On 05/09/06, Akash Mehta draicone@gmail.com wrote:
Shouldn't the default be neutral (i.e. 'BC(E)' / 'BC|BCE' etc.) anyway? There's not much of a choice there. Then again, if users have a problem with the mere use of a 'BC' instead of 'BCE' when BC has been widely accepted for so long, then so be it.
It eventually came down to a US vs UK argument, which is why the MOS says "whatever it is now, leave it kthx." The Arbitration Committee has had to penalise people for edit-warring on the subject.
(Wikipedia! No stakes too insanely small for a battle to the death!)
- d.