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Updating timezone instructions #87

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Updated timezone instructions to be generic. From DjangoGirls Australia.

updated timezone instructions to be generic.
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ Let's ignore the other files for now - we won't change them. The only thing to r

Let's make some changes in `mysite/settings.py`.

It would be nice to have the correct time on our website. You should find lines that contain `USE_TZ` and `TIME_ZONE` and modify them to look like this:
It would be nice to have the correct time on our website. Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones and copy your relevant TZ. (eg. `Europe/Berlin` )
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I would spell out "timezone" completely (or is it "time zone"?) instead of using the abbreviation "TZ".

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The reason I used TZ was because this is the name of the column used in the Wikipedia page.

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Hmm, good point.
I'm just worried about introducing too much jargon, especially to
non-native speakers.
What do you think about "copy your relevant time zone (TZ)"?
On Aug 4, 2014 9:53 AM, "Katie" [email protected] wrote:

In django_start_project/README.md:

@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ Let's ignore the other files for now - we won't change them. The only thing to r

Let's make some changes in mysite/settings.py.

-It would be nice to have the correct time on our website. You should find lines that contain USE_TZ and TIME_ZONE and modify them to look like this:
+It would be nice to have the correct time on our website. Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones and copy your relevant TZ. (eg. Europe/Berlin )

The reason I used TZ was because this is the name of the column used in
the Wikipedia page.


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Updating time zone instructions
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Updating timezone instructions
@bmispelon bmispelon merged commit 5624144 into DjangoGirls:master Aug 4, 2014
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Thank you!

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