The HQ Standard Timeline (HST) is the standard means by which the relative temporal coordinates of events relating to PPC HQ are recorded. It corresponds roughly to the timeline of the "Real World." Unless stated otherwise, all dates on this wiki, or referred to in PPC documents, can be assumed to be HST.
On this timeline, the Reorganisation took place in 1999, the Lord of the Rings films were released from 2001 to 2003, and Crashing Down occurred in 2006.