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| * Where an article has shown no clear sign of which format is used, the first person to insert a date is equivalent to "the first major contributor". | | * Where an article has shown no clear sign of which format is used, the first person to insert a date is equivalent to "the first major contributor". |
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| ====Julian and Gregorian calendars==== | | ====Gregorian and New Eden calendars==== |
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| {{see also|Old Style and New Style dates}}
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| A date can be given in any appropriate calendar, as long as it is (at the minimum) given in the [[Julian calendar]] or the [[Gregorian calendar]] or both, as described below. For example, an article on the early [[history of Islam]] may give dates in both [[Islamic calendar|Islamic]] and Julian calendars. Where a calendar other than the Julian or Gregorian is used, the article must make this clear.
| | Dates on the UniWiki must be given in the appropriate calendar based on the context of the date or event they are associated with. A date can be given in the [[Wikipedia:Gregorian calendar|Gregorian calendar]], the New Eden calendar, or both, as described below. For example, an article on the early [[Amarr Empire]] will only give dates in the New Eden calendar, while an article about the [[Purity of the Throne]] event may give dates in both calendars. |
| * Current events are dated using the Gregorian calendar. | | * Real-world events are dated using the Gregorian calendar. |
| * Dates of events in countries using the Gregorian calendar at that time are given in the Gregorian calendar. This includes some of the [[Gregorian calendar#Timeline|Continent of Europe from 1582]], the [[British Empire]] from 14{{nbsp}}September 1752, and Russia from 14{{nbsp}}February 1918 {{crossref|(see [[Adoption of the Gregorian calendar]])}}. | | * In-game events that correspond to real-world dates (such as the Yoiul Festival 2016) or that are the result of player actions are dated using the New Eden calendar when discussing the event in an in-universe context, and using the Gregorian calendar when discussing the event in a real-world or meta context. |
| * Dates before 15{{nbsp}}October 1582 (when the Gregorian calendar was first adopted in some places) are normally given in the Julian calendar. The Julian day and month should not be converted to the Gregorian calendar, but the start of the [[Julian year (calendar)|Julian year]] should be assumed to be 1{{nbsp}}January {{crossref|(see below for more details)}}.
| | * All other in-game events or lore concepts are dated using the New Eden calendar. |
| * Dates for Roman history before 45{{nbsp}}BC are given in the [[Roman calendar]], which was neither Julian nor Gregorian. When (rarely) the Julian equivalent is certain, it may be included.
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| * For dates in early Egyptian and Mesopotamian history, Julian or Gregorian equivalents are often uncertain. Follow the consensus of reliable sources, or indicate their divergence. | |
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| The dating method used should follow that used by reliable secondary sources (or if reliable sources disagree, that used most commonly, with an explanatory [[Help:Footnotes|footnote]]).
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| At some places and times, the new year began on a date other than 1{{nbsp}}January. For example, in England and its colonies until 1752, the year began on [[Annunciation Day]], 25{{nbsp}}March; {{crossref|see the [[New Year|New Year article]] for other styles}}. In writing about historical events, however, years should be assumed to have begun on 1{{nbsp}}January {{crossref|(see the example of the execution of Charles I in "[[Old Style and New Style dates#Differences in the start of the year|Differences in the start of the year]]")}}; if there is reason to use another start-of-year date, this should be noted.
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| If there is a need to mention [[Old Style and New Style dates|Old or New Style]] dates in an article (as in the [[Glorious Revolution]]), a footnote should be provided on the first usage, stating whether the New Style refers to a start of year adjustment or to the Gregorian calendar (it can mean either).
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