Setting Observation Time in iNaturalist

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I am new to iNaturalist and find myself unsure how I am supposed to record the time of my observations since the system includes the time difference from GMT. If I am three hours ahead of GMT and see something at 6 am local time, do I record it as 6 and just have the time difference from GMT as an added extra? Or do I record it as 3 am (i.e. 3 + 3 hours ahead = 6)? Sorry if this should be obvious, but I want to make sure to do this properly.

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My understanding is that generally local time is best. GMT should only be used if you are in the GMT timezone.

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You have to go to settings and change time zone there, after that use bulk edit and change time zone for your observations.

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Thanks. This is very helpful.

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Thank you. I appreciate the help.

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