Improved wording in hard fork schedule section

changed hard forking to hard fork and fixed data format
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## Monero software updates and consensus protocol changes (hard forking) ## Monero software updates and consensus protocol changes (hard fork schedule)
Monero uses a hardforking mechanism to implement new features which requires that Monero uses a fixed-schedule hard fork mechanism to implement new features. This means that users of Monero (end users and service providers) need to run current versions and update their software on a regular schedule. Here is the current schedule, versions, and compatibility.
users of Monero software run current versions and update their software on a Dates are provided in the format YYYY-MM-DD.
regular schedule. Here is the current schedule, versions, and compatibility.
Dates are provided in the format YYYYMMDD.
| Date | Consensus version | Minimum Monero Version | Recommended Monero Version | Details | | Fork Date | Consensus version | Minimum Monero Version | Recommended Monero Version | Details |
| ----------------- | ----------------- | ---------------------- | -------------------------- | ------------------ | | ----------------- | ----------------- | ---------------------- | -------------------------- | ------------------ |
| 2016-09-21 | v3 | v0.9.4 | v0.10.0 | Splits coinbase into denominations | | 2016-09-21 | v3 | v0.9.4 | v0.10.0 | Splits coinbase into denominations |
| 2017-01-05 | v4 | v0.10.1 | v0.10.2.2 | Allow normal and RingCT transactions | | 2017-01-05 | v4 | v0.10.1 | v0.10.2.2 | Allow normal and RingCT transactions |