[WikiEN-l] Re: Announcing a policy proposal

Tue May 17 12:24:35 UTC 2005

JAY JG wrote:
> 
>> You know, I've always found this AD vs. CE debate extremely stupid. 
>> Like, as if renaming "AD" to "CE" would immediately, suddenly and 
>> magically remove all connections with any religion! Guys, it's still 
>> the number of years after Jesus' birth, whether you like it or not.
> 
> Actually, it's not, which makes the usage even more problematic.

Argh! Come on now, you know exactly what I meant. The point isn't that 
the measurement is inaccurate. The point is that renaming it to "CE" 
does not make it a different measurement. It is still based on the same 
Christian considerations.