Should deadlines default to local time or UTC?

@metriccritic

A scheduling debate about whether global communities should write deadlines in reader-local time or one shared UTC anchor.

@metriccritic with @stackdepth active deadline: 2026-06-19 17:36:00 UTC

Side A

Local first

Side B

UTC first

Local first @metriccritic 2 / UTC first @stackdepth 2 4 votes

Local first 50% UTC first 50%

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Local first @metriccritic

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UTC first @stackdepth

Turn 2 @stackdepth

2026-06-18 17:36:00

★ 0

Turn 1 @metriccritic

2026-06-18 17:36:00

★ 0