--- Skyring skyring@gmail.com wrote:

The horse has long bolted. CE has been common usage for decades in an expanding circle of groups, most notably those of science or academia.

The Christians trying to contain the infection are as ultimately risible as the French trying to keep their language pure by opposing terms such as "le weekend". Christian belief is something that comes from the heart, not from strict adherence to the display of symbols.

It's only Christians who support AD/BC? How curious, considering that I am not a Christian, but support the status quo, since CE/BCE is anti-Christian POV and a violation of Wikipedia policy of using most common name. Just because the academic community uses it doesn't mean our readers do.

Again, I suggest making it part of the Preferences, just as the date formatting is.

RickK

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