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Article milestones Date Process Result April 19, 2012 Good article nominee Listed April 17, 2013 Peer review Reviewed May 26, 2013 Featured article candidate Promoted June 16, 2024 Copyedited November 8, 2024 Featured article review Demoted Current status: Former featured article

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Section sizes Section size for Middle Ages (39 sections) Section name Byte count Section total (Top) 6,091 6,091 Terminology and periodisation 5,233 5,233 Later Roman Empire 8,392 8,392 Early Middle Ages 50 52,006 New societies 6,026 6,026 Byzantine survival 3,930 3,930 Western society 6,251 6,251 Rise of Islam 3,031 3,031 Trade and economy 1,848 1,848 Church and monasticism 4,818 4,818 Carolingian Europe 5,577 5,577 Carolingian Renaissance 1,903 1,903 Breakup of the Carolingian Empire 5,581 5,581 New kingdoms and Byzantine revival 5,710 5,710 Art and architecture 3,903 3,903 Military and technological developments 3,378 3,378 High Middle Ages 48 42,468 Society and economic life 10,897 10,897 Rise of state power 8,165 8,165 Crusades 5,493 5,493 Intellectual life 4,341 4,341 Technology and military 4,172 4,172 Architecture, art, and music 4,977 4,977 Church life 4,375 4,375 Late Middle Ages 48 26,696 War, famine, and plague 3,200 3,200 Society and economy 2,624 2,624 State resurgence 5,745 5,745 Collapse of Byzantium 1,592 1,592 Controversy within the Church 3,522 3,522 Scholars, intellectuals, and exploration 4,101 4,101 Technological and military developments 2,612 2,612 Late medieval art and architecture 3,252 3,252 Modern perceptions 3,436 3,436 Notes 32 32 Citations 32 32 References 21,189 21,189 Further reading 1,419 1,419 External links 1,823 1,823 Total 168,817 168,817

Give the Three period in western Tradition 49.145.105.128 (talk) 12:10, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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The word “spelt” should be “spelled.” (First paragraph) 2601:602:D280:B3B0:DD7B:562E:E31D:40A7 (talk) 04:33, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not in British English according to the OED, and the aticle is tagged as British English. Norfolkbigfish (talk) 08:07, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Norfolkbigfish: I highly appreciate your constant attempts to contribute to our community efforts. However, please try to avoid original research and also try to use the "Preview" button before saving your edits to avoid obviously distructive edits. For instance, could your refer to reliable sources stating that the Middle Ages "saw the rise of agriculture as the primary economic force", or to scholarly works suggesting that Germanic migrations began in the Early Middle Ages? I know that WP can be edited by any editors but editors who do not have a certain level of knowledge about an article's topic can hardly improve it without familiarising themselves with the relevant literature. Sorry, I must revert all your edits because they did not improve the article, and I do not have time to correct all of your misinterpretations. Borsoka (talk) 01:53, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There were review comments unactioned at Wik.ipedia.Pro:Featured article review/Middle Ages/archive1 since the 21st October, so in attempt to move these on I summarized the lead and another section as the comments suggested. No factual information was added. The article says Scholarly consensus characterises the period by the economic predominance of agriculture and the issue with Germanic migrations required a tweak in language to position this as a precursor to Early Middle Ages rather than a constituent part. A reversion was therefore disproportionate. Norfolkbigfish (talk) 11:25, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please compare the verified text you quoted from the article what you wrote before commenting. If a short text contains two unverified statements, its total reversion is not dispoportionate. Borsoka (talk) 11:32, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I must apologise before the whole community because my edits destroyed an FA and as a consequence it was delisted. The destroyed version must obviously be restored because our readers cannot be forced to read a version representing a lower standard than the restored version. I urge the original nominators to re-nominate their version. I will show my contrition for my distruptive edits by comments during the process. Borsoka (talk) 02:37, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I added a new main picture because it was chosen through compromise, not through my bludgeoing tactics. Borsoka (talk) 02:40, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]