Index: modules/node/node.pages.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/node/node.pages.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.114
diff -u -p -r1.114 node.pages.inc
--- modules/node/node.pages.inc	10 Feb 2010 10:34:50 -0000	1.114
+++ modules/node/node.pages.inc	16 Feb 2010 02:11:04 -0000
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ function node_form($form, &$form_state, 
     '#type' => 'textfield',
     '#title' => t('Authored on'),
     '#maxlength' => 25,
-    '#description' => t('Format: %time. The date format is YYYY-MM-DD and %timezone is the timezone offset from UTC. Leave blank to use the time of form submission.', array('%time' => !empty($node->date) ? $node->date : format_date($node->created, 'custom', 'Y-m-d H:i:s O'), '%timezone' => !empty($node->date) ? $node->date : format_date($node->created, 'custom', 'O'))),
+    '#description' => t('Format: %time. The date format is YYYY-MM-DD and %timezone is the time zone offset from UTC. Leave blank to use the time of form submission.', array('%time' => !empty($node->date) ? date_format(date_create($node->date), 'Y-m-d H:i:s O') : format_date($node->created, 'custom', 'Y-m-d H:i:s O'), '%timezone' => !empty($node->date) ? date_format(date_create($node->date), 'O') : format_date($node->created, 'custom', 'O'))),
     '#default_value' => !empty($node->date) ? $node->date : '',
   );