Akash Mehta wrote:
Well, the E should really be an option for political correctness, but at the same time we can't force it upon users since there must be many Christians out there who believe that 'before christ' is more appropriate than 'before common era'.
There are non-Christians who believe this too, because the claim that it's a "common era" is patently false.
If there was an option in preferences, and the <bc> / <ad> tags displayed the correct variation appropriately it would be best.
You're free to display it however you want.