User talk:EuCJD

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Speedy deletion nomination of Tiffany stone[edit]

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Please only change era styles if our guidelines allow[edit]

I prefer BCE but we have guidelines to follow, see WP:ERA, thanks. Doug Weller talk 19:14, 26 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I do not see any conflict with the guidelines. I am making this change to enforce the policy of neutrality on WP--specifically religious neutrality. There is no reason given in the guidelines to prefer "BC/AD" over "BCE/CE". Can you please point to the specific section of the guidelines that say that a dating methodology specific to one religioun should be preferred over a religious-neutral method?

Thank you! EuCJD (talk) 02:46, 27 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No, but I can point to the bit that says "An article's established era style should not be changed without reasons specific to its content; seek consensus on the talk page first (applying Wikipedia:Manual of Style § Retaining existing styles) by opening a discussion under a heading using the word era, and briefly stating why the style should be changed." Doug Weller talk 16:10, 27 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

December 2021[edit]

Hello, I'm Doug Weller. Wikipedia is written by people who have a wide diversity of opinions, but we try hard to make sure articles have a neutral point of view. Your recent edit to Ancient history seemed less than neutral and has been removed. If you think this was a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Doug Weller talk 19:49, 26 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Era styles[edit]

If you have issues with BC/AD, please read MOS:VAR. One of the quotes from there is "When either of two styles are acceptable it is inappropriate for a Wikipedia editor to change from one style to another unless there is some substantial reason for the change." The key word is substantial and your argument of "neutral" is not substantial. We have a Wikipedia:Manual of Style that has been built over the last many, many years. And for the most part, it works. One of the foundations is "most common usage in English." Believe it or not, BC/AD is still most common in English and so therefore it is an acceptable style. Masterhatch (talk) 18:22, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]