Talk:1st century BC

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[edit] BC or BCE

A quick question: should the pages about years in this particular epoch use "BC" or "BCE"? I would have thought BCE more appropriate, as it is religiously neutral, and according to Anno Domini is the more commonly used term in academic circles.

The Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers) leaves it to the discretion of the individual editor, stating only that it should be consistent within an article. But there have been very long debates on Wikipedia Talk:Manual of Style (dates and numbers) (many in its archives), including a current debate at Wikipedia:Eras/Compromise proposal and its talk page. No consensus is forthcoming. — Joe Kress 30 June 2005 01:25 (UTC)
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