User:Ohconfucius/MOSNUM script test
| Issue | Unacceptable | Acceptable |
|---|---|---|
| Hyphen in date range (use en dash) | |date=2002–2003 |
|date=2002–2003
|
| Slash in date range (use en dash) | |date=2002–2003 or| |date=July/August 2003 |
date=2002–2003 or |date=July–August 2003
|
| Hyphen in date range (use en dash) | |date=April-May 2004 |
|date=April–May 2004
|
| Missing space around en dash for range of full dates | |date=April 2003 – May 2004 |
|date=April 2003 – May 2004
|
| Month capitalization | |date=February 28, 1900 |
|date=February 28, 1900
|
| Month capitalization | |date=February 28, 1900 |
|date=February 28, 1900
|
| Season capitalization | |date=Spring 2011 |
|date=Spring 2011
|
| Future date (typo) | |date=2102 |
|date=2012
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| Access date impossibly far in the past (typo) | |access-date= |
any access-date before 2001 is systematically removed
|
| Access date only specifies month | |access-date=January 1, 2015 |
access-date becomes the first day of that month
|
| Ambiguous date range or year and month | |date=2002–2003 |
|
| Bad abbreviation | |date=Febr. 28, 1900 |
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| Nonexistent date | |date=February 29, 1900 |
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| Undated | |date=n.d. |
|date=n.d.
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| Comma in month and year | |date=February 1900 |
|date=February 1900
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| Comma in season | |date=Winter, 1900–1901 |
|date=Winter 1900–1901
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| Missing comma in format which requires it | |date=February 28, 1990 |
|date=February 28, 1990 or |date=February 28, 1990
|
| Non-date text | |date=2008, originally 2000 |
|date=2008 |orig-year=2000
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| Zero-padding | |date=January 4, 1987 |
|date=January 4, 1987
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| Date with slashes | |date=12/6/87 |
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| Two-digit year | |date=87-12-06 |
|date=December 6, 1987
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| One-digit month or day | |date=March 6, 2007 |
|date=March 6, 2007
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| Wikified date | |date=April 1, 1999 |
|date=April 1, 1999
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| "mm-dd-yyyy" or "dd-mm-yyyy" date format | |date=December 7, 2009 |
|date=December 7, 2009 or| |date=July 12, 2009or |date=July 12, 2009 or| |date=December 7, 2009
|
| Approximate or uncertain dates | |date=circa 1970 or| |date={{circa}} 1970 |
|date=c. 1970
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