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| * '''Dates in article body text''' should all use the same format: {{xt|She fell ill on {{nobr|25 June 2005}} and died on {{nobr|28 June}}}}, but not {{!xt|She fell ill on {{nobr|25 June 2005}} and died on {{nobr|June 28}}}}.
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| * '''Publication dates''' in an article's citations should all use the same format, which may be:
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| :* the format used in the article body text,
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| :* an abbreviated format from the [[#Dates and years|"Acceptable date formats" table]], provided the day and month elements are in the same order as in dates in the article body, or
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| :* the format expected in the [[Wikipedia:Citing sources#Citation style|citation style]] being used (however, all-numeric date formats other than {{nowrap|{{var|yyyy}}-{{var|mm}}-{{var|dd}}}} must still be avoided).
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| : For example, publication dates within a single article might be in one, but only one, of these formats (among others):
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| :: {{xt|Jones, J. (20 September 2008)}}
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| :: {{xt|Jones, J. (September 20, 2008)}}
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| * '''Access and archive dates''' in an article's citations should all use the same format, which may be:
| | '''Dates in article body text''' should all use the same format: {{xt|She fell ill on 25 June 2005 and died on 28 June}}, but not {{!xt|She fell ill on 25 June 2005 and died on June 28}}. |
| :* the format used for publication dates in the article;
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| :* the format expected in the citation style adopted in the article (e.g. {{nobr|{{xt|20 Sep 2008}});}} or | |
| :* {{nowrap|{{var|yyyy}}-{{var|mm}}-{{var|dd}}}}
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| : For example, access/archive dates within a single article might be in one, but only one, of these formats (among others):
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| :: {{xt|Jones, J. (September 20, 2008){{nbsp}}... Retrieved February 5, 2009.}}
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| :: {{xt|Jones, J. (20 Sep 2008){{nbsp}}... Retrieved 5 Feb 2009.}}
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| :: {{xt|Jones, J. (20 September 2008){{nbsp}}... Retrieved 2009-02-05.}}
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| :When a citation style does not expect differing date formats, it is permissible to normalize publication dates to the article body text date format, and/or access/archive dates to either, with date consistency being preferred.
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| =====Strong national ties to a topic===== | | =====Strong national ties to a topic===== |
