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Date format
I propose to change the current date format (mainly used for release dates of games) from the American-style "Month DD, YYYY" to a more robust "YYYY/MM/DDDD" or "YYYY-MM-DDDD". This has the advantage of actually making sense and being easier to read. Alternatively, I'd also be happy if we switched to "DD Month YYYY", just anything but the American system. Would like to hear other opinions before I change the articles (and possibly put this in the Manual of Style to guarantee it stays uniform). Reggimato (talk) 19:39, 18 April 2022 (EDT)
 * Edit (more like an append): I found out that "~" uses "DD Month YYYY" regardless of user preference, therefore I'd propose we stick with that so it stays uniform. Reggimato (talk) 19:42, 18 April 2022 (EDT)
 * I support 'DD Month YYYY' — it's unambiguous, widely used, arguably easier to read at a glance than YYYY-MM-DD, and makes sense. Rtg142857 (talk) 05:31, 19 April 2022 (EDT)
 * Yeah, "DD Month YYYY" is probably the best choice. I made a template Date that handles the formatting (and also the flags). Could be useful if we change our mind later. Reggimato (talk) 06:30, 19 April 2022 (EDT)

I agree that we ought to pick a date format and enshrine it in the MoS as what we use everywhere, though I myself am indifferent as to what gets selected. I will also note that 1. I can change the wiki's automatic date display format (which would affect things like talkpage signatures) (edit: maybe not, I can't find it now but I thought I saw it somewhere previously) and 2. I don't think it should necessarily be required for talkpage signatures to follow this (only content pages). STM (t) 19:53, 18 April 2022 (EDT)