#*to conform with strong national ties (in accordance with MOS:DATETIES, as discussed in 2 above); or
#*for good reason, by consensus on the article's talk page (see below).
::CautionThink should be usedcarefully before making changes to thechanging established date formats of existing articles, especially changes to multiple articles in a particular subject area. Consider whether the proposed change would improve Wikipedia (beyond conforming the articles to your personal preference) and whether editors who have contributed to the articles on a particular subjectarticle(s) may have reached a consensus to use a particular format. SomeOther editors may revertfeel changesjustified toin datereverting formatsa thatdate-format arechanges made without prior discussion, even when thosethat changeschange citeis appropriatesupported sections ofby the above guidelines supporting them.
As with any guidelines, [[Wikipedia:Ignore all rules|occasional exceptions will apply]]. If you believe there areis good reasonsreason to diverge from the guidelines in the case of a particular casearticle, [[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.
