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The appropriate format for a particular situation is determined by the (somewhat confusing) interaction between three sub-provisions of MOS:DATEFORMAT. The priority among these provisions can be summarised as follows:

#'''Consistency ([[MOS:DATEUNIFY]]):''' Each article should use either DMY or MDY consistently, ''except'' that in references, access/archivethe datesformat (andused inby somethe casescitation publicationstyle dates)chosen for the article is used consistently. However, the only all-numeric style allowed in maycitations useis 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:

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