long count section in one section it states that a baktun is a great cycle and then that the long count is not cyclical this is one of the worst articles about on the internet you people really really don't what you are talking about this article is the phenomenon and a very pathetic state of affairs by any reasonable account wikipedia's take on sucks it is really bad m preceding unsigned comment added by a baktun is a cycle in the sense that it repeats itself even if the calendar itself is not but i agree the wording is confusing podous baktun is not a period of years pod it is theorized or understood to be tun or katun please verify content m the long count is not a calendar pod it is chronological like julian days please verify content last one no acknowledgement no thank you this isn't worth it stay stupid about m preceding unsigned comment added by