Wikipedia:Overview of date formatting guidelines: Difference between revisions

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

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

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

#*Articlesarticles on Canadian topics may use either DMY or MDY;

#*Articlesarticles on topics relating to other English-speaking countries use DMY.

::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.