On 27 Sep 2000 14:59:59 -0700, Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> wrote:
Capitals are political creatures, and we are trying to avoid politics here as much as possible, so I don't want to give the "capitalness" of a city much weight.
Paul Hill writes:
Someone said there is the rule: every country gets at least one entry. Is this implemented in practice? Every country including all small countries that share zones (like the Caribbean)?
Yes. In hindsight this rule was probably unwise, as countries are also political creatures. Not sure I want to change it now, though.
Well, the very nature of timezones is a political one, so politics cannot be avoided entirely; since the zones are usually defined by national laws (though perhaps deferring some details to smaller political units, such as states/provinces/counties, etc.) I find it reasonable to accept the polical dependencies of the the "at least one entry per country" rule. --Ken Pizzini