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Which format should be used in a particular situation is controlled by the (somewhat confusing) interaction of three provisions: MOS:DATEUNIFY, MOS:DATETIES, and MOS:DATERET. The priority between these provisions can be summarised as follows:

#'''Consistency ([[MOS:DATEUNIFY]]):''' Each article should use either DMY or MDY format consistently, ''except'' that in references, access/archive dates (and in some cases publication dates) in references may use YMD-formatted dates.

#'''Strong national ties to a topic ([[MOS:DATETIES]]):''' Articles on topics with strong ties to a particular English-speaking country should generally use the date format most commonly used in that nation. This generally means:

#*Articles on US topics use MDY format, ''except'' articles on modern US military topics use DMY in line with modern military usage;