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Here's what I came up with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cimg src=\"http:\u002F\u002Fstackoverflow.blog\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002Fstack-overflow-revision-dates-by-hour.png\" alt=\"stack-overflow-revision-dates-by-hour\">\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looks like the most popular time to post is between 15:00 and 22:00 GMT\u002FUTC, at least for all Stack Overflow data between launch and today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You'll have to convert those GMT hours to your local time zone, of course. 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