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The script is configured so that dates are stored as an array. The given [[regex]] and substitution strings can contain [[Help:Magic words|magic word]]s that specify what date format the routine should accept and to what date format the routine should convert the date to.
There is a mechanism in place to protect a wide range of strings that ought to be immutable: such as images, categories, urls; text within blockquotes and double quotes; text within certain parameters (e.g. <code>|title=</code>). Occasionally, due to the proliferation of templates across en.wp, some may be the subject of unintended changes that have not been anticipated in the script regexes.
As also mentioned [[#Known_limitations|below]], the actions of the protection mechanism can be revealed in the event of the script stalling, and substitution markers may appear in the edit window. When this occurs, the user should abandon the action, reopen the edit window and reperform the edit.
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