I had a quick browse through the CT archive and didn't see anything on this--just a confusing debate about BBY/ABY vs. GrS--so forgive me if I've missed something.

But is there some policy in place regarding the use of decimal points in years on this wikia? So often in both Timeline of.. pages and in articles themselves, I see things like "43.5 ABY", or in the case of one of the Coruscant Nights novels, "18.8 BBY."

To me this is kind of baffling. If I was talking about events happening in June of 2004, I certainly wouldn't be describing it as taking place "2004.5 AD," it would just be taking place in "2004 AD." So why the bizarre usage of decimal points in years with BBY/ABY? Is there some policy in place which dictates their usage, or is this something that's been put down to editor discretion somewhere? –DigiFluid 17:48, February 2, 2012 (UTC)

Decimals are used simply because official sources, such as The New Essential Chronology, use them. Generally, dates should be as specific as they are in the source(s). Master Jon (Jedi Council Chambers) Thursday, February 2, 2012, 18:39 UTC

This works for in-universe years, as there are only 10 months, versus 12 on Earth. See Galactic Standard Calendar. -- Riffsyphon1024 00:07, February 4, 2012 (UTC)

I seem to remember that changing. That it was 10 months, but is now 12 months, as of the publication of the Atlas. There was significant discussion on it on the Official Site forums. Taral, Dark Lord of the Sith ^{-Just shy, not antisocial: You can talk to me!-} 15:25, February 6, 2012 (UTC)