Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Medieval Chronological Timeline

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The result of the debate was keep (no consensus). Sjakkalle (Check!) 07:04, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Medieval Chronological Timeline

List of dates for 1000+ years of European history with no qualifier. Too open-ended, allready handled in the 1000 AD style pages. Any dubious notion of significant or important date is POV, Medieval history is as complex as modern history (ie. its not just politics). Every year, indeed every month or even every day can have a notable date. Normally these types of lists are found in books that have a defined scope, not a general purpose unlimited scope encyclopedia. Stbalbach 14:10, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

• Delete, redundant. — Phil Welch 21:38, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
• Delete per my comments above (not sure if that counted as a vote). Stbalbach 23:43, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
• Keep expand and cleanup. Notable historical timeline although should advise the beginning and end of the medieval period and should outline significance of these events. This would be highly useful for people studying the medieval period. Capitalistroadster 00:41, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

• Delete. Pointlessly simplistic duplication. But if it keeps listmakers from crayoning on the walls, then it's harmless. --Wetman 08:59, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

• Keep Medieval history is complex, and this page can be expanded to include more artistic and scientific breakthroughs. I did not create the original post, but updated it significantly (I did not realize pages could be deleted, actually). I am prone to such lists, as that is the way I order my historical studies. I don't agree that such a thing is handled in the AD pages, as suggested by the first user (above), in that I find them to be woefully inadequate and difficult to follow. I also agree that an intro be added describing the medieval period, as well as delineations for the Low, Middle and High ages. egthegreat 18 Sept 20050
• Keep I can see no reason to delete this. --Apyule 05:30, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
• Comment. The problem is there is no universal agreement of what should or should not be on the list. So, I might add the birthdays of 45+ Gothic artists from the 12-14th century, doubling the size of the list. Or, perhaps the founding date of 100s of Crusader state castles. Does that make it a better list? What should not be on the list? It is so open ended as to be of no value. These types of lists are usually personal in nature, dates that are important to you. Stbalbach 14:14, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
  • While you make interesting points, I don't think that they are enough to delete the article. A consensus for the content of the timeline can be developed on the talk page using standard wiki process, like for individual years. Just because there are some bad lists out there doesn't mean that this timeline should go. --Apyule 01:16, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

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