The as of technique is a way to deal with statements that date quickly. Some articles have information that is valid only for a specific moment in history. If you suspect that the article will become significantly out of date in years to come, and want to ensure that people will update it, please include a link [[As of nnnn]], with year of validity. That way, it will be easy to find articles with possibly outdated information. More detailed tags are possible, and perhaps even sometimes desirable. However, the year will generally be sufficient and is desirable for simplicity's sake. For more information, please visit Ireland Information Guide talk:As of.
Each "As of" page needs to redirect to the year in question, and include a message describing its purpose. The redirects can be marked with {{R for as of}} - this allows locating the articles easily by clicking Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:R for as of. Code the "As of nnnn" page as like:
#REDIRECT 2004
{{R for as of}}
Another efficient way to find newly created "as of" pages is to use Special:Allpages/As of. Please add new "as of" pages to the list below.
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[[As of (month) (year)]] form is deprecated and should be avoided, as described above. Adjust articles to the standard form, where found. To link a statement which may be specific to a month or date, code as:
Deprecated pages: