Talk:25th meridian west from Washington

Date format
I wonder why the dates in the 25th meridian west from Washington article look so awkward. Anyway, that is my opinion; maybe someone else likes them.

The dates look approximately like this: In stead of something like
 * On 1861 - 01-29 ...
 * "On January 29, 1861..." or "In 1861, on January 29..."

I was going to change these dates to something like "January 29 1861", but I hesitate. The dates have probably been styled that way for some specific purpose that I do not yet understand. I guess that is has something to do with reader's date formatting preference. Can somebody answer these questions: Johan Lont 10:00, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Am I the only person that finds those dates look awkward?
 * 2) Is it okay if I edit them?

These dates are automatically displayed in each user's preferred date and time format. Please change your preferred date format in the "my preferences" display. Thanks, --Buaidh 13:00, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your advice, but I prefer to stick to the default formatting. At least I will be able to see what my edits look like to the ocasional user. I also got some informative replies on my question at the Help desk. However, I will not edit the dates in this article. Johan Lont 14:27, 2 April 2007 (UTC)