[WikiEN-l] Fwd: [Wikitech-l] BC vs BCE era names

[David Gerard]

On 05/09/06, Guettarda <guettarda at gmail.com> wrote:

> Actually one of the major issues in the dispute is whether BC/AD violates
> NPOV because it requires Wikipedia to make an assertion the Jesus is the
> Messiah/God.  BCE/CE merely describes the condition, and thus does what the
> NPOV policy asks.


That's not an "issue", it's an "assertion". Plus the common assertion
that BCE is standard in academia, when that doesn't apply outside the
US.


- d.