Have no "0" year between Current Era and BCE by default in new Chronicles and Timelines (leave it only as an option)
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Have no "0" year between Current Era and BCE by default in new Chronicles and Timelines (leave it only as an option)
New Feature Addition · Chronicles · Created by Fociño
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Chronicles Timelines Eras CE BCE first-year year-0 year-1 eras-start
What functionality is missing? What is unsatisfying with the current situation?
Currently, all Timelines and Chronicles have a "0 year" as a starting point of the Current Era. This is very unusual, though, as most used calendars, both in the real world and in fantasy settings, start their eras in "year 1". Simple Google search: https://www.google.com/search?q=ages+don%27t+start+on+year+0&oq=ages+don%27t+start+on+year+0&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i160l4.656j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8How does this feature request address the current situation?
There could be an option in each Timeline and each Calendar to have a 0 year between CE and BCE or not, and I suggest that new ones start without the 0 year by default, not only because it's the common manner, but because this adding of a year 0 is a common mistake and misconception that already plagues a lot of wikis and open information spaces (the UESP wiki of The Elder Scrolls, per example, still calls the 1st year of an era as year "0" in some places, while their very sources to do so call it literally "the first year of the First Era").What are other uses for this feature request?
One way to shift from one era to the next would be to simply add/subtract 1 year to all the events in that Timeline/Chronicle whenever that option is toogled (events that coincide with leap years stuff would have to be moved to the closest possible date in the same month as priorly, I guess, to avoid weird behavior).Follow up
If you disagree with year 0 not being the default but support having an option to change it, please say so in your vote.
Changing the default to start on "year 1" is just my personal preference, but I'm fine with the default not being modified as long as we at least get the option to erase the "year 0". I hope we can get as much support as possible so we can finally have that possibility.
CORRECTION of wording: "One way to shift from one MODE to the other would be to simply add/subtract 1 year to all the events in that Timeline/Chronicle whenever that option is toggled"
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10/300 Votes · +2900 points
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+300
by ElFunkler
on 2024-10-26 16:46 -
+300
by michaelthominks
on 2024-10-25 23:23 -
+300
by Scalenex
on 2024-10-24 11:52Most real world calendars start with year 1, not 0. "Year 0" might work for sci-fi settings but seems jarring for Earth based world
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+100
by SebGreg732
on 2024-10-24 05:11 -
+300
by Ratha
on 2024-10-23 08:20 -
+100
by bphilippe
on 2024-10-23 07:02 -
+300
by Dalf32
on 2024-10-23 06:44 -
+300
by themrbeasley
on 2024-10-22 22:58 -
+300
by sailorknightwing
on 2024-10-22 22:37 -
+300
by Lucifer__oO
on 2024-10-22 20:30 -
+300
by Fociño
on 2024-10-22 19:33
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