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« on: October 12, 2011, 14:23:58 »
Why does this site use a 12 hour clock format with AM or PM when the railway uses 24 hour format?
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« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2011, 14:31:56 »
While the default is 12 hour clock - you can set it to 24 hour in your profile.
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« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2011, 15:16:10 »
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« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2011, 22:14:15 »
I would guess (and this is only a guess) because it's based on software designed for Americans and the USA is a country that uses the 12-hour clock almost universally. If you state anything using the 24-hour clock ("military time") they assume you're a soldier and issuing them orders for some kind of combat mission. The default date format is also the American standard of October 12, 2011 rather than 12 October 2011.
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« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2011, 09:05:08 »
Bingo!

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