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

[MacGyverMagic/Mgm]

On 9/5/06, MacGyverMagic/Mgm <macgyvermagic at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  On 9/5/06, 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.
>
>
>  No, it merely requires our readers to assume Jesus was born in the year
> 0. The dating method doesn't state anything about his supposed
> God/Messiah-ness.
>
> Mgm
>
Even if it is based on Christian beliefs, it doesn't require users to
believe it to actually use it.