Talk:Misnomer

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Some other misnomers

Here are some other misnomers that should be included as examples:

American “Indian”
“planetary” nebula
“rare earth” element
“tidal” wave

Why there is no new examples without consensus?

I have attempted to make four edits on two topics: agriculture and geography. Two subtopics of these are buckwheat and North Sulawesi. Why these four edits have been reverted? Why there is now new examples without consensus? 2001:448A:11A3:1039:C13F:1A6A:78BB:F566 (talk) 14:19, 11 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You ignored this hidden text that is clearly visible immediately adjacent to your edit: "BY CONSENSUS, THE NUMBER OF EXAMPLES IS LIMITED. DO NOT ADD NEW ITEMS WITHOUT CONSENSUS." I'm not sure why you think it doesn't apply to you. This is not a list article, so the examples cannot be endless. The few that are in the article now are good examples. There is a longstanding consensus that no new examples should be added to the article without a consensus to add a new example, and addition of a new example requires removing another example that is not as good as the new one. So you have three choices: Discuss any new example here and get a clear consensus to add it, or start a new article "List of misnomers", or stop trying to add new examples. Please abide by the consensus. Sundayclose (talk) 14:37, 11 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I know. It has been while for a long why is the main reason there is no new examples without consensus. 2001:448A:11A3:1039:C13F:1A6A:78BB:F566 (talk) 15:48, 11 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You knew you weren't supposed to add new examples but you did it anyway??? Don't do it again. And I've already explained why there are no new examples: It's not a list article. Sundayclose (talk) 16:13, 11 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The draft has already created

I create a list of misnomers, including graph in pencils is not actually created with graph and buckwheat is not closely related to wheat. Can anybody add more items in this list? 2001:448A:11A1:1A7E:6DA7:58EA:C3:B57E (talk) 06:53, 15 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Geographical Misnomers

Add a section listing examples of geographical misnomers.

Southwest Papua is a province of Indonesia that occupies the northwest side of Papua unlike what the name suggests.
Greenland despite its name is more known for its icy climate being located close to the north pole rather than as the name suggests, its greenery.

1204753792 edits (talk) 06:12, 21 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

hi this is an update to clarify why: I think these serve as textbook examples of a misnomer, it's not too hard to understand why the name is erroneus, and at least if you know a bit about geography you'd know a little bit about these two places 1204753792 edits (talk) 00:32, 22 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

common but non-obvious example

Maybe the not-so-obvious but very common misnomer Spanish slug, Lusitanian slug, Iberian slug (Arion vulgaris) could be added here. 130.238.112.129 (talk) 16:11, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Misnomers are Lies

Misnomers are lies. Intent or reason doesn't make it not a lie. Calling something what it is not, is a lie. 161.8.254.253 (talk) 15:44, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]