It's that time of year again and people are keen to start new news threads with 2022 content. We do have strict rules about creating new threads for a new year: do not create new year-based news threads until everyone is on the 1st of January This means not before 12:00PM UTC (midday GMT) on the 1st of January - people in Hawaii are almost a full day behind people in NZ, so best to wait until it is the new year for everyone do not create new threads without meaningful content Don't post until you actually have some news Also, don't go hunting for the smallest bit of trivia about a zoo just so you can start a new thread! To be clear: Any thread news started for 2022 before Jan 1st will be deleted Any thread started without meaningful content will be deleted If you are at all unsure - just post in the 2021 thread and the moderators will split any 2022 content off into a new thread if and when we deem appropriate. It is generally best to continue discussions about a specific topic in the year in which that discussion started - wait until there is new information before posting in a new thread. To make it easier, here are the local times after which it would be okay to start a new 2022 news thread: 1:00 AM Sunday 2nd Jan 2022 (UTC+13) ... Auckland / Christchurch 11:00PM Saturday 1st Jan 2022 (UTC+11) ... Sydney / Melbourne 8:00PM Saturday 1st Jan 2022 (UTC+8) ... Singapore / Perth / Beijing / Hong Kong 1:00PM Saturday 1st Jan 2022 (UTC+1) ... Paris / Berlin / Amsterdam / etc 12:00PM Saturday 1st Jan 2022 (UTC+0) ... London 9:00AM Saturday 1st Jana 2022 (UTC-3) ... Rio de Janeiro / Buenos Aires / Santiago / etc 7:00AM Saturday 1st Jana 2022 (UTC-5) ... New York / Montreal / Toronto 4:00AM Saturday 1st Jana 2022 (UTC-8) ... Los Angeles / Vancouver 2:00AM Saturday 1st Jana 2022 (UTC-10) ... Honolulu
