Template talk:Lists of political entities by century

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List centuries not years?

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Why not list centuries in this template rather than years? If you list years, then the list could eventually get v..e..r..y.. long? Ian Cairns (talk) 21:24, 17 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2009-07-17T21:24:00.000Z","author":"Icairns","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Icairns-2009-07-17T21:24:00.000Z-List_centuries_not_years?","replies":[],"displayName":"Ian Cairns"}}-->