Board 8 > "We've moved the event back an hour." The event started at 7 PM.

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Leonhart4 08/29/21 7:04:35 PM #1:	In your mind, what time do you think the event now takes place? 6 PM 8 PM Still 7 PM 1 Fah-kwahs In your mind, what time do you think the event now takes place? - Results (214 votes) 6 PM 10.75% (23 votes) 23 8 PM 80.37% (172 votes) 172 Still 7 PM 5.61% (12 votes) 12 1 Fah-kwahs 3.27% (7 votes) 7 Just a friendly debate with my wife that I have decided to pose to B8. Hopefully the topic title isn't too confusing due to the character limit! --- https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq https://imgur.com/89Z5jrB <cite>Leonhart4 posted [p:957557953] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote> In your mind, what time do you think the event now takes place? 6 PM 8 PM Still 7 PM 1 Fah-kwahs Vote View Results In your mind, what time do you think the event now takes place? - Results (214 votes) 6 PM 10.75% (23 votes) 23 8 PM 80.37% (172 votes) 172 Still 7 PM 5.61% (12 votes) 12 1 Fah-kwahs 3.27% (7 votes) 7 Show Voting Form Just a friendly debate with my wife that I have decided to pose to B8. Hopefully the topic title isn't too confusing due to the character limit! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LiquidOshawott 08/29/21 7:05:29 PM #2:	8 if it originally started at 7 --- I live on, THROUGH THIS SEASHELL! VeryInsane's mobile account <cite>LiquidOshawott posted [p:957557980] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>8 if it originally started at 7 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SeabassDebeste 08/29/21 7:07:01 PM #3:	it should mean 6, but it always means 8 when people say it, because no one ever moves things earlier --- yet all azuarc of all sorts are more or less capricious and unreliable - they live in the varying outer weather, and they inhale its fickleness <cite>SeabassDebeste posted [p:957558014] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>it should mean 6, but it always means 8 when people say it, because no one ever moves things earlier</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KamikazePotato 08/29/21 7:08:21 PM #4:	Accidentally voted the first option. Wanted to pick the second. --- It's Reyn Time. <cite>KamikazePotato posted [p:957558052] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>Accidentally voted the first option. Wanted to pick the second. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bane_Of_Despair 08/29/21 7:08:51 PM #5:	LiquidOshawott posted... 8 if it originally started at 7 --- You were the cancer, that's all you'll ever be I really messed up this contest, but azuarc gave it a Breath of fresh air <cite>Bane_Of_Despair posted [p:957558064] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>LiquidOshawott posted... </cite> <quote>8 if it originally started at 7</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
andylt 08/29/21 7:09:45 PM #6:	I take moving it back an hour to be like, pushing it back further away from now. As opposed to bringing it forward an hour, closer to the present. So 8 I guess. --- Slowly becoming a Final Fantasy aficionado. <cite>andylt posted [p:957558099] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>I take moving it back an hour to be like, pushing it back further away from now. As opposed to bringing it forward an hour, closer to the present. So 8 I guess. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alanna82 08/29/21 7:17:49 PM #7:	If the event started at 7 it started at 7. The wording of means they moved it back from 6 to 7. At least thats how I interpret the topic title. --- Don't mess with a Bunny! <cite>Alanna82 posted [p:957558363] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>If the event started at 7 it started at 7. The wording of means they moved it back from 6 to 7. At least thats how I interpret the topic title. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KingButz 08/29/21 7:48:35 PM #8:	Moving it back, as in away from you. On a timeline, that means later. Moving it forward, towards you. That would mean earlier --- rip imgcake <cite>KingButz posted [p:957559144] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>Moving it back, as in away from you. On a timeline, that means later. Moving it forward, towards you. That would mean earlier</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Leonhart4 08/29/21 8:10:16 PM #9:	Alanna82 posted... If the event started at 7 it started at 7. The wording of means they moved it back from 6 to 7. At least thats how I interpret the topic title. I wanted to put "originally started at 7," but I couldn't find a way to get that to fit in the topic title, so I apologize for the confusion. --- https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq https://imgur.com/89Z5jrB <cite>Leonhart4 posted [p:957559649] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>Alanna82 posted... </cite> <quote>If the event started at 7 it started at 7. The wording of means they moved it back from 6 to 7. At least thats how I interpret the topic title.</quote> I wanted to put "originally started at 7," but I couldn't find a way to get that to fit in the topic title, so I apologize for the confusion. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mnkboy907 08/29/21 8:10:23 PM #10:	I voted 6 because you say it started, past tense, at 7. Meaning it was intended for 6 and pushed back an hour to 7pm. --- Change is weird. <cite>mnkboy907 posted [p:957559652] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>I voted 6 because you say it started, past tense, at 7. Meaning it was intended for 6 and pushed back an hour to 7pm. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarkS222222222222222 08/29/21 8:20:23 PM #11:	Moving it up an hour would be 6pm --- This is quite a username I have here. <cite>MarkS222222222222222 posted [p:957559957] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>Moving it up an hour would be 6pm </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GANON1025 08/29/21 8:22:41 PM #12:	The doctor was the event organizers mother --- https://imgur.com/G17qCv1 <cite>GANON1025 posted [p:957560027] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>The doctor was the event organizers mother </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Leonhart4 08/29/21 8:23:16 PM #13:	GANON1025 posted... The doctor was the event organizers mother But what happened to the hot dog? --- https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq https://imgur.com/89Z5jrB <cite>Leonhart4 posted [p:957560043] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>GANON1025 posted... </cite> <quote>The doctor was the event organizers mother</quote> But what happened to the hot dog? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChainLTTP 08/29/21 8:58:38 PM #14:	Moving back or moving out = later Moving up or moving ahead = earlier <cite>ChainLTTP posted [p:957560924] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>Moving back or moving out = later Moving up or moving ahead = earlier </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
guffguy89 08/29/21 9:02:34 PM #15:	It depends if this is being said after the event started or before. If after, then 7 is the correct answer. If before, then the event should start at 8. --- Don't mind me. I'm just here for the contest. <cite>guffguy89 posted [p:957561015] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>It depends if this is being said after the event started or before. If after, then 7 is the correct answer. If before, then the event should start at 8. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Forceful_Dragon 08/29/21 9:02:42 PM #16:	So was it changed to 8 or 6? --- ~C~ FD https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw <cite>Forceful_Dragon posted [p:957561020] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>So was it changed to 8 or 6? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Leonhart4 08/29/21 9:12:15 PM #17:	Forceful_Dragon posted... So was it changed to 8 or 6? It was a hypothetical question. I don't even remember how it came up. --- https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq https://imgur.com/89Z5jrB <cite>Leonhart4 posted [p:957561255] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>Forceful_Dragon posted... </cite> <quote>So was it changed to 8 or 6?</quote> It was a hypothetical question. I don't even remember how it came up. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 08/29/21 9:14:37 PM #18:	It's either 6 to 7, if the announcement was made in advance, and then the event literally began at 7. Or it's 7 to 8, if the event was scheduled for seven, and then moved back an hour to 8. --- Touch fuzzy. Get fuzzier. Inviso <cite>Inviso posted [p:957561312] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>It's either 6 to 7, if the announcement was made in advance, and then the event literally began at 7. Or it's 7 to 8, if the event was scheduled for seven, and then moved back an hour to 8. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
guffguy89 08/29/21 9:16:18 PM #19:	Inviso posted... It's either 6 to 7, if the announcement was made in advance, and then the event literally began at 7. Or it's 7 to 8, if the event was scheduled for seven, and then moved back an hour to 8. Yeah, this is what I was trying to say --- Don't mind me. I'm just here for the contest. <cite>guffguy89 posted [p:957561367] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>Inviso posted... </cite> <quote>It's either 6 to 7, if the announcement was made in advance, and then the event literally began at 7. Or it's 7 to 8, if the event was scheduled for seven, and then moved back an hour to 8.</quote> Yeah, this is what I was trying to say </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
colliding 08/29/21 9:39:02 PM #20:	I'm weird so I voted the first option. I totally get why everyone says the second, but in my mind, I would say I'm moving an event "forward" an hour if I'm making it later, and "back" an hour if I'm making it earlier. --- while you slept, the world changed <cite>colliding posted [p:957561911] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>I'm weird so I voted the first option. I totally get why everyone says the second, but in my mind, I would say I'm moving an event "forward" an hour if I'm making it later, and "back" an hour if I'm making it earlier. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SwiftyDC 08/29/21 10:38:17 PM #21:	We moved the event back an hour, so the event started at 7pm. --- dilateDChemist Last minute changes killed my bracket - still would've got destroyed by azuarc <cite>SwiftyDC posted [p:957563433] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>We moved the event back an hour, so the event started at 7pm. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Leonhart4 08/29/21 10:39:00 PM #22:	The scenario is not a riddle. --- https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq https://imgur.com/89Z5jrB <cite>Leonhart4 posted [p:957563446] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>The scenario is not a riddle. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SwiftyDC 08/29/21 10:42:41 PM #23:	Leonhart4 posted... I wanted to put "originally started at 7," but I couldn't find a way to get that to fit in the topic title, so I apologize for the confusion. Well, that clears that up. --- dilateDChemist Last minute changes killed my bracket - still would've got destroyed by azuarc <cite>SwiftyDC posted [p:957563532] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>Leonhart4 posted... </cite> <quote>I wanted to put "originally started at 7," but I couldn't find a way to get that to fit in the topic title, so I apologize for the confusion.</quote> Well, that clears that up. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MZero 08/30/21 2:25:12 AM #24:	I think including 7pm in the poll is where you really went wrong --- MZero, to the extreme I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru! <cite>MZero posted [p:957568313] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>I think including 7pm in the poll is where you really went wrong </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
xp1337 08/30/21 2:34:05 AM #25:	8 PM. If you're moving something back from the observer on the temporal axis you're moving it further away from them aka later in the day. --- xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out? <cite>xp1337 posted [p:957568435] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>8 PM. If you're moving something back from the observer on the temporal axis you're moving it further away from them aka later in the day. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
StealThisSheen 08/30/21 2:55:26 AM #26:	We tend to judge time in relation to ourselves and the current time, so "back" meaning further away makes more sense, and thus 8 PM. It's like if you're making plans for a specific day, and somebody says "We could push it back a day," I don't think I've ever heard somebody use that to mean earlier in the week instead of later. --- Seplito Nash, Smelling Like the Vault since 1996 Step FOUR! Get Paid! <cite>StealThisSheen posted [p:957568694] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>We tend to judge time in relation to ourselves and the current time, so "back" meaning further away makes more sense, and thus 8 PM. It's like if you're making plans for a specific day, and somebody says "We could push it back a day," I don't think I've ever heard somebody use that to mean earlier in the week instead of later. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 08/30/21 7:55:00 AM #27:	Leonhart4 posted... I wanted to put "originally started at 7," but I couldn't find a way to get that to fit in the topic title, so I apologize for the confusion. "had started at" --- Kneel... or you will be knelt <cite>NFUN posted [p:957571651] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>Leonhart4 posted... </cite> <quote>I wanted to put "originally started at 7," but I couldn't find a way to get that to fit in the topic title, so I apologize for the confusion.</quote>"had started at" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Leonhart4 08/30/21 8:12:30 AM #28:	MZero posted... I think including 7pm in the poll is where you really went wrong The point of including "still 7" was to try to reinforce that the original start time was 7. --- https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq https://imgur.com/89Z5jrB <cite>Leonhart4 posted [p:957571867] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>MZero posted... </cite> <quote>I think including 7pm in the poll is where you really went wrong</quote> The point of including "still 7" was to try to reinforce that the original start time was 7. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
redrocket 08/30/21 9:20:31 AM #29:	Leonhart4 posted... The point of including "still 7" was to try to reinforce that the original start time was 7. You could have used the poll title to clarify the ambiguity of the topic title. --- It's like paying for bubble wrap. -transience on Final Fantasy: All the Bravest <cite>redrocket posted [p:957572862] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>Leonhart4 posted... </cite> <quote>The point of including "still 7" was to try to reinforce that the original start time was 7.</quote> You could have used the poll title to clarify the ambiguity of the topic title. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Leonhart4 08/30/21 10:41:17 AM #30:	redrocket posted... You could have used the poll title to clarify the ambiguity of the topic title. The "now" was there for that, too. --- https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq https://imgur.com/89Z5jrB <cite>Leonhart4 posted [p:957574534] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>redrocket posted... </cite> <quote>You could have used the poll title to clarify the ambiguity of the topic title.</quote> The "now" was there for that, too. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ngamer64 08/30/21 12:15:55 PM #31:	It's simple. Whenever something gets moved "back", just imagine yourself going Back... To The Future. By 1 hour. Into the Future. But whatever you do, don't think "wait, when Doc told Marty they needed to go 'back', which direction did they travel on the timeline?" You'll only confuse yourself. --- Congrats to azuarc, Mario Kart 64 AND GameFAQs Contest Legend! board8.fandom.com/wiki/The_Show \| thengamer.com/xstats <cite>Ngamer64 posted [p:957576863] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>It's simple. Whenever something gets moved "back", just imagine yourself going Back... To The Future. By 1 hour. Into the Future. But whatever you do, don't think "wait, when Doc told Marty they needed to go 'back', which direction did they travel on the timeline?" You'll only confuse yourself. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Maniac64 08/30/21 1:00:28 PM #32:	KingButz posted... Moving it back, as in away from you. On a timeline, that means later. Moving it forward, towards you. That would mean earlier But then when we talk daylight savings it's the opposite. Spring Forward means going an hour later and Fall Back an hour earlier. --- "Hope is allowed to be stupid, unwise, and naive." ~Sir Chris <cite>Maniac64 posted [p:957578133] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>KingButz posted... </cite> <quote>Moving it back, as in away from you. On a timeline, that means later. Moving it forward, towards you. That would mean earlier</quote>But then when we talk daylight savings it's the opposite. Spring Forward means going an hour later and Fall Back an hour earlier. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Isquen 08/30/21 1:14:43 PM #33:	My vote goes for 8. They clearly mean a delay (starting it an hour early, while grammatically correct, is socially wrong in most cases.) In fact, I'd say it's more around 8:15. If they weren't ready at time A, they're likely not going to be at time A+60m. --- [The Artist Formerly Known as Earthshaker.] <cite>Isquen posted [p:957578521] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>My vote goes for 8. They clearly mean a delay (starting it an hour early, while grammatically correct, is socially wrong in most cases.) In fact, I'd say it's more around 8:15. If they weren't ready at time A, they're likely not going to be at time A+60m. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hombad46 08/30/21 1:17:24 PM #34:	Maniac64 posted... But then when we talk daylight savings it's the opposite. Spring Forward means going an hour later and Fall Back an hour earlier. I think the reasoning is that we're the ones doing the springing forward / falling back in that case, while in scenarios like the one this topic was made for, it's the event going forward/back. --- "That's Engarde hairflip metal detector tier btw" -XIII_rocks <cite>hombad46 posted [p:957578587] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>Maniac64 posted... </cite> <quote>But then when we talk daylight savings it's the opposite. Spring Forward means going an hour later and Fall Back an hour earlier.</quote> I think the reasoning is that we're the ones doing the springing forward / falling back in that case, while in scenarios like the one this topic was made for, it's the event going forward/back. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PerfectChaosZ 08/30/21 1:40:15 PM #35:	6 would be pushing it up <cite>PerfectChaosZ posted [p:957579197] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>6 would be pushing it up </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HashtagSEP 08/30/21 2:41:09 PM #36:	hombad46 posted... I think the reasoning is that we're the ones doing the springing forward / falling back in that case, while in scenarios like the one this topic was made for, it's the event going forward/back. This would be my understanding as well. When we are the ones doing the moving, forward/back would be different than that of an event in the future, which takes on a different forward and back in relation to us/current time. Its like two people walking toward each other. Each persons forward and back are opposite. Since a time/day/event is always getting closer to us as we move forward in time, we basically perceive it the same way as if it were walking toward us, as opposed to away. --- #SEP #Awesome #Excellent #Greatness #SteveNash #VitaminWater #SmellingLikeTheVault #Pigeon #Sexy #ActuallyAVeryIntelligentVelociraptor #Heel #CoolSpot #EndOfSig <cite>HashtagSEP posted [p:957581020] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>hombad46 posted... </cite> <quote>I think the reasoning is that we're the ones doing the springing forward / falling back in that case, while in scenarios like the one this topic was made for, it's the event going forward/back.</quote> This would be my understanding as well. When we are the ones doing the moving, forward/back would be different than that of an event in the future, which takes on a different forward and back in relation to us/current time. Its like two people walking toward each other. Each persons forward and back are opposite. Since a time/day/event is always getting closer to us as we move forward in time, we basically perceive it the same way as if it were walking toward us, as opposed to away. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sunroof 08/30/21 9:50:25 PM #37:	Alanna82 posted... If the event started at 7 it started at 7. The wording of means they moved it back from 6 to 7. At least thats how I interpret the topic title. <cite>Sunroof posted [p:957593833] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>Alanna82 posted... </cite> <quote>If the event started at 7 it started at 7. The wording of means they moved it back from 6 to 7. At least thats how I interpret the topic title.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HasteDeux 08/30/21 11:15:17 PM #38:	It was originally an hour away from 7 pm, but it was moved to 7 pm. Thus, the answer is 7 pm. The real question is what the original planned time was. --- "Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So... what is a party?" "Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think." <cite>HasteDeux posted [p:957596087] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>It was originally an hour away from 7 pm, but it was moved to 7 pm. Thus, the answer is 7 pm. The real question is what the original planned time was. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Leonhart4 08/31/21 3:25:43 AM #39:	No --- https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq https://imgur.com/89Z5jrB <cite>Leonhart4 posted [p:957599824] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>No </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kevwaffles 08/31/21 5:15:38 AM #40:	It was always 7. The trick is that the meeting got moved from New York to Chicago. --- "One toot on this whistle will take you to a far away land." -Toad, SMB3 <cite>kevwaffles posted [p:957600866] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>It was always 7. The trick is that the meeting got moved from New York to Chicago. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Llarian 08/31/21 12:28:30 PM #41:	ChainLTTP posted... moving out Billy Joel has entered the chat --- Are you watching closely? <cite>Llarian posted [p:957608346] in "We'v... [t:79637455]...</cite> <quote>ChainLTTP posted... </cite> <quote>moving out</quote>Billy Joel has entered the chat </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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