Rather than have a montage (the approach taken on some articles), or a single image, why not consider image rotation? Have five (or less, maybe not more) images, with a different one each day (or change them every month or some other time period - the change occurs automatically and I think a bot purges the page). This would help for really broad topics where a number of excellent, high-quality and relevant images, could be considered for the lead image. Or are you saying that no other images have enough consensus to join the current image in a possible rotation queue? For those who may not understand what I'm referring to, I'm suggesting that the image rotation that was used for the TFA box during the Main Page appearance, as detailed here (where you commented) be considered for use on the article itself. Ealdgyth - Talk 12:54, 13 September 2013 (UTC) I'm not talking about which image should be the lead image (that is a different discussion, I thought my heading of 'Rotating images' would make that clear? I've changed the section header in case that wasn't clear). I'd love to use an image from Charlemagne's chapel at Aachen - but the level of detail is not captured well in any photos I've seen yet. I'm not married to the helmet image but I really think we need to use something that isn't from the last third of the period nor a manuscript image. Carcharoth ( talk) 01:39, 13 September 2013 (UTC) I've suggested plenty of other photos for the lead image shot - but none have ever gained traction. Has that been done before, or is that the first time? And given the arguments about the lead image, might it be possible to have the lead image rotating in the article itself? Or would that really be, er, five times the argument, or (worse) lead to 10, 20 or more images being queued up for the lead image rotation queue. I like the way the WP:TFA image used on the Main Page rotated between five different images.
Srnec ( talk) 13:55, 13 September 2013 (UTC) Image rotation for lead image Can you add to the caption why is this picture is representative of the subject of the article? - 62.161.183.27 ( talk) 07:36, 12 September 2013 (UTC) There is no such thing as a picture representative of the Middle Ages. I was actually surprised that this particular image is the lead of this article. Therefore, I won't argue about the image itself but about its caption. I see that there was a lot of discussion for the lead image. Hi, first kudos for you great work on this hard-to-write article. Every dictionary treats it as a plural noun. It's only a matter of style if being grammatically correct is a "matter of style." "Middle Ages" is clearly a plural noun and the article as written is just wrong. Peter Isotalo 21:41, 12 September 2013 (UTC) So nothing meaningful to argue about here, really. Eric Corbett 21:24, 12 September 2013 (UTC) Judging by a quick glance on Google Books in searches for "the Middle Ages were/was", both are used. To consider the Middle Ages as a plural would imply that there were many Middle Ages, only one of which is covered by this article. "? There's really only one right answer to that question: can you guess what it is? Here's a hint for you. Hollyperidol 07:33, 12 September 2013 (UTC) What do you think? Would you prefer "the Middle Ages was.
Should "the Middle Ages" be referred to as if it were a plural or a singular noun? This also follows from the information presented when going to the link of manorialism. I believe the two terms and their explanation are mixed up in this sentence: ' Manorialism, the organization of peasants into villages that owed rent and labour services to the nobles, and feudalism, the political structure whereby knights and lower-status nobles owed military service to their overlords in return for the right to rent from lands and manors, were two of the ways society was organised in the High Middle Ages.' Feudalism is the organization of peasants into villages that owed rent and labour services to the nobles and Manorialism the political structure whereby knights and lower-status nobles owed military service to their overlords in return for the right to rent from lands and manors.