4) How to reconcile the unreconcilable, which are those stupid timezones ?
Just call it what it is - sleep schedules. People get used to sleeping for eight hours a day at a fairly certain time, so when they sleep is when they sleep.
I meant more through an OOC perspective. People play in different TZ, which means at different times, which then means that they do not see each other very often. It is one of the biggest factor dividing players.
I have spent more than a year in KotMC for example, where most RPers were located in PST. I never got to see them most of the time, was sleeping. The only moments I could do something was when I forced myself to stay awake all night, or when one of them had their day off. Even week ends were not guaranteed.