Wikipedia:Overview of date formatting guidelines: Difference between revisions

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#:There may be other exceptions for particular topic areas.

#:Note that because this is the English language Wikipedia, MOS:DATETIES does ''not'' apply to topics related to non-English-speaking countries. For example, articles on French topics do not necessarily use DMY, even though DMY is the predominant format in France.

#'''Retaining existing format ([[MOS:DATERET]]):''' If an article has evolved using predominantly one format, don't change it ''unlessexcept'':

#*to conform with strong national ties (in accordance with MOS:DATETIES, as discussed in 2 above); or

#*therefor isgood reason, by consensus on the article's talk page otherwise (see below).

As with any guidelines, [[Wikipedia:Ignore all rules|occasional exceptions will apply]]. If you believe there are good reasons to diverge from the guidelines in a particular case, [[Wikipedia:What "Ignore all rules" means#Use common sense|use common sense]] and achieve consensus on your proposal with other editors on the article's talk page.