diff -r d07cde311630 -r 0010dde5352a sobjects/test/unittest_parsers.py
--- a/sobjects/test/unittest_parsers.py	Tue Jul 26 16:49:10 2011 +0200
+++ b/sobjects/test/unittest_parsers.py	Tue Jul 26 16:50:02 2011 +0200
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@
         self.assertEqual(user.cwuri, 'http://pouet.org/5')
         self.assertEqual(user.cw_source[0].name, 'myfeed')
 
-    def test_missing_fti_attribute(self):
+    def test_noerror_missing_fti_attribute(self):
         dfsource = self.repo.sources_by_uri['myfeed']
         session = self.repo.internal_session()
         parser = dfsource._get_parser(session)
@@ -273,6 +273,21 @@
 </rset>
 '''], raise_on_error=True)
 
+    def test_noerror_unspecified_date(self):
+        dfsource = self.repo.sources_by_uri['myfeed']
+        session = self.repo.internal_session()
+        parser = dfsource._get_parser(session)
+        dfsource.process_urls(parser, ['''
+<rset size="1">
+ <Card eid="50" cwuri="http://pouet.org/50" cwsource="system">
+  <title>how-to</title>
+  <content>how-to</content>
+  <synopsis>how-to</synopsis>
+  <creation_date/>
+ </Card>
+</rset>
+'''], raise_on_error=True)
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     from logilab.common.testlib import unittest_main
     unittest_main()