User:Ohconfucius/Bot modules/dmy

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// Please see Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/MOSNUM bot 2

//Mirrored script: User:Ohconfucius/test/test.js

// Test pages: User:Ohconfucius/Bot modules/dmy test page, User:Full-date unlinking bot/Test environment

// all dates to dmy

// 

        WikiFunctions.Parse.HideText ht = new WikiFunctions.Parse.HideText(true, false, true);

        public string ProcessArticle(string ArticleText, string ArticleTitle, int wikiNamespace, out string Summary, out bool Skip)
        {
            Skip = false;
            Summary = "";

ArticleText = ht.Hide(ArticleText);

////User:Ohconfucius/Bot modules/dmy
///ENABLING FIXES - common errors
//rem superscripted ordinals
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"\b(\d+)<sup>(th|st|nd|rd)<\/sup>", "$1$2");
//decant artefacts from DASHBot usually found in date fields
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(<!--DASHBot-->)(\|\s?deadurl=\s?(?:yes|no))", "$2$1"); 
 
//inserting a white space between wikilinks to avoid errors upon unlinking
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(\]\])(\[\[)", "$1 $2"); 

//reclassify date in '|author=' field
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\|[ ]*(?:date|archivedate|accessdate|author)[ ]*=[ ]*)([^\]\|\}]*)[0-2]?\d:[0-5]\d(?:[ ]|&nbsp;)(?:[ap]m |[ap]\.m\. |)([A-Z]{1,2}T|UTC)[\.,]?(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1");
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\|[ ]*?author=\s*)(?:(?:Mon|Tues|Wednes|Thurs|Fri|Satur|Sun)day,?\s*)(?=[^\]\|\}]*\|)", "$1");
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\|[ ]*?)author(=\s*(?:[0-2]?\d|30|31)\s+(?:January|February|March|April|May|June|July|August|September|October|November|December) \d{3,4})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1date$2");
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\|[ ]*?)author(=\s*(?:January|February|March|April|May|June|July|August|September|October|November|December)\s+(?:[0-2]?\d|30|31),?\s+\d{3,4})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1date$2");
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\|[ ]*?)author(=\s*(?:[0-2]?\d|30|31)\s+(?:January|February|March|April|May|June|July|August|September|October|November|December) \d{3,4})[,\.]\s*([^\]\|\}]*)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1date$2|author=$3");
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\|[ ]*?)author(=\s*(?:January|February|March|April|May|June|July|August|September|October|November|December)\s+(?:[0-2]?\d|30|31),?\s+\d{3,4})[,\.]\s*([^\]\|\}]*)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1date$2|author=$3");

    // remove nowrap template from dm and md dates
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)\{\{nowrap\|(?:([0-2]?\d|30|31)\s(January|February|March|April|May|June|July|August|September|October|November|December))\}\}", "$1 $2");
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)\{\{nowrap\|(?:(January|February|March|April|May|June|July|August|September|October|November|December)\s([0-2]?\d|30|31))\}\},?", "$2 $1");  //flipping to dmy (attention to the terminal comma)
 
    // templates supporting 'df-y'
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)\|m(f=y(?:es|)[\|\}])", "|d$1");
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\{\{(?:Birth|Death|launch|release|start|end|film) date(?: and age|)\|)(?!df=y(?:es|)\|)", "$1df=yes|");
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\{\{Wayback\|)(?!df=y(?:es|)\|)", "$1df=yes|");
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\|df=y(?:es|)\|[^\}]*)(?:\|df=y(?:es|))", "$1");

//Remove nbsp and underscore within date strings
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(Jan(?:uary|\.|)|Feb(?:ruary|\.|)|Mar(?:ch|\.|)|Apr(?:il|\.|)|May|Jun(?:e|\.|)|Jul(?:y|\.|)|Aug(?:ust|\.|)|Sep(?:tember|\.|t\.|)|Oct(?:ober|\.|)|Nov(?:ember|\.|)|Dec(?:ember|\.|))(?:&nbsp;|_)(\d?\d(?:th|st|nd|rd|),)(?:&nbsp;|_)([12]\d{3})(?=\W\D)", "$1 $2 $3");
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\d?\d(?:th|st|nd|rd|))(?:&nbsp;|_)(Jan(?:uary|\.|)|Feb(?:ruary|\.|)|Mar(?:ch|\.|)|Apr(?:il|\.|)|May|Jun(?:e|\.|)|Jul(?:y|\.|)|Aug(?:ust|\.|)|Sep(?:tember|\.|t\.|)|Oct(?:ober|\.|)|Nov(?:ember|\.|)|Dec(?:ember|\.|))(?:&nbsp;|_)([12]\d{3})(?=\W\D)", "$1 $2 $3");

 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(Jan(?:uary|\.|)|Feb(?:ruary|\.|)|Mar(?:ch|\.|)|Apr(?:il|\.|)|May|Jun(?:e|\.|)|Jul(?:y|\.|)|Aug(?:ust|\.|)|Sep(?:tember|\.|t\.|)|Oct(?:ober|\.|)|Nov(?:ember|\.|)|Dec(?:ember|\.|))(?:&nbsp;|_)(\d?\d(?:th|st|nd|rd|),?)(?=\W\D)", "$1 $2");
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\d?\d(?:th|st|nd|rd|))(?:&nbsp;|_)(Jan(?:uary|\.|)|Feb(?:ruary|\.|)|Mar(?:ch|\.|)|Apr(?:il|\.|)|May|Jun(?:e|\.|)|Jul(?:y|\.|)|Aug(?:ust|\.|)|Sep(?:tember|\.|t\.|)|Oct(?:ober|\.|)|Nov(?:ember|\.|)|Dec(?:ember|\.|))(?=\W\D)", "$1 $2");

//delink ISO dates
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)\[\[([12]\d{3})(?:\]\]-\[\[|-)(\d\d-\d\d)\]\]", "$1-$2");
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)([12]\d{3})-\[\[(\d\d-\d\d)\]\]", "$1-$2");

//month+day piped to day+month and vice versa
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)\[\[([12]?\d|30|31)(?:th|st|nd|rd|)(?:\s|_)(Jan(?:uary)?|Feb(?:ruary)?|Mar(?:ch)?|Apr(?:il)?|May|June?|July?|Aug(?:ust)?|Sep(?:tember)?|Oct(?:ober)?|Nov(?:ember)?|Dec(?:ember)?)\|(Jan(?:uary)?|Feb(?:ruary)?|Mar(?:ch)?|Apr(?:il)?|May|June?|July?|Aug(?:ust)?|Sep(?:tember)?|Oct(?:ober)?|Nov(?:ember)?|Dec(?:ember))\s([12]?\d|30|31)(?:th|st|nd|rd|)\]\](?=[^\/\-–])", "$2 $1");  //followed by not-slash not-hyphen to eliminate risk of false conversion in flipping
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)([^\/\-–])\[\[(?:(?:Jan(?:uary)?|Feb(?:ruary)?|Mar(?:ch)?|Apr(?:il)?|May|June?|July?|Aug(?:ust)?|Sep(?:tember)?|Oct(?:ober)?|Nov(?:ember)?|Dec(?:ember)?)(?:\s|_)(?:[12]?\d|30|31)(?:th|st|nd|rd|)\|)([12]?\d|30|31)(?:th|st|nd|rd|)\s(Jan(?:uary)?|Feb(?:ruary)?|Mar(?:ch)?|Apr(?:il)?|May|June?|July?|Aug(?:ust)?|Sep(?:tember)?|Oct(?:ober)?|Nov(?:ember)?|Dec(?:ember)?)\]\]", "$1$2 $3");   //preceded by not-slash not-hyphen to eliminate risk of false conversion in flipping

//month+day or day+month piped to wildcard
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)\[\[(?:[12]?\d|30|31)(?:th|st|nd|rd|)\s(?:Jan(?:uary)?|Feb(?:ruary)?|Mar(?:ch)?|Apr(?:il)?|May|June?|July?|Aug(?:ust)?|Sep(?:tember)?|Oct(?:ober)?|Nov(?:ember)?|Dec(?:ember)?)\|([^\]\|\}]*)\]\]", "$1");
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)\[\[(?:Jan(?:uary)?|Feb(?:ruary)?|Mar(?:ch)?|Apr(?:il)?|May|June?|July?|Aug(?:ust)?|Sep(?:tember)?|Oct(?:ober)?|Nov(?:ember)?|Dec(?:ember)?)\s(?:[12]?\d|30|31)(?:th|st|nd|rd|)\|([^\]\|\}]*)\]\]", "$1");

//month+year
//Identify surprise or 'Easter egg' diversions linking month+years to year articles. Turn them into month+year or year links
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)\[\[(?:\d{1,4}#[^\|\]]+\||)((?:January|February|March|April|May|June|July|August|September|October|November|December)(?:\s(?:\d|19|20)\d\d)|)\]\]", "$1");
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)\[\[(?:Jan(?:uary|\.|)|Feb(?:ruary|\.|)|Mar(?:ch|\.|)|Apr(?:il|\.|)|May\.?|Jun(?:e|\.|)|Jul(?:y|\.|)|Aug(?:ust|\.|)|Sep(?:tember|\.|t\.?|)|Oct(?:ober|\.|)|Nov(?:ember|\.|)|Dec(?:ember|\.|))\s(?:(?:\d|19|20)\d\d)\|([^\]]{1,30})\]\]", "$1");

//treating linked ordinal dates (e.g. 4th of July, 25th of May)  
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\[\[|\|)1st of May(\]\])", "$1May Day$2");
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\[\[|\|)4th of July(\]\])", "$1Fourth of July$2");
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)\[\[([12]?\d|30|31)(?:th|st|nd|rd)\s(?:of\s|)(Jan(?:uary)?|Feb(?:ruary)?|Mar(?:ch)?|Apr(?:il)?|May|June?|July?|Aug(?:ust)?|Sep(?:tember)?|Oct(?:ober)?|Nov(?:ember)?|Dec(?:ember)?)\]\]", "$1 $2");
//linked simple month+day or day+month 
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)([^\/\-–])\[\[([12]?\d|30|31)(?:th|st|nd|rd|)\s(Jan(?:uary)?|Feb(?:ruary)?|Mar(?:ch)?|Apr(?:il)?|May|June?|July?|Aug(?:ust)?|Sep(?:tember)?|Oct(?:ober)?|Nov(?:ember)?|Dec(?:ember)?)\]\]", "$1$2 $3");
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)\[\[(Jan(?:uary)?|Feb(?:ruary)?|Mar(?:ch)?|Apr(?:il)?|May|June?|July?|Aug(?:ust)?|Sep(?:tember)?|Oct(?:ober)?|Nov(?:ember)?|Dec(?:ember)?)\s([12]?\d|30|31)(?:th|st|nd|rd|)\]\](?=[^\/\-–]),?", "$2 $1"); //flipping to dmy (attention to the terminal comma)

//linked month name
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)\[\[(?:(?:January|February|March|April|May|June|July|August|September|October|November|December)\||)(Jan(?:uary|\.|)|Feb(?:ruary|\.|)|Mar(?:ch|\.|)|Apr(?:il|\.|)|May\.?|Jun(?:e|\.|)|Jul(?:y|\.|)|Aug(?:ust|\.|)|Sep(?:tember|\.|t\.?|)|Oct(?:ober|\.|)|Nov(?:ember|\.|)|Dec(?:ember|\.|))\]\]", "$1");

//linked days of the week
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)\[\[((?:Mon|Tues|Wednes|Thurs|Fri|Satur|Sun)day)\]\]", "$1");
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)\[\[(?:(?:Mon|Tues|Wednes|Thurs|Fri|Satur|Sun)day)\|((?:Mon|Tues?|Wed|Thur?|Fri|Sat|Sun)\.?)\]\]", "$1");

//remove piped easter egg years when in full date
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)((?:[12]?\d|30|31)\s+(?:January|February|March|April|May|June|July|August|September|October|November|December)),?\s+\[\[[^\|\]]+\|(\d{3,4})\]\]", "$1 $2");
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)((?:January|February|March|April|May|June|July|August|September|October|November|December)\s+(?:[12]?\d|30|31)),?\s+\[\[[^\|\]]+\|(\d{3,4})\]\]", "$1, $2");

//delink dates, strip ordinals
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)\[\[(Jan(?:uary)?|Feb(?:ruary)?|Mar(?:ch)?|Apr(?:il)?|May|June?|July?|Aug(?:ust)?|Sep(?:tember)?|Oct(?:ober)?|Nov(?:ember)?|Dec(?:ember)?)\s(\d?\d)(?:th|st|nd|rd|)\]\],?\s?\[\[(\d{3,4})\]\]", "$2 $1 $3"); //flipping to dmy
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)\[\[(Jan(?:uary)?|Feb(?:ruary)?|Mar(?:ch)?|Apr(?:il)?|May|June?|July?|Aug(?:ust)?|Sep(?:tember)?|Oct(?:ober)?|Nov(?:ember)?|Dec(?:ember)?)\s(\d?\d)(?:th|st|nd|rd|)\]\],?\s?(\d{3,4})(?=\W\D)", "$2 $1 $3"); //flipping to dmy
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)\[\[(Jan(?:uary)?|Feb(?:ruary)?|Mar(?:ch)?|Apr(?:il)?|May|June?|July?|Aug(?:ust)?|Sep(?:tember)?|Oct(?:ober)?|Nov(?:ember)?|Dec(?:ember)?)\s(\d?\d)(?:th|st|nd|rd|)\]\]", "$1 $2");

 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)\[\[(\d?\d)(?:th|st|nd|rd|)\s(Jan(?:uary)?|Feb(?:ruary)?|Mar(?:ch)?|Apr(?:il)?|May|June?|July?|Aug(?:ust)?|Sep(?:tember)?|Oct(?:ober)?|Nov(?:ember)?|Dec(?:ember)?)\]\],?\s?\[\[(\d{1,4})\]\]", "$1 $2 $3");
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)\[\[(\d?\d)(?:th|st|nd|rd|)\s(Jan(?:uary)?|Feb(?:ruary)?|Mar(?:ch)?|Apr(?:il)?|May|June?|July?|Aug(?:ust)?|Sep(?:tember)?|Oct(?:ober)?|Nov(?:ember)?|Dec(?:ember)?)\]\],?\s?(\d{1,4})(?=\W\D)", "$1 $2 $3");
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)\[\[(\d?\d)(?:th|st|nd|rd|)\s(Jan(?:uary)?|Feb(?:ruary)?|Mar(?:ch)?|Apr(?:il)?|May|June?|July?|Aug(?:ust)?|Sep(?:tember)?|Oct(?:ober)?|Nov(?:ember)?|Dec(?:ember)?)\]\](?=\W\D)", "$1 $2");

// decades and years
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)\[\[\d{1,3}0\'?s?(?:\s\(decade\)|)\|([^\]]+)\]\]", "$1");
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)\[\[(\d{1,3}0)\'?s\]\]", "$1s");
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)\[\[(\d{1,3}0)\'?(s)?\s(AD|BC|CE|BCE)\]\]", "$1$2 $3");
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)\[\[\d{1,3}0\'?s?\s(?:AD|BC|CE|BCE)\|([^\]]+)\]\]", "$1");
//year: now remove unprotected linked years
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)\[\[(?:1[0-9]|20)\d{2}\|([^\]]+)\]\]", "$1");
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)\[\[((?:1[0-9]|20)?\d\d)\]\]", "$1");

///WITHIN TEMPLATE PARAMETERS
//Remove ordinal 
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)(?:th|st|nd|rd)\s(Jan(?:uary)?|Feb(?:ruary)?|Mar(?:ch)?|Apr(?:il)?|May|June?|July?|Aug(?:ust)?|Sep(?:tember)?|Oct(?:ober)?|Nov(?:ember)?|Dec(?:ember)?)\s+([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 $3 $4");
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)(Jan(?:uary)?|Feb(?:ruary)?|Mar(?:ch)?|Apr(?:il)?|May|June?|July?|Aug(?:ust)?|Sep(?:tember)?|Oct(?:ober)?|Nov(?:ember)?|Dec(?:ember)?)\s+([0-2]?\d|30|31)(?:th|st|nd|rd),?\s([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 $3, $4");

//remove days of the week
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(date\s*=\s*)(?:(?:Mon|Tues|Wednes|Thurs|Fri|Satur|Sun)day,?)\s", "$1");
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(date\s*=\s*)(?:(?:Mon|Tues?|Wed|Thur?|Fri|Sat|Sun)[\.,]?)\s", "$1");
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(date\s*=\s*)[0-2]?\d:[0-5]\d(?:\s|&nbsp;)(?:[ap]m |[ap]\.m\. |)([A-Z]{1,2}T|UTC)[\.,]?\s?", "$1");

//remove time-stamping strings after date
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(date\s*=\s*(?:[0-2]?\d|30|31)(?:th|st|nd|rd|)\s+(?:Jan(?:uary)?|Feb(?:ruary)?|Mar(?:ch)?|Apr(?:il)?|May|June?|July?|Aug(?:ust)?|Sep(?:tember)?|Oct(?:ober)?|Nov(?:ember)?|Dec(?:ember)?)\+(?:[12]\d{3}))[^\|\}]*[0-2]?\d:[0-5]\d(?:\s|&nbsp;)(?:[ap]m |[ap]\.m\. |)([A-Z]{1,2}T|UTC)[^\|\}]*(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1");
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(date\s*=\s*(?:Jan(?:uary)?|Feb(?:ruary)?|Mar(?:ch)?|Apr(?:il)?|May|June?|July?|Aug(?:ust)?|Sep(?:tember)?|Oct(?:ober)?|Nov(?:ember)?|Dec(?:ember)?)\s+(?:[0-2]?\d|30|31)(?:th|st|nd|rd|),?\s+(?:[12]\d{3}))[^\|\}]*[0-2]?\d:[0-5]\d(?:\s|&nbsp;)(?:[ap]m |[ap]\.m\. |)([A-Z]{1,2}T|UTC)[^\|\}]*(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1");

//rem ordinals - Date ranges
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(date\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)(?:th|st|nd|rd|)\s(?:[\-–]|to)\s([0-2]?\d|30|31)(?:th|st|nd|rd|)\s(Jan(?:uary|\.|)|Feb(?:ruary|\.|)|Mar(?:ch|\.|)|Apr(?:il|\.|)|May\.?|Jun(?:e|\.|)|Jul(?:y|\.|)|Aug(?:ust|\.|)|Sep(?:tember|\.|t\.|)|Oct(?:ober|\.|)|Nov(?:ember|\.|)|Dec(?:ember|\.|)) ((?:\d|1[5-9]|20)?\d\d)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2–$3 $4 $5");
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(date\s*=\s*)(Jan(?:uary|\.|)|Feb(?:ruary|\.|)|Mar(?:ch|\.|)|Apr(?:il|\.|)|May\.?|Jun(?:e|\.|)|Jul(?:y|\.|)|Aug(?:ust|\.|)|Sep(?:tember|\.|t\.|)|Oct(?:ober|\.|)|Nov(?:ember|\.|)|Dec(?:ember|\.|))\s(?:the\s|)([0-2]?\d|30|31)(?:th|st|nd|rd|)\s(?:[\-–]|to)\s(?:the\s|)([0-2]?\d|30|31)(?:th|st|nd|rd|),? ((?:\d|1[5-9]|20)?\d\d)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 $3–$4, $5"); 

//rem ordinals - simple dates
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(date\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)(?:th|st|nd|rd|)(?:\sof\s?|)\s(Jan(?:uary|\.|)|Feb(?:ruary|\.|)|Mar(?:ch|\.|)|Apr(?:il|\.|)|May\.?|Jun(?:e|\.|)|Jul(?:y|\.|)|Aug(?:ust|\.|)|Sep(?:tember|\.|t\.|)|Oct(?:ober|\.|)|Nov(?:ember|\.|)|Dec(?:ember|\.|))\s((?:\d|1[5-9]|20)?\d\d)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 $3 $4");
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(date\s*=\s*)(Jan(?:uary|\.|)|Feb(?:ruary|\.|)|Mar(?:ch|\.|)|Apr(?:il|\.|)|May\.?|Jun(?:e|\.|)|Jul(?:y|\.|)|Aug(?:ust|\.|)|Sep(?:tember|\.|t\.|)|Oct(?:ober|\.|)|Nov(?:ember|\.|)|Dec(?:ember|\.|))\s(?:the\s)?([0-2]?\d|30|31)(?:th|st|nd|rd),?\s((?:\d|1[5-9]|20)?\d\d)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1 $2$3$4");

//mixed dd-mmm-yyyy format with months (using hyphens and dashes), convert to dmy
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)[\-–](Jan(?:uary|\.|)|Feb(?:ruary|\.|)|Mar(?:ch|\.|)|Apr(?:il|\.|)|May\.?|Jun(?:e|\.|)|Jul(?:y|\.|)|Aug(?:ust|\.|)|Sep(?:tember|\.|t\.?|)|Oct(?:ober|\.|)|Nov(?:ember|\.|)|Dec(?:ember|\.|))[\-–]((?:\d|19|20)\d\d)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 $3 $4");

//mixed yyyy-mmm-dd format with months (using hyphens and dashes), convert to dmy
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)((?:\d|19|20)\d\d)[\-– ](Jan(?:uary|\.|)|Feb(?:ruary|\.|)|Mar(?:ch|\.|)|Apr(?:il|\.|)|May\.?|Jun(?:e|\.|)|Jul(?:y|\.|)|Aug(?:ust|\.|)|Sep(?:tember|\.|t\.?|)|Oct(?:ober|\.|)|Nov(?:ember|\.|)|Dec(?:ember|\.|))[\-– ]([0-2]?\d|30|31)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$4 $3 $2");

///CONVERTING
//Slash dates (assuming international) to dmy
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/0?1\/([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 January $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/0?2\/([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 February $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/0?3\/([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 March $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/0?4\/([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 April $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/0?5\/([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 May $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/0?6\/([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 June $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/0?7\/([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 July $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/0?8\/([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 August $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/0?9\/([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 September $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/10\/([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 October $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/11\/([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 November $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/12\/([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 December $3");
 
//2-digit year – (assuming international) - 30s to 90s -> returns 1930s to 1990s
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/0?1\/([3-9]\d)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 January 19$3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/0?2\/([3-9]\d)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 February 19$3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/0?3\/([3-9]\d)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 March 19$3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/0?4\/([3-9]\d)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 April 19$3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/0?5\/([3-9]\d)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 May 19$3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/0?6\/([3-9]\d)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 June 19$3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/0?7\/([3-9]\d)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 July 19$3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/0?8\/([3-9]\d)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 August 19$3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/0?9\/([3-9]\d)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 September 19$3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/10\/([3-9]\d)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 October 19$3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/11\/([3-9]\d)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 November 19$3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/12\/([3-9]\d)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 December 19$3");

//2-digit year – (assuming international) 00 to 10 -> returns 2000s to 2010s)
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/0?1\/([01]\d)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 January 20$3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/0?2\/([01]\d)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 February 20$3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/0?3\/([01]\d)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 March 20$3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/0?4\/([01]\d)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 April 20$3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/0?5\/([01]\d)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 May 20$3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/0?6\/([01]\d)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 June 20$3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/0?7\/([01]\d)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 July 20$3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/0?8\/([01]\d)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 August 20$3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/0?9\/([01]\d)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 September 20$3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/10\/([01]\d)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 October 20$3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/11\/([01]\d)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 November 20$3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)\/12\/([01]\d)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 December 20$3");

//numerical format with hyphens and dashes (dd-mm-yyyy) to dmy
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)[\-–]0?1[\-–]([1-2]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 January $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d)[\-–]0?2[\-–]([1-2]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 February $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)[\-–]0?3[\-–]([1-2]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 March $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)[\-–]0?4[\-–]([1-2]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 April $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)[\-–]0?5[\-–]([1-2]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 May $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)[\-–]0?6[\-–]([1-2]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 June $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)[\-–]0?7[\-–]([1-2]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 July $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)[\-–]0?8[\-–]([1-2]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 August $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)[\-–]0?9[\-–]([1-2]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 September $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)[\-–]10[\-–]([1-2]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 October $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)[\-–]11[\-–]([1-2]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 November $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)[\-–]12[\-–]([1-2]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 December $3");

//improperly formatted access dates with endashes (yyyy–mm–dd) and/or missing zeros to ISO
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\|\s*(?:access|archive|)date[ ]*=[ ]*)([1-2]\d{3})[–—]([0-2]?\d)[–—]([0-2]?\d|30|31)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2-$3-$4"); //ndashes and emdashes
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\|\s*(?:access|archive|[\w _]*|)date[ ]*=[ ]*)([1-2]\d{3})-(\d)-([0-2]\d|30|31)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2-0$3-$4"); //ndashes and emdashes
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\|\s*(?:access|archive|[\w _]*|)date[ ]*=[ ]*)([1-2]\d{3})-([0-1]\d)-(\d)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2-$3-0$4"); //ndashes and emdashes
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\|\s*(?:access|archive|[\w _]*|)date[ ]*=[ ]*)([1-2]\d{3})-(\d)-(\d)(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2-0$3-0$4"); //ndashes and emdashes
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\|\s*accessdate[ ]*=[ ]*)([1-2]\d{3})-(00?)-(\d{1,2})(?=\s*[\|\}])", ""); //ndashes and emdashes
 
//convert md-mdy date ranges to dm-dmy
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)(Jan(?:uary|\.|)|Feb(?:ruary|\.|)|Mar(?:ch|\.|)|Apr(?:il|\.|)|May|Jun(?:e|\.|)|Jul(?:y|\.|)|Aug(?:ust|\.|)|Sep(?:tember|\.|t\.|)|Oct(?:ober|\.|)|Nov(?:ember|\.|)|Dec(?:ember|\.|))\s([0-2]?\d|30|31)(?:th|st|nd|rd|)(\/|\s?[\-–]\s?|\s(?:and|to|&)\s)([0-2]?\d|30|31)(?:th|st|nd|rd|),?\s(?:of\s)?([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$3$4$5 $2 $6");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)(?:th|st|nd|rd|)(\/|\s?[\-–]\s?|\s(?:and|to|&)\s)([0-2]?\d|30|31)(?:th|st|nd|rd|)\s(Jan(?:uary|\.|)|Feb(?:ruary|\.|)|Mar(?:ch|\.|)|Apr(?:il|\.|)|May|Jun(?:e|\.|)|Jul(?:y|\.|)|Aug(?:ust|\.|)|Sep(?:tember|\.|t\.|)|Oct(?:ober|\.|)|Nov(?:ember|\.|)|Dec(?:ember|\.|))\s([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2$3$4 $5 $6");

//'md–mdy,' to 'dm–dmy,'
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)(Jan(?:uary|\.|)|Feb(?:ruary|\.|)|Mar(?:ch|\.|)|Apr(?:il|\.|)|May|Jun(?:e|\.|)|Jul(?:y|\.|)|Aug(?:ust|\.|)|Sep(?:tember|\.|t\.|)|Oct(?:ober|\.|)|Nov(?:ember|\.|)|Dec(?:ember|\.|))\s([0-2]?\d|30|31)(?:&[nm]dash;|[\-–])((Jan(?:uary|\.|)|Feb(?:ruary|\.|)|Mar(?:ch|\.|)|Apr(?:il|\.|)|May|Jun(?:e|\.|)|Jul(?:y|\.|)|Aug(?:ust|\.|)|Sep(?:tember|\.|t\.|)|Oct(?:ober|\.|)|Nov(?:ember|\.|)|Dec(?:ember|\.|))) ([0-2]?\d|30|31),? ([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$3–$5 $2 $4"); 

//convert simple mdy dates to dmy
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)(Jan(?:uary|\.|)|Feb(?:ruary|\.|)|Mar(?:ch|\.|)|Apr(?:il|\.|)|May|Jun(?:e|\.|)|Jul(?:y|\.|)|Aug(?:ust|\.|)|Sep(?:tember|\.|t\.|)|Oct(?:ober|\.|)|Nov(?:ember|\.|)|Dec(?:ember|\.|))\s([0-2]?\d|30|31)(?:th|st|nd|rd|),?\s([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$3 $2 $4");
//  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\|\s*(?:ship\s[\w]*|first flight|introduced|released)\s*=\s*)(Jan(?:uary|\.|)|Feb(?:ruary|\.|)|Mar(?:ch|\.|)|Apr(?:il|\.|)|May|Jun(?:e|\.|)|Jul(?:y|\.|)|Aug(?:ust|\.|)|Sep(?:tember|\.|t\.|)|Oct(?:ober|\.|)|Nov(?:ember|\.|)|Dec(?:ember|\.|))\s([0-2]?\d|30|31)(?:th|st|nd|rd|),?\s([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$3 $2 $4");
//convert simple mdy dates to dmy (loose retrieval or access dates)

//convert simple mdy dates to dmy (non-citation template)
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*(?:Access|Archiv|Publish|Retriev)ed(?: on|: |)\s*)(Jan(?:uary|\.|)|Feb(?:ruary|\.|)|Mar(?:ch|\.|)|Apr(?:il|\.|)|May|Jun(?:e|\.|)|Jul(?:y|\.|)|Aug(?:ust|\.|)|Sep(?:tember|\.|t\.|)|Oct(?:ober|\.|)|Nov(?:ember|\.|)|Dec(?:ember|\.|))\s([0-2]?\d|30|31)(?:th|st|nd|rd|),?\s([12]\d{3})(?=\W\D)", "$1$3 $2 $4");

///CLEAN-UP  
//Remove ordinal (repeat)
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(s*=\s*)([0-2]?\d|30|31)(?:th|st|nd|rd|)\s+(Jan(?:uary)?|Feb(?:ruary)?|Mar(?:ch)?|Apr(?:il)?|May|June?|July?|Aug(?:ust)?|Sep(?:tember)?|Oct(?:ober)?|Nov(?:ember)?|Dec(?:ember)?)\s+([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 $3 $4");
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)(Jan(?:uary)?|Feb(?:ruary)?|Mar(?:ch)?|Apr(?:il)?|May|June?|July?|Aug(?:ust)?|Sep(?:tember)?|Oct(?:ober)?|Nov(?:ember)?|Dec(?:ember)?)\s+([0-2]?\d|30|31)(?:th|st|nd|rd|),?\s+([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$3 $2 $4");

//remove leading zeros
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)0(\d)\s(Jan(?:uary|\.|)|Feb(?:ruary|\.|)|Mar(?:ch|\.|)|Apr(?:il|\.|)|May|Jun(?:e|\.|)|Jul(?:y|\.|)|Aug(?:ust|\.|)|Sep(?:tember|\.|t\.|)|Oct(?:ober|\.|)|Nov(?:ember|\.|)|Dec(?:ember|\.|))\s*([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 $3 $4");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)(Jan(?:uary|\.|)|Feb(?:ruary|\.|)|Mar(?:ch|\.|)|Apr(?:il|\.|)|May|Jun(?:e|\.|)|Jul(?:y|\.|)|Aug(?:ust|\.|)|Sep(?:tember|\.|t\.|)|Oct(?:ober|\.|)|Nov(?:ember|\.|)|Dec(?:ember|\.|))\s0(\d),\s*([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$3 $2 $4");

// rem redundant spaces (and commas)
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([1-2]?\d|30|31)\s+(Jan(?:uary)?|Feb(?:ruary)?|Mar(?:ch)?|Apr(?:il)?|May|June?|July?|Aug(?:ust)?|Sep(?:tember)?|Oct(?:ober)?|Nov(?:ember)?|Dec(?:ember)?),\s+([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 $3 $4");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)(Jan(?:uary)?|Feb(?:ruary)?|Mar(?:ch)?|Apr(?:il)?|May|June?|July?|Aug(?:ust)?|Sep(?:tember)?|Oct(?:ober)?|Nov(?:ember)?|Dec(?:ember)?)\s+([1-2]?\d|30|31),?,?\s+([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$3 $2 $4");

  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)(Jan(?:uary)?|Feb(?:ruary)?|Mar(?:ch)?|Apr(?:il)?|May|June?|July?|Aug(?:ust)?|Sep(?:tember)?|Oct(?:ober)?|Nov(?:ember)?|Dec(?:ember)?),\s+([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 $3");

// expand month names
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([1-2]?\d|30|31)\s+Jan\.?\s+([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 January $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([1-2]?\d)\s+Fe[bv]\.?\s+([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 February $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([1-2]?\d|30|31)\s+Mar\.?\s+([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 March $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([1-2]?\d|30|31)\s+Apr\.?\s+([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 April $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([1-2]?\d|30|31)\s+Ma[iy]\.?\s+([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 May $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([1-2]?\d|30|31)\s+Jun[i\.]?\s+([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 June $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([1-2]?\d|30|31)\s+Jul[i\.]?\s+([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 July $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([1-2]?\d|30|31)\s+Aug\.?\s+([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 August $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([1-2]?\d|30|31)\s+Sept?\.?\s+([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 September $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([1-2]?\d|30|31)\s+O[ck]t\.?\s+([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 October $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([1-2]?\d|30|31)\s+Nov\.?\s+([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 November $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)([1-2]?\d|30|31)\s+De[cz]\.?\s+([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1$2 December $3");

  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)Jan\.?\s+([1-2]?\d|30|31),\s+([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1January $2, $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)Fe[bv]\.?\s+([1-2]?\d),\s+([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1February $2, $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)Mar\.?\s+([1-2]?\d|30|31),\s+([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1March $2, $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)A[bpv]r\.?\s+([1-2]?\d|30|31),\s+([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1April $2, $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)Ma[iy]\.?\s+([1-2]?\d|30|31),\s+([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1May $2, $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)Jun[i\.]?\s+([1-2]?\d|30|31),\s+([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1June $2, $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)Jul[i\.]?\s+([1-2]?\d|30|31),\s+([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1July $2, $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)Aug\.?\s+([1-2]?\d|30|31),\s+([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1August $2, $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)Sept?\.?\s+([1-2]?\d|30|31),\s+([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1September $2, $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)O[ck]t\.?\s+([1-2]?\d|30|31),\s+([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1October $2, $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)Nov\.?\s+([1-2]?\d|30|31),\s+([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1November $2, $3");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\s*=\s*)De[cz]\.?\s+([1-2]?\d|30|31),\s+([12]\d{3})(?=\s*[\|\}])", "$1December $2, $3");

  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\|\s?date\s*\=\s*[^\|\}<>]*)(\s?\|[^}<>]*|)\|\s?date\s*\=\s*[^\|\}<>]*(?=[\s\.]*[\|\}])", "$1$2");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)\|\s?date(\s?=\s?[12]\d{3}\s*[\|\}])", "|year$1");
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"\|\s*author\s*=(?=\s*[\|\}])", ""); 

//return artefacts from DASHBot to its original location
 ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)(\|\s?deadurl=\s?(?:yes|no))(<!--DASHBot-->)", "$2$1"); 

        //tagging for 'Use dmy dates|date='
  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)\{\{(use (dmy|mdy) dates|dmy|mdy)(\|[^}]*)?\}\}\n?", "");
//  ArticleText=Regex.Replace(ArticleText, @"(?i)\{\{reflist\}\}", "{{reflist|2}}");
 
 
return ht.AddBack(ArticleText);

return ArticleText;
}
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