While we use British spellings, shouldn't we also use the British format for dates. See Forum:Date Month, thanks. 24.49.35.99 03:07, August 5, 2010 (UTC) You mean "European format" — and the answer is NO. Neither European nor American (nor short Japanese) formats are suitable for use on any web page intended for international distribution, as they are too easily confused with one another. — RobertATfm (talk) 08:11, June 1, 2013 (UTC)