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Happy editing! I dream of horses ^{(Contribs) (Talk)} 04:01, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

Date formats

Please don't change the format of dates, as you did to Adam Larsen Kwarasey. As a general rule, if an article has evolved using predominantly one format, the dates should be left in the format they were originally written in, unless there are reasons for changing it based on strong national ties to the topic. Please also note that Wikipedia does not use ordinal suffixes (e.g., st, nd, th), articles, or leading zeros on dates.

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If you have any questions about this, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Enjoy your time on Wikipedia. Thank you. GiantSnowman 18:25, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

Hi, GiantSnowman.

Thank you for drawing my attention to this topic as I am a new editor.

Please, does this date format rule issue you raised apply to every article on Wikipedia or to only Adam Larsen Kwarasey? I want to learn more.

I love editing Wikipedia but will always want to do the right thing and contribute positively to the platform.

Kindly let me hear from you about this.

Thank you Fanti Salms (talk) 03:55, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

Hi Fanti Salms. This is not GiantSnowman but I'll reply anyway: "As a general rule" means it applies across Wikipedia. I've reverted some of the unnecessary date formatting changes you've made since GiantSnowman's posted here. Please read GiantSnowman's message again and then self-revert as necessary. Robby.is.on (talk) 08:46, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

A lengthy welcome

Hi Fanti Salms. Welcome to Wikipedia. I hope you don't mind if I share some of my thoughts on starting out as a new editor on Wikipedia: If I could get editors in your situation to follow just one piece of advice, it would be this: Learn Wikipedia by working only on non-contentious topics until you have a feel for the normal editing process and the policies that usually come up when editing casually. You'll find editing to be fun, easy, and rewarding. The rare disputes are resolved quickly and easily in collaboration. Working on biographical information about living persons is far more difficult. Wikipedia's Biographies of living persons policy requires strict adherence to multiple content policies, and applies to all information about living persons including talk pages. If you have a relationship with the topics you want to edit, then you will need to review Wikipedia's Conflict of interest policy, which may require you to disclose your relationship and restrict your editing depending upon how you are affiliated with the subject matter. Regardless, editing in a manner that promotes an entity or viewpoint over others can appear to be detrimental to the purpose of Wikipedia and the neutrality required in articles. Some topic areas within Wikipedia have special editing restrictions that apply to all editors. It's best to avoid these topics until you are extremely familiar with all relevant policies and guidelines. If you work from reliable, independent sources, you shouldn't go far wrong. WP:RSP and WP:RSN are helpful in determining if a source is reliable. If you find yourself in a disagreement with another editor, it's best to discuss the matter on the relevant talk page. I hope you find some useful information in all this, and welcome again. --Hipal (talk) 20:14, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

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