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* All other in-game events or lore concepts are dated using the New Eden calendar.
* All other in-game events or lore concepts are dated using the New Eden calendar.


====<span id="Date ranges"></span>Ranges====
====Ranges====
{{anchors|Other date ranges|Dates of birth and death}}{{shortcut|MOS:DOB|MOS:OTHERDATE|MOS:DATERANGE}}
 
{{hatnote|Note: A change from a preference for two digits, to a preference for four digits, on the right side of ''year{{ndash}}year'' ranges was implemented in July 2016 per [[Special:Permalink/744053720#WP:DATERANGE ambiguity and stylistic concerns|this RFC]].}}<!-- For the record the change can be seen at https://en.wikipedia.org/?diff=744053720&oldid=744052603 -->
* Use a dash, or a word such as ''from'' or ''between'', but not both: {{xt|from 1881 to 1886}} (not {{!xt|{{nobr|from 1881{{ndash}}1886}}}});{{nbsp}} {{xt|between June{{nbsp}}1 and July{{nbsp}}3}} (not {{!xt|{{nobr|between June{{nbsp}}1{{snd}}July{{nbsp}}3}}}})
* Use a dash, or a word such as ''from'' or ''between'', but not both: {{xt|from 1881 to 1886}} (not {{!xt|{{nobr|from 1881{{ndash}}1886}}}});{{nbsp}} {{xt|between June{{nbsp}}1 and July{{nbsp}}3}} (not {{!xt|{{nobr|between June{{nbsp}}1{{snd}}July{{nbsp}}3}}}})
* A simple '''year{{ndash}}year''' range is written using an en dash (<code>&amp;ndash;</code> or {{tlx|ndash}}) not a hyphen or slash; this dash is usually {{em|unspaced}} (that is, with no space on either side); and the range's end year is usually given in full:
* A simple '''year{{ndash}}year''' range is written using an en dash (<code>&amp;ndash;</code> or {{tlx|ndash}}) not a hyphen or slash; this dash is usually {{em|unspaced}} (that is, with no space on either side); and the range's end year is usually given in full: