User:Ohconfucius/MOSNUM script test

Examples of unacceptable dates and how to fix them
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=28 february 1900`	`\|date=28 February 1900`
Month capitalization	`\|date=28 FEBRUARY 1900`	`\|date=28 February 1900`
Season capitalization	`\|date=spring 2011`	`\|date=Spring 2011`
Future date (typo)	`\|date=2102`	`\|date=2012`
Access date impossibly far in the past (typo)	`\|access-date=1 January 2000`	`any access-date before 2001 is systematically removed`
Access date only specifies month	`\|access-date=January 2015`	`access-date becomes the first day of that month`
Ambiguous date range or year and month	`\|date=2002-03`	`\|date=2002–2003` `\|date=March 2002`
Bad abbreviation	`\|date=Febr. 28, 1900`	`\|date=Feb 28, 1900` `\|date=February 28, 1900`
Nonexistent date	`\|date=February 29, 1900`
Undated	`\|date=Undated`	`\|date=n.d.`
Comma in month and year	`\|date=February, 1900`	`\|date=February 1900`
Comma in season	`\|date=Winter, 1900–1901`	`\|date=Winter 1900–1901`
Missing comma in format which requires it	`\|date=February 28 1990`	`\|date=February 28, 1990` or `\|date=28 February 1990`
Non-date text	`\|date=2008, originally 2000`	`\|date=2008` `\|orig-year=2000`
Zero-padding	`\|date=January 04, 1987`	`\|date=January 4, 1987`
Date with slashes	`\|date=12/6/87`	ambiguous date needing human intervention `\|date=December 6, 1987` `\|date=12 June 1987`
Two-digit year	`\|date=87-12-06`	`\|date=1987-12-06`
One-digit month or day	`\|date=2007-3-6`	`\|date=2007-03-06`
Wikified date	`\|date=April 1, 1999`	`\|date=April 1, 1999`
"mm-dd-yyyy" or "dd-mm-yyyy" date format	`\|date=07-12-2009`	`\|date=7 December 2009` or\| `\|date=12 July 2009` or `\|date=July 12, 2009` or\| `\|date=December 7, 2009`
Approximate or uncertain dates	`\|date=circa 1970` or\| `\|date={{circa}} 1970`	`\|date=c. 1970`

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=28 february 1900`	`\|date=28 February 1900`
Month capitalization	`\|date=28 FEBRUARY 1900`	`\|date=28 February 1900`
Season capitalization	`\|date=spring 2011`	`\|date=Spring 2011`
Future date (typo)	`\|date=2102`	`\|date=2012`
Access date impossibly far in the past (typo)	`\|access-date=1 January 2000`	`any access-date before 2001 is systematically removed`
Access date only specifies month	`\|access-date=January 2015`	`access-date becomes the first day of that month`
Ambiguous date range or year and month	`\|date=2002-03`	`\|date=2002–2003` `\|date=March 2002`
Bad abbreviation	`\|date=Febr. 28, 1900`	`\|date=Feb 28, 1900` `\|date=February 28, 1900`
Nonexistent date	`\|date=February 29, 1900`
Undated	`\|date=Undated`	`\|date=n.d.`
Comma in month and year	`\|date=February, 1900`	`\|date=February 1900`
Comma in season	`\|date=Winter, 1900–1901`	`\|date=Winter 1900–1901`
Missing comma in format which requires it	`\|date=February 28 1990`	`\|date=February 28, 1990` or `\|date=28 February 1990`
Non-date text	`\|date=2008, originally 2000`	`\|date=2008` `\|orig-year=2000`
Zero-padding	`\|date=January 04, 1987`	`\|date=January 4, 1987`
Date with slashes	`\|date=12/6/87`	ambiguous date needing human intervention `\|date=December 6, 1987` `\|date=12 June 1987`
Two-digit year	`\|date=87-12-06`	`\|date=1987-12-06`
One-digit month or day	`\|date=2007-3-6`	`\|date=2007-03-06`
Wikified date	`\|date=April 1, 1999`	`\|date=April 1, 1999`
"mm-dd-yyyy" or "dd-mm-yyyy" date format	`\|date=07-12-2009`	`\|date=7 December 2009` or\| `\|date=12 July 2009` or `\|date=July 12, 2009` or\| `\|date=December 7, 2009`
Approximate or uncertain dates	`\|date=circa 1970` or\| `\|date={{circa}} 1970`	`\|date=c. 1970`