It happens every year. Or rather, twice a year – the semi-annual time switch can cause some here to see the wrong time displayed on the board, depending on a number of factors that, frankly, I could never quite figure out.

Some tell me everything’s fine. Others complain they’re now an hour out. And every six months I find myself posting the same message. So here goes.

The good news is the fix is, like your friendly neighbourhood moderator, very simple.

At the top of the page, if you're signed in, click on “My Options.” Below your username and email, you’ll find a section called “Timezone Preference.” On the drop down menu, adjust the time by an hour. (For example, Daylight Time can be altered to  -4 AST to get it to show the correct time. Standard Time goes back to -5.)

Go to the bottom of that page and hit “submit.”

That’s it. The time should now display correctly. And hopefully, you didn’t lose that extra hour of sleep getting it done.