Date formats related to topics Looking at this diff I would be obliged if you could take a look at this Manual of Style guideline If the topic itself concerns a specific country editors may choose to use the date format used in that country This is useful even if the dates are linked because new users and users without a Wikipedia account do not have any date preferences set and so they see whatever format was typed For topics concerning Ireland all member states of the Commonwealth of Nations except Canada and most international organizations such as the United Nations the formatting is usually 17 February 1958 no comma and no th In the United States and the Philippines it is most commonly February 17 1958 Elsewhere either format is acceptable See Wikipedia Manual of Style National varieties of English for more guidance Please do not change date formats contrary to consensus I would be obliged if you could look over your recent work and undo any similar format changes