Date and time settings

Drupal allows you to configure how dates and times are formatted and displayed (admin/settings/date-time). When making the format settings, you should probably consider the culture of your target audience. Below are suggested configurations for the "Default time zone" and "Configurable time zones" options.

For sites where most users live in a small geographic region:
Set the "Default time zone" to the time zone of the region and disable configurable time zones.

For sites where most users live a region that spans a few time zones:
Set the "Default time zone" to the time zone usually considered to be the "standard" time zone and disable configurable time zones. For example, in the United States, you'd set your site's time to the timezone that corresponds to Eastern Standard Time.

For sites where users are likely to be scattered across the globe:
Set the "Default time zone" to the time zone to GMT (+0000) and enable configurable time zones.