Talk:Nikola Gruevski

His book

Could someone add something about his new book "The Way Out" (Кон излезот)? --AimLook 01:37, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Gruevski's grandfather

The sources i added state that Nikolaos Grouis fought with the greek army in Albania. The use of "antifascist" might give a false impression that he was in a partisan group or some other resistance formation. So i think the phrase "fought on the side of Greece" or "fought in the Greek army" is more accurate, if the references are accepted as reliable there's no reason to make changes which give a more vague meaning. I Also left the name unchanged as it was added in the first place, the correct transfer from Greek is probably "Grouios" from "Γρούϊος" taken from the monument which is depicted in detail in the second link. I'm not going to edit anything for the time being. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zakronian (talk • contribs) 17:13, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

"On the other hand Gruevski can be considered an "Aegean Macedonian", an ethnic Macedonian originating in Greek Macedonia" - No foundation behind this comment. Especially with a Greek grandfather from a Greek village. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.166.19.20 (talk) 20:01, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

The undisputed facts about his grandfather from the references are that his name was Greek, his village is in Greece and had a Greek name and that he served in the Greek army. The Greek identity/origin is obviously disputed and these facts are not a clear proof especially if we consider in general that a hellenization process did take place in the region. So i guess this comment is for neutrality, maybe a restatement like " On the other hand Gruevski is considered an "Aegean Macedonian" in the Republic of Macedonia, an ethnic Macedonian originating in Greek Macedonia" would be better. I personally don't think it is so important, i wouldn't revert a deletion either.--Zakronian (talk) 05:06, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

The source is biased, it's a pro-greek nationalist news outlet, and it is also irrelevant to mention. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.53.35.202 (talk) 20:46, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Undue weght given to ancestry issue

Articles about political figures should have a brief overview biography section (including "early life" etc., if there's anything notable known about that), and then concentrate on the person's political action and offices. Why does this article have its longest and first section on the history of his family? Sourced to a single Greek news outlet? Just because some Greek nationalist media have made this an issue doesn't mean we should give this much weight to it. The section can easily be cut down and reduced to one or two sentences. Fut.Perf. ☼ 08:49, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

Just because it is not advantageous for the people of FYROM, in this instance, to make reference that his grandfather was from Greece with a Greek name and Greek ideologies, does not mean it should be left out of the article. It is important for historys' sake that every person of importance should have their ancestry identified. Once again your biased POV above shows the continual attempt by nationalists from FYROM to attempt to deny history. By avoiding the truth of his origins only shows an immature and uneducated approach to an otherwise professional encyclopedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hellasforever (talk • contribs) 07:32, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

Gruevski ancestry sources

Hello I made this account because I was confused as to why these sources are being misused:

1. http://www.kanal5.com.mk/default.aspx?mId=37&eventId=56289&egId=13 The kanal5 source states "Proto Thema" (A greek source) is reporting Gruevski is half Greek
2. http://www.dnevnik.com.mk/default-mk.asp?ItemID=E02741FE0CDEF14487FFB7338443B82A&arc=1 His ancestors name "Nikos Grujos" does not prove he was one ethnicity or another - considering their was a Hellenization process that occurred in Macedonia, Greece "Nikos Grujos" may in fact simply be a Greek translation of his original name.
3. http://www.zougla.gr/news.php?id=4828 Again a Greek source, in which claiming fighting in the Greek Army proves he is Greek? It is well known ethnic Macedonians fought with both Greek Armies and Yugoslavian Armies depending on where they lived (Yugoslavia or Greece) and more ethnic Macedonians fought with Greek Communists.
4. http://folders.skai.gr/main/theme?locale=el&id=87 Videos cannot and should not be used as sources, if that is the case Youtube will become a main source on here

I believe if Gruevski is indeed half Greek then non-biased sources can easily be found, therefore I believe these should be removed. ICONFIRMED (talk) 23:07, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

Hello, I will remove the sources since no one has responded, please do continue the conversation when possible ICONFIRMED (talk) 18:03, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

Indeed, this source (http://www.dnevnik.com.mk/default-mk.asp?ItemID=E02741FE0CDEF14487FFB7338443B82A&arc=1) states Greeks believe he is Greek while ethnic Macedonians still living in his former village state the village used to be ethnic Macedonians, but the village has been replaced by other ethnicities over the years. These sources will be removed ICONFIRMED (talk) 18:26, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

Sources are reliable, please do not remove sourced content. A Macedonian, a Greek. (talk) 05:06, 8 June 2011 (UTC)

Please specify why they are reliable, and who states they are reliable. 69.14.179.109 (talk) 17:48, 8 June 2011 (UTC)

You have not responded to any of the comments "A Macedonian, A Greek", videos and biased one-sided sources are not considered reliable... indeed the sources are contradicting one another yet only one sources view is used in the article. ICONFIRMED (talk) 03:56, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

Thus, I will revert your edit, based on the evidence and your failure to show any evidence that these sources are indeed reliable... besides your own view of their reliability. ICONFIRMED (talk) 03:57, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

Sources are reliable, please do take a look at WP:RS and please do not remove sourced content, as this constitutes vandalism. A Macedonian, a Greek. (talk) 05:22, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

I have read the WP:RS and still do not view these sources as reliable; WP:RS states "publish the opinions of reliable authors, and not the opinions of Wikipedians who have read and interpreted primary source material for themselves" as is the case here on these topics, the Dnevnik source states the ethnic Macedonians in the village state Gruevski's fathers' village used to be ethnic Macedonian and over the years other ethnicities have moved into the area while the Kanal5 source only states what Proto Thema has written yet the Proto Thema source is not used on here. WP:RS also states "Proper sourcing always depends on context; common sense and editorial judgment are an indispensable part of the process" yet videos such as the SKAI source are being used as a source when it does not use sources itself. WP:RS also states "Like text sources, media sources must be produced by a reliable third party and be properly cited" yet as I have already identified the source is of Greek origin and does not use 3rd party sources within the video itself. WP:RS also states "Such sources include websites and publications expressing views that are widely acknowledged as extremist, or promotional in nature, or which rely heavily on rumors and personal opinions" in which these biased Greek sources want to promote a particular point of view with non-objective conclusions about evidence. I believe this sources should be reviewed by a non-Greek editor and until then they should be removed. ICONFIRMED (talk) 01:19, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

If you want these source to be reviewed by a non-Greek editor, the way to do it would be to post a request at WP:RSN. Athenean (talk) 01:19, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

That sounds great Athenean, since I just viewed "A Macedonian, A Greek"s userpage and one must question the persons' bias with writings such as "I speak Greek like Alexander the Great did, not a modern Bulgaro-Serbian Slavic language like Gjorge Ivanov does." It is one thing to identify oneself as different, it is another to mock and purposely ridicule another's identity. I would gladly use your advice since I view "A Macedonian, A Greek"s objectiveness as lacking. Thank you ICONFIRMED (talk) 01:23, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

What do you mean "mock"?? And since when it is a mockery to state a fact?? It seems that you are somehow against Serbians, Bulgarians and Slavs in general! It also seems you don't know how Macedonian language is classified, so please do read Macedonian language article before you accuse me. A Macedonian, a Greek. (talk) 07:01, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

Gruevski Half Greek? Then you wonder why no one takes Wikipedia seriously...

The source that is used in the article was misused. The article from Kanal 5 says that the "Greek media reports that Gruevski is Greek". Gruevski or his father or his grandfather have never claimed Greek ethnicity. If you have proof, please provide a quote where they say that they are Greek. Gruevski's grandfather was born in Krushodari (renamed to Ahlada by Greek authorities in the 1920s) Aegean Macedonia, and like many other Macedonians he participated in the Greek-Albanian war. I don't see why this should be twisted into "Gruevski is half Greek". Bakersdozen77 (talk) 02:26, 28 July 2011 (UTC)