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Hey people. Me and the celestia user "planet X" are currently working on a fictional solar system based on the supernintendo game "Gradius III". We are accepting help from n e 1 who wishes to pitch in. Jus either contact either "planet X", or me at retro_gamer87@yahoo.com, and we will inform you on how far we've gotten, and how you can help us.

De novo, me metendo...

Eh... I think I've already said this to someone, but let's try it again.

* Not being mean, or corky, or anything like it *

Instead of using 'solar system' to refer to a system centered on a star that is NOT the Sun, use 'star system' or the-name-of-your-star system, like The Alpha Centauri System.

I understand that english speakers may not feel the connection between solar and Sun, but to a romance speaker as myself, it seems... outrageous to use solar to mean any star.

I know, there is a lot of debate around it, and even the Wikipedia article on The Solar System actually cites this use of the word.

Well, all of you french, italian, spanish and romanian people out there; do you feel the same? Or am I (pt-br) alone in this? (hope not, though)

thanks for the tip. I'll remember that.