"whatever it is now, leave it kthx." that must be the most concise decision ever :) ArbCom should penalise people. WP:NOT :: i.e. people shouldn't choose one or the other because they feel like it. Add it to an article, leave it as it is is the simplest way.
On 9/5/06, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
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.
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