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Give me an hour or two to look into it. Maybe you were right all along? Maybe the use of dmy in the article was well-intended, but is contrary to normal styling practice in the area. Since you have started a talk page discussion, it would look better not to rush things, i.e. not changing the date format again before someone has joined the discussion and agreed. And if the format needs to be changed, I can do it using a script, which saves a lot of time. Best, SamSailor15:40, 27 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That would be so great. The practice of using the default formats as mentioned in the article's talk page have been used in many other articles in the area. Also, every time I change it back, there are some users, particularly 218.250.200.1, always jump in to change it to dmy. I don't know why, this happens every time, but they could have just minded their own business. I don't know if the discussion will attract at least somebody, especially when I've also put it in Talk:2025 Pacific typhoon season, but hopefully I receive good replies. Best regards, EmperorChesser (talk) 16:09, 27 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Researching historical women writers who used pseudonyms requires careful investigation across multiple sources, as many women adopted pen names to avoid gender bias and judgment (e.g., being labeled a bluestocking) and, ultimately, to get published.
