Talk:List of common misconceptions about the Middle Ages

Suggested name
This isn't a formal move discussion yet, but I think a better title would be "List of misconceptions about the Middle Ages", to be more consistent with other similar articles. Also, while myth has various definitions, it is more formally used to describe traditional narratives like the various origin myths, flood myths, etc. Finally, If we look at the sources list, we see "facts and fictions", "misconceptions", etc. — Paleo  Neonate  – 11:59, 30 December 2020 (UTC)

Requested move 4 January 2021

 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. 

The result of the move request was: Moved  (t &#183; c)  buidhe  20:23, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

List of myths about the Middle Ages → List of common misconceptions about the Middle Ages – This would be consistent with List of common misconceptions, List of common misconceptions about language learning, etc. Myth is more formally used in relation to traditional narratives like origin myth, flood myth, etc. — Paleo Neonate  – 20:17, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Support per nomination. "Common misconceptions", which is generally understood as referring to widely held mistaken beliefs, is a more apt form than "myths", which may be associated with tales of fantasy and ancient religions, such as those represented by Greek mythology. —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 01:35, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Support for precision and consistency. Adrian J. Hunter(talk•contribs) 01:56, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Support less potential for ambiguity.--65.92.160.124 (talk) 04:38, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Support agree with the rest, "myths" could suggest other interpretations. RedPanda25 15:42, 7 January 2021 (UTC)


 * Support Title better reflect what thr article is about. Hemiauchenia (talk) 05:08, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Support "Myths" could also mean list of myths that originated in the Middle Ages.ZXCVBNM (TALK) 11:46, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

Possible improvements
While in general the sources and examples are good, it's also common apologetics discourse to select such in attempt to minimize the merits of progress achieved since the Middle Ages. Some things that are more anecdotes were originally presented as narratives, something that has been improved by renaming the article and some minor copy-editing. It's probably still possible to improve by reworking the lead to be shorter and to include the criteria for topic inclusion (it's a list class article). — Paleo Neonate  – 04:22, 13 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Open to ideas. In my opinion, I believe this page would benefit from source improvement and significant example expansion before we move on to the more nitty gritty.
 * Editshmedt (talk) 02:05, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Angels and Pins
I had heard elsewhere that the "angels dancing on the head of a pin" was the equivalent of a common assignment in undergraduate philosophy, the point being to get the student to distinguish between a thing that is located and a thing that is extended. 203.13.3.93 (talk) 23:57, 9 July 2023 (UTC)