Recommended format for listing times in multiple timezones

[cmaimone]

We recommend in docs/events.md that people list times for events in multiple timezones. The question is about what format to recommend.

Current example is: 12ET/11CT/10MT/9PT

One recommendation is for some spacing, and adding full time zone designation: 12pm EDT/11am CDT/10am MDT/9am PDT

However this format can lead to people reading "EDT/11am" as the unit of info, instead of "12pm EDT" as the unit of info

[mtbc]

My main suggestion is we don't adopt, say, "11 PM PT" because the jumble of two-capital-letters gets hard to parse at a glance. Not sure if "11 pm PT" or "11 PM PDT" or suchlike may be preferable. @danielskatz, any thoughts? I'm okay with simply 11PT too, I guess am/pm is typically obvious?

Could separate with ", " instead of "/" if that helps.

[danielskatz]

I like specifying am/pm (except at 12, when I prefer 12 noon), since some of our events may be of interest to people outside the US, but if others think this isn't needed, ok.

I agree that the slashes are problematic and commas would be better, so I would suggest either 12 noon EDT, 11 am CDT, 10 am MDT, 9 am PDT or 12 EDT, 11 CDT, 10 MDT, 9 PDT

[mtbc]

Perhaps we can reach a happy consensus with the former. Let's see what others think.

[kescobo]

Coming in late, it seems like there's some consensus here? Have people been following this guidance?