On 2011-10-07 4:27, Clive D.W. Feather wrote:
Robert Elz said:
One proposal that Arthur, Paul, and I had kicked around a little (very little) off list that might affect things there, was to abandon attempts to invent new time zone abbreviations for places that don't have one already in use, and instead just insert LST as a place holder (Local Standard/Summer Time). I'm concerned about this suggestion.
I feel that the abbreviation LST would add some unnecessary confusion since it could mean either Local Standard Time, or Local Summer Time - ie: it gives no hint about the clock-advanced status. It, in fact, reminds me of the confused Australian ST/ST situation. And for those, such as me, that also use LST to represent Local Sidereal Time (in astronomy applications) it would be an extra layer of potential confusion.