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After a BC/BCE Xerxes edit war, the consensus seems to be found, and it's unlike anything I expected. We had a short discussion about this with Ineedaname in the cabal IRC:

 Uh-oh, looks like Herbsewell and Imperialles have got a competitor for having the stupidest edit war  http://starwars.wikia.com/index.php?title=Xerxes&action=history  lol  "about 2450 years prior to the release of Star Wars"  We should do that with all the OOU dates :D

Do you think this is a credible solution? - Sikon 15:16, 18 November 2006 (UTC)


 * No, I don't. Personally, I support the use of BCE/CE, for a number of reasons, but either format is better than this. RMF 01:43, 19 November 2006 (UTC)


 * I'm not a big fan either. I like BC and AD- they've been good enough for several hundred years- but that's just me. Atarumaster88  [[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]] ( Audience Chamber ) 02:03, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Hey! That wasn't a stupid edit war at all! :P But really, I see no reason why we shouldn't use BC/AD. --Imp 03:59, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
 * BCE/CE is supposed to represent the dating system that science uses, whereas BC/AD is based on religion. Which side would we want to back? -- Riffsyphon1024 04:03, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Ah, I see. I've never heard of this BCE system before. Perhaps we should go with the most widely known dating system? --Imp 04:08, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
 * BC/AD. Unless you want to tell me that we can't use the name of "March" for our third month because it's too pro-Roman mythology. Clearly, it's a religious POV (sarcasm). BCE/CE might be something more than a joke if it wasn't the exact same dating system repackaged with a new name. However, it's just BC/AD with a BS politically correct name. BC/AD is the established dating system, and the religious connotations are almost irrelevant now. Besides, how is it any more POV than basing your dating system on any other date? Base it on Julius Caesar's death? Pro-Caesar. Base it on the fall of the Roman Empire? Pro-Roman/Pro-barbarian depending on your POV. Base it on the discovery of the wheel? Pro-wheel. You see where I'm going. Havac 06:56, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
 * BCE seems to be the standard in academic circles, so I'd prefer it. On the other hand, how many BCE/BC dates do we even refer to on this wiki?  Practically every other date we use is AD/CE, and doesn't need an era qualifier. &mdash;Silly Dan (talk) 07:13, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, I think everyone knows which dating notation I am in support of. :D Adamwankenobi 07:25, 19 November 2006 (UTC)