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The section oddly titled "Transmission" contains material that, in many other articles in wikipedia, would be labeled "Legacy". I propose to rename the section. This would also address complaints about a missing section with the name "Legacy". Please comment with rename or keep. Johnjbarton (talk) 18:22, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I just want to clarify. It's 2025 and we are using "Before Christ" for measuring time for the general public, even if swaths of humanity do not believe Jesus was "Christ" and even though we have a widely adopted alternative? And the rationale is (checks notes) because it is one letter shorter? I wonder what Mark Twain would have to say about that. 69.41.96.248 (talk) 15:50, 8 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Twain would have maintained good humour about it. There are thousands of usages in English (and every other language) that don't make a lot of sense literally or etymologically, that's how we earthlings speak. No doubt on planet Vogon, everything is much more rational. Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:53, 8 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Why is his name Aristotle in English? Instead of Aristoteles?
Thanks for asking. Wikipedia has a simple policy of following the common name in wide use, which "Aristotle" certainly is. As far as Wikipedia is concerned, that's the end of the discussion. But to answer your question briefly (at the risk of straying off-topic per WP:NOTFORUM), English over the centuries has taken in thousands of classical era names, and all the oldest and most famous names are modified to suit English diction. Thus we say Pliny, Livy, Horace, not Gaius Plinius, Titus Livius, or Quintus Horatius. That's just how it is. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:05, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
level-3 vital article is rated GA-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.
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Done Johnjbarton (talk) 16:17, 19 May 2025 (UTC)