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==Notes==
===Sorting for incomplete dates===
;Whole months or years: A whole year or month (and year) is sorted according to its first day.
;Missing years: If the year is not specified, the date will be sorted as if the year were the current year.
;Blank dates: For no date input at all, the maximum possible sort key is used, so the entry will sort last.

===Error handling===
Errors are tracked in [[:Category:Date table sorting templates with errors]].

===Calendar choice===
The template is not capable of distinguishing Julian and Gregorian calendar dates. Also, it is not capable of taking a date in one calendar as input and outputting a date in the other calendar. Thus, to insure proper sorting, editors must either use one calendar for all dates, or pick a specific changeover date (for example, deciding that 4 October 1582 is Julian and all later dates are Gregorian); this would be done on an article-by article basis. Editors are also responsible for explaining to the reader whether the visible dates are Julian or Gregorian, if there is any possibility of confusion.

===Linking===
The template formerly linked dates automatically, with <code>link=off</code> used to suppress linking. In accordance with current guidelines, [[WP:DATELINK|linking of dates]] is no longer supported and instances of <code>link=off</code> should be removed.