +/- of their current time. Just because the world labels something different doesnt mean people will use it. For the fraction of a second that it matters to some scientists, I think most people will forever call UTC GMT because thats what they understand. "To call a rose by any other name, still makes it smell so sweet"

[Ihnako]

It's 06:12 P.M. UTC (since there is no GMT except you reffer to London/Greenwitch time in a causal/informational context otherwise use the coresponding naming for the timezone)

[Arcon]

It's 06:12 P.M. UTC (since there is no GMT except you reffer to London/Greenwitch time in a causal/informational context otherwise use the coresponding naming for the timezone)

There is GMT. It's now 9:05PM GMT. It's 10:05PM GMT+1. It's 11:05PM GMT+2. It has nothing to do with context. There is no timezone police that goes around and enforces people to use UTC, that's wishful thinking on your part. GMT exists, and while less scientifically stable, and may at some point be deprecated, it is widely used still to this day. It exists all around the world and does not relate to the UK or indicate an UK-centric view.

It's like saying yards and inches don't exist, because they're not part of the international standard. And technically, it would be easier and more convenient if everyone would use standard measurement units, but saying other people are wrong using those is fascist and nothing more. And in this case, it's even more meaningless, because the two standards are pretty much the same.

[Ihnako]

Yes it is an UK-centric view. And it is a view that spreads an error.
To say it again - there is no GMT right now. With GMT you reffer to London/Greenwich what is actualy at BST.
So in case you say it's 09:05PM GMT it's actualy 08:05PM UTC+1 or 09:05PM BST. That's the point.