Template:Use dmy dates/doc

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This is a documentation subpage for Template:Use dmy dates.
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Shortcuts: {{dmy}} {{DMY}}

Wikipedia articles that use dd mmm yyyy dates, either because of the first main contributor rule or close national ties (see MOSNUM), are being systematically tagged with {{Use dmy dates}}. The template facilitates article maintenance by enabling bots to recognise use of this format and by adding the article to the hidden category Use dmy dates. The template is invisible except in edit mode.

Use of this template is part of a continuing effort to monitor the date formats used in articles, to assist in maintaining consistent formatting within an article. It is not a temporary "cleanup" template. Therefore, do not remove the template without valid reason, such as a determination the article uses or should use a different date format.

After being tagged, and bearing in mind article evolution, periodic script or bot runs clean up formats, correcting any new introductions since its last visit, and updating the visit date on the {{Use dmy dates}} template.

Due to there being some objection to totally unifying date formats within an article, the dmy and mdy templates have almost always been used to indicate date styles in the body of the articles; although it may also indicate the flavour of dates in reference sections or parts thereof. Therefore, this template notice ought to be read in conjunction with the blurb at Wikipedia:Date formattings. MOSNUM script documentation may also be relevant to those interested.

Syntax

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools.

Use dmy dates

<TemplateData> {

       "description": "This template should be placed near the top of articles that use the dd mmm yyyy date format.",
       "params": {
               "date": {
                       "label": "Date",
                       "description": "The month and year that the article was last checked for inconsistent date formatting. Example: 'June 2013'; may use '{{subst:DATE}}' template instead",
                       "type": "string",
                       "required": false
               }
       }

} </TemplateData>

Wrongly tagged?

If, for example, you determine that an article has a template that is inappropriate for its nationality, you should substitute the template to avoid scripts or bots reapplying the "wrong" format in the course of maintenance.