Pfblog.org Fixed Timing Problem of My Blog
Since I joined Pfblog.org late last month, I have been enjoying being a member of the PF community and have read lots of interesting posts from fellow bloggers, whom I had no way to meet before.
While happy to be part of the group, I had been bothered for a while since I noticed the difference between the time I published my posts on my blog and the time shown on Pfblog when the posts appeared. The difference ranged from a couple of hours to five or six hours and sometimes the time stamps on Pfblog were even earlier than the posts were actually submitted. Frustrated by the fact that even my newest posts appeared as old ones when they showed up on Pfblog, I emailed Pfblog and demanded an explanation. I even complained of being treated unfairly (yes, I wanted my posts to appear on the front page because I myself almost never flipped to the second page). I simply couldn’t understand how a post can have a time stamp earlier than the time it was originally created.
Well, apparently there is something wrong with my blog that I wasn’t aware of (the time on my blog was correct). After a couple of email exchanges, Pfblog identified the problem as a lousy “Blogger’s Atom implementationâ€? and switched to RSS feed instead of Atom feed (maybe you should check if you also had this problem). Ever since the switch, everything worked perfectly. In addition, Pfblog also said they would adjust their software to adjust the interpretation of Blogger’s Atom time stamp.
In the end, I apologized to Pfblog about the unfair treatment comment I made (I shouldn’t have jumped into any conclusion before all the facts were out) and appreciate all the help I received from them.
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I have the same problem with blogger. Was the change required on the blogger end or the Pfblog end?
According to Pfblog, the problem is at the Blogger side and they already adjusted their software (Pfblog side) to correct the problem.
For your case, you may want to check your time zone. Pfblog uses eastern time and depending on your location, you could see several hours of difference. However, if the difference is greater than 3 hours, then there may also be a problem. Check your feed first (RSS feed or Atom feed). It seems that RSS feed works fine with Pfblog. If everything seems fine but the problem persists, you may want to contact Pfblog for assistance.
Nice writing. You are on my RSS reader now so I can read more from you down the road.