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diff --git a/tz-link.html b/tz-link.html index 3b5fe770dbd9..43190dd7efcd 100644 --- a/tz-link.html +++ b/tz-link.html @@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ community, and data distributors downstream. If your government plans to change its time zone boundaries or daylight saving rules, please send email to <a href="mailto:tz@iana.org"><code>tz@iana.org</code></a> well in advance, -as this will coordinate updates to many cell phones, +as this will lessen confusion and will coordinate updates to many cell phones, computers, and other devices around the world. In your email, please cite the legislation or regulation that specifies the change, so that it can be checked for details such as the exact times @@ -311,8 +311,8 @@ which means they will continue to use out-of-date rules.</p> <p> For these reasons any rule change should be promulgated at least a year before it affects how clocks operate; otherwise, there is a good -chance that many clocks will operate incorrectly after the change, due -to delays in propagating updates to software and data. +chance that many clocks will be wrong due to delays in propagating updates, +and that residents will be confused or even actively resist the change. The shorter the notice, the more likely clock problems will arise; see "<a href="https://codeofmatt.com/2016/04/23/on-the-timing-of-time-zone-changes/">On the Timing of Time Zone Changes</a>" for examples. |