> Do we have a policy in place at the moment regarding Western dating?
> Specifically, do we use BC/AD, as found in Wikipedia articles or the
> less Christian based BCE/CE?

This is a good example of an inconsequential matter which far too much
time has been wasted on fighting over on Wikipedia. Whether Citizendium
can handle questions like this more efficiently is a good test of its
mettle.

On WP we typically end up accepting, in fact *enshrining*, inconsistency
in the name of keeping the peace. Thus we accept both usages and when
debate flairs up about a particular article the preference shown by its
first major contributor is (supposed to be) the deciding factor. This is a
great policy for Wikipedia and one I'm very much in favour of for an open
wiki. My guess, though, is that Citizendium will want to aim for a more
consistent style.

Regards,
Haukur



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