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I think month plus year is ok for updates to {{Template|size}} or {{Template|wiki}}. Typically only our new entries are edited every day. If you want to have a precise timestamp, try <code><nowiki>~~~~~</nowiki></code> (three tildes). --[[Wolf Peuker|Wolf]] | <small>[[User talk:Peu|talk]]</small> 04:16, 12 November 2009 (EST)
I think month plus year is ok for updates to {{Template|size}} or {{Template|wiki}}. Typically only our new entries are edited every day. If you want to have a precise timestamp, try <code><nowiki>~~~~~</nowiki></code> (three tildes). --[[Wolf Peuker|Wolf]] | <small>[[User talk:Peu|talk]]</small> 04:16, 12 November 2009 (EST)
== buggy ==
It inserts literally <code><nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}</nowiki></code>, that's not my intention. What is wrong with it? Can anybody help? --[[Wolf Peuker|Wolf]] | <small>[[User talk:Peu|talk]]</small> 04:22, 12 November 2009 (EST)
:I think <code>(As of <nowiki>{{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}</nowiki>)</code> would look slightly better . . . if it actually works as intended!  [[User:Hoof Hearted|Hoof Hearted]] 05:11, 21 June 2011 (PDT)
::OK - it still doesn't work properly!  By adding the <nowiki>{{CURRENTDAY}}</nowiki> part to it, you can see articles which include this template (which havn't been edited) change the date - this clearly isn't what we want . . . would something like <code><nowiki>{{DAY}} {{MONTHNAME}} {{YEAR}}</nowiki>)</code> work ???  [[User:Hoof Hearted|Hoof Hearted]] 04:09, 23 June 2011 (PDT)

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I think month plus year is ok for updates to {{size}} or {{wiki}}. Typically only our new entries are edited every day. If you want to have a precise timestamp, try ~~~~~ (three tildes). --Wolf | talk 04:16, 12 November 2009 (EST)

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It inserts literally {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}, that's not my intention. What is wrong with it? Can anybody help? --Wolf | talk 04:22, 12 November 2009 (EST)

I think (As of {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}) would look slightly better . . . if it actually works as intended! Hoof Hearted 05:11, 21 June 2011 (PDT)
OK - it still doesn't work properly! By adding the {{CURRENTDAY}} part to it, you can see articles which include this template (which havn't been edited) change the date - this clearly isn't what we want . . . would something like {{DAY}} {{MONTHNAME}} {{YEAR}}) work ??? Hoof Hearted 04:09, 23 June 2011 (PDT)