DARRTZ Turn Thread

[Rommel2D]

3050 to Deadalus

What's so common about the last two milenia?

[marcuspeddle]

It means, for example, that this is the 2003rd year in the calendar commonly accepted around the world. I think Firaxis should have made Civ start at year 0 and work up to 6050. There's no event in the 400th year of history that merits starting a calendar.

[ricketyclik]

Originally posted by Anatolia
It means, for example, that this is the 2003rd year in the calendar commonly accepted around the world. I think Firaxis should have made Civ start at year 0 and work up to 6050. There's no event in the 400th year of history that merits starting a calendar.

Except for the fact that, as you say, that it is the year commonly accepted as 0 around the world. You've got to count around some point, and as long as there is widespread agreement, I say stick with what's working

[Daedalus]

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[Daedalus]

That's why BCE is used as the academic nomenclature- it still uses the traditional year 0 as a base, but just removes the religious connotation.

It would be nice if Firaxis gave an option regarding calendar types (i.e. Christian, Academic, Buddhist, etc.)

[Tiberius]

Why would we remove the religious connotation, when we count from year "0" exactly because its religious connotation? Without this religious connotation year 0 wouldn't be year 0; it is absurd to change the name only to avoid saying something ("Before Christ"), that is just perfectly true (well, unless they miscounted the year somehow) and universally accepted. You can count the years in "Before Confucius" or whatever else only nobody will know what the hell you are talking about Besides no one really cares what this BC means; it is a standard de facto. Why change it? This sounds like "esperanto" to me (making a language for the sake of making a language) : change a name for the sake of changing it. There's no logic in that.

PS I'm not religious.

[ricketyclik]

3050B1969BRC to Tiberius

Edit: "BC" actually means "before Clik"

[Tiberius]

Before click was my turn. After click is Zord's turn

[Daedalus]

Originally posted by Tiberius
Why would we remove the religious connotation, when we count from year "0" exactly because its religious connotation? Without this religious connotation year 0 wouldn't be year 0; it is absurd to change the name only to avoid saying something ("Before Christ"), that is just perfectly true (well, unless they miscounted the year somehow) and universally accepted. You can count the years in "Before Confucius" or whatever else only nobody will know what the hell you are talking about Besides no one really cares what this BC means; it is a standard de facto. Why change it? This sounds like "esperanto" to me (making a language for the sake of making a language) : change a name for the sake of changing it. There's no logic in that.

PS I'm not religious.

A fair comment. There's not really any necessity, we just live in 'politically correct' times.

[Zord]

Sent to Anatolia.

[marcuspeddle]

717 BDG sent

There's actually no such date as 'BDG' but the Korean calandar (Dangi -- DG) only goes as far back as 2333 BCE so I had to make up BDG.

[Rommel2D]

4495 BCE to Daedalus

While we're making up calanders, wouldn't Columbus's voyage and the corresponding 'Age of Exploration' be a more likely choice as the start of the 'Common Era'?

[ricketyclik]

3000BC to Tiberius

Happy New (Common) Milennium

[Tiberius]

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[Daedalus]

Originally posted by Rommel2D
While we're making up calanders, wouldn't Columbus's voyage and the corresponding 'Age of Exploration' be a more likely choice as the start of the 'Common Era'?

That seems a little Americo-centric don't you think?