I think the latter – in the several recent threads about MIDI being recorded early, several people seem to be using “forward” to mean to the right (later in time), whereas, in everyday speech, to say “bring the meeting forward” means hold the meeting earlier. (I was confused at first, but got used to it - I now rely on the context to tell whether the writer means the MIDI data must move to the left or the right.)
Of course. Couldn’t agree more.