Talk:Hormozgān Province

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[edit] Dates and numbers in this article

Wikipedia policy is quite clear on use of Eras in articles:

Both the BCE/CE era names and the BC/AD era names are acceptable, but be consistent within an article. Normally you should use plain numbers for years in the Common Era, but when events span the start of the Common Era, use AD or CE for the date at the end of the range (note that AD precedes the date and CE follows it). For example, 1 BC–AD 1 or 1 BCE–1 CE.

It is up to the author(s) of an article to determine the dating system to be used and there must be consistency with each article. In this case, for a non-Christian topic in a non-Christian region of the world, BCE/CE makes the most sense.

This is exactly the situation where BCE/CE is justified. Out of courtesy non-authors should not jump in and engage in revert wars over this. Zereshk is the primary author (having brought this from a stub to a viable article) and has indicated preference for BCE/CE notation. I think it is incumbent on members of the Wikipedia community to support authors who have something to contribute to a particular article. Sunray 16:28, 2005 May 22 (UTC)

Since the article has always had BC/AD before the very recent change - you argument to respect the authors would demand that it remains BC/AD. Personally, I prefer to think of the readers - but as in this case both approaches lead us to the conclusion that we should use BC/AD, that distinction is probably not important here. Kind regards, jguk 16:37, 22 May 2005 (UTC)

User:Zereshk supports these changes (Talk:List of kings of Persia, Talk:Iran). He is also an original author and/or significant contributor to many other provincial, city and historical articles. SouthernComfort 16:49, 22 May 2005 (UTC)

Jguk said: "Since the article has always had BC/AD before the very recent change - you argument to respect the authors would demand that it remains BC/AD." You are mixing up two policies Jguk. One about dates and numbers, the other about civility to other authors. The policy on dates and numbers simply states that either BCE/CE are acceptable and enjoins writers to be consistent. The policy on treating fellow authors with respect is one of the fundamental policies of Wikipedia. If the authors of the article (past and present) have differences about the dating system, they would be well-advised to discuss it amongst themselves and get consensus. Sunray 17:12, 2005 May 22 (UTC)