Editorial Policy
It's 5 PM Somewhere is an informational world-time project with a light cultural theme. This page explains the standards used to keep the content useful and reviewable.
Purpose of the content
The primary purpose of the site is to help users understand where it is currently 5 PM and how that moment moves across time zones. Cultural notes, greetings, and drink references are secondary context meant to make the pages more engaging and easier to browse.
What we avoid
We do not publish spun paragraphs, doorway pages, or scraped blocks copied from other sites. We also avoid framing city pages as legal or medical advice, and we avoid relying on sensational claims about drinking laws or penalties where a neutral time-zone explanation would serve visitors better.
Corrections
Corrections can be submitted through [email protected]. Messages should include the page URL and the issue found. Updates are reviewed before publication so the content remains consistent across the directory.
Advertising and user trust
Advertising should never be the main reason a page exists. The site is structured so the core utility, explanatory copy, and navigation remain accessible whether ads are shown or not. Supporting pages are kept publicly reachable to help users and reviewers understand who runs the site and how it works.