Don't show backdated entries on Latest Things

[katherine]

Title:
Don't show backdated entries on Latest Things

Area:
entries, latest things

Summary:
Don't show backdated entries in Latest Things.

Description:
So far as I can tell, posting an entry backdated means it doesn't show up on reading lists, but it does still show up on latest things, arranged by when posted, not by the date and time set in the backdating. This doesn't seem consistent to me.

I have no idea of the technical reasons or difficulties, I admit!

Poll #5180 Don't show backdated entries on Latest Things

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 58

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Should be implemented as-is.
46 (79.3%)

Should be implemented with changes. (please comment)
0 (0.0%)

Shouldn't be implemented.
1 (1.7%)

(I have no opinion)
11 (19.0%)

(Other: please comment)
0 (0.0%)

Comments

[azurelunatic]

The servers run on UTC (more or less London standard time), although they are state-side. So when an entry hits the servers, the time it comes in, in UTC, is logged, and then that time is used when building the reading page, the recent entries page of a community, and the Latest Things page.