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"Greek Macedonia" versus "Macedonia in Greece"

I have reverted a change of "Greek Macedonia" to "Macedonia in Greece". The reason I have done this is linguistic interpretation of the modifier in English. While the two expressions may seem roughly equivalent on the surface, they are different semantically and pragmatically. Semantically, "Greek Macedonia" means that it is Macedonia that is fundamentally Greek, while "Macedonia in Greece" means that it is fundamentally Macedonia that happens to be located in Greece. Pragmatically, we tend to place the element to emphasize first, therefore "Greek Macedonia" emphasizes its fundamental Greekness while "Macedonia in Greece" emphasizes its fundamental "Macedonianness". Thus, if we place "Macedonia" first and use a locative prepositional phrase that divorces its fundamental nature from Greece, we push a Macedonian POV that is at the heart of the Macedonia/Greece naming dispute. If, however, we place "Greek" first and use an attributive form that emphasizes the province's fundamentally Greek nature, then we keep the political status quo as it is--Greek Macedonia is part of Greece. --Taivo (talk) 13:41, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 77.28.186.230, 30 December 2010

{{edit semi-protected}}

Edit the Gini coefficient on the English page. In the CIA report from 2003 it is 39 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2172.html), instead of 29.3 that is current. If you have proof of calculation please present it to be reviewed.

Cacevski (talk) 13:02, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

 Done ThemFromSpace 14:20, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

Infobox flag link

Currently, the link in the infobox under the flag points to the disambiguation page. Does anyone know a way to direct it straight to the appropriate page? It's a bit disconcerting. (Coat of arms leads to a redirect, but that is less of an issue.) Chipmunkdavis (talk) 13:45, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

 Done  Andreas  ^(T) 14:54, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Magnisima, 4 March 2011

{{edit semi-protected}} Hi, all, I would like to address an issue that appear for this article. I would like to point to you that this same article in macedonian language states different facts. example: mentioning of Macedonian Empire, which in the English version doesn't appear. Tsar Samuil in the English version is Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria, but in macedonian version the macedonian feudal country is called Samuil's kingdom. By the way no mentioning of such a country in the English version. Please revise the macedonian version. --Magnisima (talk) 10:19, 4 March 2011 (UTC) Magnisima (talk) 10:19, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

We cannot decide about editing the mk-wiki article from here. If you want to change anything on mk-wiki, you need to go and edit there. If you want to change anything in our own article, please say what. Fut.Perf. ☼ 10:24, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Was FYROM in ancient world in the territory of Paeonia?

To my mind FYROM in ancient history was at the land of Paeonia and not in ancient Macedonia!688dim (talk) 11:39, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

Both Macedonia's were at one point part of Paeonia, so says our article. The point? Chipmunkdavis (talk) 12:12, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

There was no FYROM in the ancient world. Dr.K. ^{λogosπraxis} 12:17, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

The real question is when did the Slavic people called Macedonians arrive where they are now? Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie Say Shalom! 03:35, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

When they arrived they were tribes rather than people, and definitely not "called Macedonians". What they were is just that, Slavic tribes who had their distinct tribal names and who are ancestors (part of the ancestors anyway, along with others) of the modern ethnic Macedonians. Apcbg (talk) 05:35, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

Doesn't answer the q I'm afraid. Alright, how about this then. When did the people from whom the modern Slavic people that call themselves Macedonians today descend arrive here? When did the ancestors of the modern people arrive? Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie Say Shalom! 06:06, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

For all I know, in 5-7^th centuries AD Slavic people invaded the Balkan Peninsula and eventually settled all over the region including in particular what today is the territory of the Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria and most of Greece (down south to the Peloponnese Peninsula) to contribute to the ethnogenesis of the modern nations in those countries during the subsequent centuries (over one millenia actually). Hope this helps. Apcbg (talk) 06:54, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

Yes, that is helpful. =) Hmmm, what would be really good is an archaeological report though. One showing when there was a sudden change in the pottery (evidence a new civilisation has arrived) in the area. That would give a pretty good answer for me. =) Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie Say Shalom! 06:58, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

Yet more naming threads
The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.
NPOV dispute Arbitrary use of the term "Republic of Macedonia", as imposed country name. Opposed to the UN 817 / 1993 security council resolution. No reliable sources are provided in the article to substatiate the international use of any name other than "Former Ygoslav Republic of Macedonia" as the reference name of the country. In addidtion there is an officiall VETO pedding upon the acceptance of the country in NATO under the impossed name "Macedonia" and derivatives. Since this constitutes a major international issue and imposses a direct violation of the afforementioned United Nations security council resolution, the use of the official "Former Ygoslav Republic of Macedonia" under which the country is internationally recognised and refferenced by the United Nations is suggested. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.242.35.65 (talk) 03:32, 14 August 2011 (UTC) Wikipedia does not follow the style guide of any external organisation, such as the UN, NATO, or EU. The current title of "Republic of Macedonia" was created in accordance with wikipedia policy and guidelines, notable WP:NPOV, and WP:DISAMBIGUATION. Please see Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Macedonia). Chipmunkdavis (talk) 06:08, 14 August 2011 (UTC) Yet the fact remains: The article title violates the major NPOV rule imposing a non-existing Country Name not based on any reliable sources. It should be advisable for the authors and/or protecting administrator of the article to provide with solid citations to reliable sources substantiating the validity of the claim, or otherwise utilise the legitimate "Former Ygoslav Republic of Macedonia". Failure upon either could potentially foster bulk number of articles under misleading names; please do consider "Irish Republic of Edinburgh", "Dublin Republic of Great Britain", "Republic of Texas", which virtually present the same no-degree of validity and resemblance with aforementioned. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.242.35.65 (talk) 23:14, 14 August 2011 (UTC) Name I don;t want to see it again Macedonia. Macedonia is a greek Region. The country is called FYROM. Change it NOW. Thanks--ArgGeo (talk) 11:05, 14 August 2011 (UTC) Please see the section right above this one, and the big yellow notice at the very top of this article. By the way, your change to the "common_name" parameter technically broke the page. That parameter is not actually displayed anywhere, but only serves to get automatic links to the "Flag of..." and "Coat of arms of..." entries right. Fut.Perf. ☼ 11:12, 14 August 2011 (UTC) NPOV dispute - 2 Yet the fact remains: The article title violates the major NPOV rule imposing a Country Name not being based on any reliable sources. It should be advisable for the authors and/or protecting administrator of the article to provide with solid citations to reliable sources substantiating the validity of the claim, or otherwise utilise the legitimate "Former Ygoslav Republic of Macedonia" for which the widest acceptable citation currently holds (United Nations naming convention). Failure upon either could potentially foster bulk number of articles under misleading titles; please do consider: "Irish Republic of Edinburgh", "Dublin Republic of Great Britain", "Republic of Texas"... which virtually present the same no-degree of validity and resemblance to the subject and the content with the aforementioned. On wikipedia most country articles are titled with the countries short form name, which in this case would be Macedonia. However, the need to disambiguate with the Greek region means that we use a longer name, "Republic of Macedonia", similar to the use of "Republic of Ireland" (although that is just a descriptor). The difference between "Republic of Macedonia" and the random examples you gave is the the name "Republic of Macedonia" is an official one used by the country and many that recognise it. Making random names does not help your argument. Chipmunkdavis (talk) 03:48, 15 August 2011 (UTC) Dispute This article violates Wikipedia guidelines. The official name of the country is "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia". "Wikipedia is not a soapbox, an advertising platform, a vanity press, an experiment in anarchy or democracy, an indiscriminate collection of informationItalic text, or a web directory." "Wikipedia is written from a neutral point of view.Italic text" Therefore, the name should be changed immediately to "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" if this entry is to be called "encyclopedic" and Wikipedia be taken seriously.Amadeus webern (talk) 23:52, 14 August 2011 (UTC) See WP:MOSMAC. This article is, indeed, titled according to Wikipedia policy. And "Former..." is not the official name of the country. According to its constitution, which is the official determinant of what a country's official name is, its name is officially "Republic of Macedonia". There is no other official name that counts. --Taivo (talk) 05:08, 15 August 2011 (UTC) Caution The only valid and widely accepted name for INTERNATIONAL USE of the country is the "Former Yougoslav Republic of Macedonia". Any other name or characterisation (i.e. "Republic of Macedonia") is intendeed STRICTLY FOR INTERNAL USE. Wikipedia is a universal and thus INTERNATIONAL mean of knowledge sharing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.140.110.215 (talk) 17:41, 15 August 2011 (UTC) Republic of Macedonia isn't just used by Macedonians. The embassy of the UK for example, calls the country the Republic of Macedonia. Wikipedia is not about what is "valid". Anyway, the current title is the result of disambiguation, not the result of pushing a Macedonian point of view. Chipmunkdavis (talk) 17:49, 15 August 2011 (UTC) NPOV dispute Title and 1st paragraph missleading information: Please provide with reliable sources/citations to consolidate the claim that the country's international name has changed to "Republic of Macedonia". Otherwise do revise and refer to it with its official interational name "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_817 which is currently the official international (UN index) http://www.undemocracy.com/S-RES-817%281993%29.pdf name of the country. 91.140.126.157 (talk) 16:06, 18 August 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from 94.64.9.236, 21 May 2011

94.64.9.236 (talk) 11:34, 21 May 2011 (UTC) Misleading information about the historical background of the current located country between Bulgaria,Greece,Albania and Serbia.

Ancient Macedonians were not Slavic tribes. Their existence in the area was far before the coming of the Slavic tribes long after the Roman Empire.

You need a reliable source or a few for that. Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie | Say Shalom! 12:26, 21 May 2011 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Per above. Kinaro^{(talk) (contribs)} 21:44, 21 May 2011 (UTC)

Edit Request: minor typo

"In the Republic of Macedonia there are 1,100 larger sources of water. The rivers flow into three different basins: the Aegean, the Adriatic and that Black Sea basin"

should read: "the Black Sea basin"

Done, thanks for spotting this. Fut.Perf. ☼ 21:20, 21 May 2011 (UTC)

Ugh...there's a LOT of typos/minor grammatical mistakes in this article. Understandable, those who have a strong understanding of Macedonian history are likely not well-versed in English. Someone who knows this stuff but speaks English as a first language want to read the entire thing for typos?

Revert of my change to "state": "country" vs. "state"?

My change was reverted by Fut.Perf.. Please see msg I left at his talk page for my rationale. Does the community agree that for articles about the political entities to use state as the standard? As far as I know and seen of all "country" articles, sovereign state is used. Mistakefinder (talk) 08:11, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

Most eastern European country articles (e.g. Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine) seem to be using simply "country" without any link. Some western European countries I've seen (France, Italy) instead have a more specific description of their constitutional form. I'd always go for maximum simplicity, and keep WP:OVERLINK in mind ("plain English words"). There are very few places in the world where a "country" isn't a "state", while there are a few more where a "state" isn't a "country". "Country" works fine here. Fut.Perf. ☼ 09:27, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

It's not quite true that "There are very few places in the world where a "country" isn't a "state"". As the country says, it's a geographic area, and all geographic areas on earth are occupied by "states" other than Antarctica, and as such, there's no place that's not a country, defined geographically ty natural features, like a valley, a plain, etc. Political entity (states) divides geographic "countries". For example, Poland. The country it sits on didn't change, but the its border kept changing and dividing the country (territory) in a new way under its political state. Though "country" is a common English word, but it's been misused. Shouldn't we try to correct misuse or misconceptions? Mistakefinder (talk) 23:41, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

I agree with Future Perfect. We should go for maximum unambiguous simplicity. In the case of Macedonia, "country" is unambiguous and is the common English word. "State" should be reserved only for those countries where "country" is ambiguous (such as the United Kingdom) or where a qualifying term is mandated (such as Somaliland, where de facto is required). --Taivo (talk) 01:41, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

"Macedonia Salutarius" -> "Macedonia Salutaris"

Changed "Macedonia Salutarius" (assumed to be a typo) to "Macedonia Salutaris". One occurrence only: the second one was ok. Please see "Tabula successionis provinciarum Romanarum" in the Latin Wikipedia, or "Suddivisioni e cronologia delle province romane" in the Italian one. JmCor (talk) 12:18, 8 June 2011 (UTC)

Demographics

Could someone double-check the population numbers shown on this template? Thanks.--Sisyphos23 (talk) 12:59, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

The census only gives population numbers for municipalities and not individual cities. The only city population given on that template that can be verified by the census is that of Skopje since it is made up of 10 municipalities. So perhaps the template could be moved to be about the largest municipalities in Macedonia. --Local hero ^talk 13:33, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Please delete the last paragraph in Yugoslav Macedonia in World War II

The last paragraph "In Vardar Macedonia, after Bulgarian coup d'état of 1944 the Bulgarian troops, surrounded by German forces, fought their way back to the old borders of Bulgaria. Three Bulgarian armies (some 455,000 strong in total) entered Yugoslavia in September 1944 and moved from Sofia to Niš and Skopje with the strategic task of blocking the German forces withdrawing from Greece. Southern and eastern Serbia and Macedonia were liberated within a month." is quoted by unreliable source. It is wrong as well.

There was no Bulgarian army involved in liberation of Republic of Macedonia in WW2. Republic of Macedonia was liberated by the People's Liberation Army of Macedonia, with a size of roughly 90000 soldiers. The number of 455000 soldiers is largely exaggerated as well. On the Syrmian Front there were 2 divisions from the Bulgarian army. The Macedonian army took a larger involvement. There were 2 divisions of the Macedonian army in the start of the Syrmian Front and from january 1945 the 15th corps with size of roughly 30000 (1/3rd of the Macedonian army) was involved on the front. Secondly, there were also not enough German forces in Republic of Macedonia in the 1941-44 to surround any Bulgarian troops. Republic of Macedonia as part of Greek Macedonia was under control of Bulgaria and there were much less German soldiers then Bulgarian. The German army was in Greece. In the end no one really seriously blocked the German forces withdrawing from Greece. They were negotiations and they were often granted free passage through the territory of Yugoslavia even throughout 1945 because some units were strong and skilled enough to take back Belgrade that was liberated earlier by the Red army. No country on the Balkans had equiped and powerful army to defeat the German Army Group E. The Syrmian Front was literally a bloodbath very sadly with many Macedonian names (over 2000 of the 13000+ victims) written on the monument. (Toci (talk) 10:58, 2 July 2011 (UTC))

Check here: Bulgaria declares war on Germany and especially this: On a series of maps from Army Group E, showing its withdrawal through Macedonia and Southern Serbia, as well as in the memoirs of its chief of staff, there is almost no indication of Yugoslav Partisan units, but only Bulgarian divisions. Read also the added sources! Change your mind! Thank you. Jingby (talk) 11:09, 2 July 2011 (UTC)

Deleted?

Just an observation. I agree with the deletion of, 'http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/2507/1/ [...]The law doesn't allow for use of Albanian or any other minority language as a second official language on Macedonia's territory.}}? because of the source; but the fact is that the only official language ofthe Republic of Macedonia is Macedonian. Politis (talk) 16:02, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

Lede

First, apologies to User:Philly boy92. There were multiple edits between mine and I didn't see his listed on the change form. I wasn't trying to edit war &c. On the other hand, the name is wikt:official and reverting sourced material is pushing his own POV at the expense of neutrality.

One revert claimed

"fYROM" is a temporary name given by the UN to refer to the country

It's been almost 20 years. Calling that "temporary" or "provisional" is mendacious WP:OR.

In any case, there are other edits (including translit, removing needless term 'transliteration', etc.) that should be made to the lede by someone approved by the local Powers That Be who won't be autoreverted upon submission. Here's my version of the paragraph:

Macedonia (/ˌmæsˈdoʊniə/ , mas-i-DOH-nee-ə; Template:Lang-mk, Makedonija), officially the Republic of Macedonia (Република Македонија, Republika Makedonija, [rɛˈpublika makɛˈdɔnija] ) for domestic purposes and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (or FYROM) for international ones, is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991. Because historic Macedonia includes territories outside the borders of the new republic, Greece objected to its name, resulting in Macedonia's admission to the United Nations in 1993 under the "FYROM" designation.

— LlywelynII 14:38, 31 August 2011 (UTC)

I'm fine with the text as it was. The term "official" really has no well-defined meaning, so I don't see why we need to fight over it. If anything, in a context like this, "official" means "self-defined", so the only "official" name is, by definition, the constitutional name. As I said elsewhere, the state itself doesn't use the "former Yugoslav" term for itself, not even in those international contexts were other parties refer to it in that way. About your objection to "provisional"/"temporary", well, that's what it was always meant to be, and it was ("officially") designated as such when it was chosen. The fact that there's been a deadlock over it for a long time now doesn't change this; especially since both states are still holding talks with the express goal of removing this provisional status quo and replacing it with something else. Fut.Perf. ☼ 16:30, 31 August 2011 (UTC)

I agree with Future Perfect. "Provisional" and "temporary" are entirely relative terms; there is no "statute of limitations" on calling something provisional or temporary. The "ceasefire" on the Korean peninsula is now almost 60 years old and that has always been a "temporary" situation with continuing negotiations. --Taivo (talk) 17:13, 31 August 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for explaining your edits Llywelynll, I am confident you did not mean to revert back to your edits now. However I would like to point out two things:

1. "officially the Republic of Macedonia (Република Македонија, Republika Makedonija, [rɛˈpublika makɛˈdɔnija] ) for domestic purposes" — this is, in fact, incorrect. The Interim Accord never intended, and indeed does not include such a clause, to force the Republic of Macedonia to call itself fYROM or to force other countries to call it that. It also did not intend to impose fYROM as the international name. The Interim Accord was not addressed to the Republic of Macedonia but to international organizations who have to call the Republic of Macedonia something without infuriating Greece. Therefore the adoption of fYROM is not "for international use" but as a temporary (temporary means until a solution is found; none has been found, therefore it is still temporary) solution, for those that choose to recognize it as such, and not as the required recognition of the state. This is a common misconception in regards to the Accord.
2. It's been almost 20 years. Calling that "temporary" or "provisional" is mendacious WP:OR — To be exact, when Greece recognized Macedonia the recognition letter said "In implementation of Article 1, paragraph 1, of the Interim Accord of today's date the Government of Greece recognizes the Party of the Second Part within its internationally recognized borders with the provisional name of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia pending settlement of the difference that has arisen over the name of the State". Since no solution has been found, this is still provisional.

--Philly boy92 (talk) 18:43, 31 August 2011 (UTC)

Its NOT MACEDONIA. IT'S OFFICIALLY CALLED FYROM. It's extremely annoying that you call it macedonia--ArgGeo (talk) 10:39, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

The country is called the Republic of Macedonia by its people ergo it's the name of that country. FYROM is ridiculous bullshit enforced by the Greeks. -TheHande (talk) 10:45, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

I would just like to point out here that the user ArgGeo has posted on the Greek article on Macedonia asking for Greek users of the Greek wikipedia for support to move from Macedonia to FYROM on this. He also labeled us "idiots" essentially. He obviously isn't aware that canvassing is not allowed on wikipedia. --Philly boy92 (talk) 00:19, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

Before going on with these fruitless discussions, please read the notice at the top of this page where it says: "The title of this article has been established by a binding consensus process at Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Macedonia). Any threads relating to the title of the article will be speedily archived."  Andreas  ^(T) 13:02, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

name issue

i don't care if my topics will continue to be 'speedily archived'...i would like to prompt you again to think about changing the name of the article in something that will not offend neither side...cause this is highly offensive to me and many others...and i won't stop bringing this subject up until i get an answer or something is done about this...

Ok this is getting annoying, so before making any further edits please inform yourself of the relevant rules passed and currently effective on wikipedia: WP:NCMAC. --Philly boy92 (talk) 21:46, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

i've read all this...i'm just saying that the subject should be reopened because in this situation wikipedia seems to have picked a side and isn't even close to being objective...it reinforces the skopjan propaganda without even caring for the other side...does this seem fair to you? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.176.195.225 (talk) 23:54, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Whether it is fair or not is completely irrelevant, especially in the talk page of this article. --Philly boy92 (talk) 23:56, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

If you actually read the arbitration, Anon IP, you will see that the Greek POV was very well represented in the discussion by very experienced Greek editors. The process took several months and was not, as you seem to think, one-sided. No one is going back to the issue anytime soon. WP:NCMAC is the Wikipedia law now. --Taivo (talk) 00:05, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

i've read that too,yes...as it seems though our pov surely was represented,but not very well...or else the result would be different...as to whether it is irrelevant if the title is fair or not,i take it you're kidding...you can't be serious...and i'd like to know where this subject should be discussed if not in the talk page of this article!!!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.176.195.225 (talk) 00:14, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

On the talk page of the appropriate article, maybe? Please do not continue this discussion here. --Philly boy92 (talk) 00:25, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

but it's about the name of this article!!!!!not about the naming dispute!!!!anyway,this leads nowhere,so i'm gonna drop it.it's just that i expected more from such a prestigious website... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.176.195.225 (talk) 08:56, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

I support this "Greek" editor's right to try to reopen the whole topic. Although I don't personally support renaming the article, I respect that there is no consensus on this topic and so the topic will always remain open until there is (if ever). WP should always be an open, respectful forum. 86.45.54.230 (talk) 19:40, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

In 1993, that part of Former Yugoslavia was named “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia". Just using “Republic of Macedonia” is not accurate. The prefix “the former Yugoslav” is essential to the history and the geography of that country. So important, that the UN had the Resolution 817 (1993) to make it clear. It is not the same as omitting the “People's Republic of” from China. How can you accept that a couple of geeks in Wiki got it better than the UN? This choice is offensive, illegal and inaccurate. Get off your high horses and fix it. 121.44.140.8 (talk) 23:02, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

Also, stop creating all these different pages for the issue, which in practice is done to disperse the objection to your ruling. There should be one link right next to the headers of the main page, after your title, which should lead to ONE page with all the links to all the relevant pages, or one page with all the content about the issue or edit all the pages to just two (one for the decision and one for running commentary) and put both links on the top of the main article.121.44.140.8 (talk) 23:22, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

The topic is closed and you are simply wrong, anon IP--Macedonia was never, ever "named" "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia". That is simply the reference (not the name) that the UN chooses to use. Macedonia named itself (every country on the planet has the right to name itself) the "Republic of Macedonia". Read WP:MOSMAC for the details of usage in Wikipedia. You are certainly welcome to try to interest the Arbitration Committee in reopening the issue, but you have presented no new arguments to consider, there are no new facts in the real world to consider, and your hyperactive Greek sensibilities are simply irrelevant. --Taivo (talk) 00:54, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

Neither your pompous tone is an argument, human referenced by the name Taivo. "this State being provisionally referred to for all purposes within the United Nations as "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", means that the name of that state is FYROM,for all purposes. Why don't you try to name your country as USA or UK and then we can talk. Why don't you try to name the street and number of your house whatever you like and then wait for the mail to arrive. Why don't you let you wife call me lover or your kids call your next neighbor daddy. You know why you can't? Because names do matter; names is what we are using to reference each other and if we don't agree to it, then we have chaos. UN made a resolution to call that State with a temporary name and the ICJ basically washed their hands from this matter last December, because it is up to the two countries to sit down and arrive to a consensus. Arguments like yours and biases in wikis do not help with the peaceful resolution of the situations. That's why that state should have been called FYROM in here, until a decision is made by the two parties involved.

121.44.198.46 (talk) 05:51, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, dude, but the only reference that FYROM is relevant to is the UN. Macedonia calls itself "Macedonia" or, officially, the "Republic of Macedonia". We had a long discussion and a decision was made in Wikipedia--we'll call it "Macedonia" or "Republic of Macedonia" when we need to distinguish it from the Greek province of the same name. End of story. Like I said, you can take your hyperactive Greek feelings to the Arbitrators and see if they'd be willing to open another arbitration on the issue (it would be the third as I recall), but since nothing at all has changed in the real world, your chances of opening this can of worms again are slim to none. But knock yourself out. Read the UN documents on the issue. At no point to they refer to "FYROM" as the name of the state. Indeed, the whole point of the "provisional reference" is that the actual name is disputed. It's like calling your child "the baby" before you decide on a name for it. Same thing. "The baby" isn't a name, it's a "provisional reference" until you and your wife agree on a name. "FYROM" is "the baby" that the UN will use until Greece and Macedonia agree on a name. "FYROM" isn't a name, anon IP--never has been. "Republic of Macedonia" is a name, though, because that's what the baby calls itself and what half the world calls it. Macedonia says, "My name is 'Macedonia'". The UN says, "It doesn't have a name yet". Wikipedia agrees with Macedonia. Actually, that's not completely accurate. Wikipedia agrees with common English usage per WP:COMMON and it was demonstrated conclusively in ARBMAC that English speakers overwhelmingly use "Macedonia" and not "FYROM" to refer to Macedonia. So because English language sources and English speaking Wikipedia users overwhelmingly use "Macedonia", that's what Wikipedia uses. So Wikipedia agrees with Macedonia because the overwhelming majority of English speakers agree with Macedonia. Wikipedia isn't here to "help with [a] peaceful resolution", it's here to describe the world, not influence it. And that description means that it follows common English usage and calls Macedonia "Macedonia". --Taivo (talk) 06:59, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

OK, I'll take my hyperactive Greek feelings away, as long as you do the same for your search for an non existing history. Next thing, Churchill's mother was also a Macedonian, so are mcdonalds. What do you recon the UN is? Some nightclub? You go there or again you go next door for a kebab roll? Who was there to protect FYROM when Albanians tried to have a go, or when the stupid Greeks tried to play Kennedy and impose an embargo? UN was ok then? And who are you to say what wiki is for and for who? Wikis only exist when they co-exist, or they end up being flaming flamingos for dudes like you and me that have nothing else to do. All these lines with no logical argument,just crap coming out of our mouths. You won't find this on pages about flower names or cancer research. The naming of Fyrom is unresolved and controversial and wiki taking a stance is simply stupid. What's wrong with Ireland? Why not have a page about the region, point our that it is currently part of 4 countries and have the common history of all those countries in display. Then different pages about Albania, Bulgaria, Greece and Fyrom? Do you know that there are tribes in Afghanistan that claim that they have a connection with Alexander the Great? What if Egypt was split in two and the one part claimed connection with Cleopatra and Macedonians and wanted to be called Verginians.What if the Greeks do a Apple vs Android and claim copyright on the Cyrillic alphabet and every one who speaks it has to pay taxes? Can you get the point here? This only brings the disputes of silly men from the football fields to wiki. As if wiki places a huge cross on its head asking for flaming. That is not what encyclopedias do. Use the name that the International bodies are using and leave politics for other places. This was a wrong choice and no editor in wiki is willing to spend the time to make it right. Just lock the damn pages and place a link to Britannica or google. Next stop, abortions... 121.44.198.46 (talk) 11:00, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

You simply don't understand the point you're trying to make. 1) This has nothing to do with history. It has nothing to do with what Macedonia thinks about its relation to Alexander the Great, so your passions on that score are irrelevant. Your analogies to Afghanistan tribes are simply irrelevant. 2) Wikipedia hasn't "taken a stand". Wikipedia follows common English usage so the English-speaking world has "taken a stand" and Wikipedia just follows along. 3) You haven't said one single new thing that wasn't part of the arbitration already and wasn't considered. And, by the way, several dozen editors participated in the decision making process as part of the arbitration that led to WP:MOSMAC. 4) The UN did not "force" anybody to use "FYROM", it simply said, "In our deliberations, we'll use 'FYROM' instead of a name". Half of the world's countries call Macedonia "Macedonia". Are you saying that they are violating UN rules and regulations as well? If you are seriously making that claim, then the UN has a serious revolt on its hands. 5) Read the notice at the very top of this page. "The title of this article has been established by a binding consensus process". This thread will be speedily archived. I'm done dealing with you now and this thread will go away soon as well. --Taivo (talk) 12:33, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

Editing, etimology

Мак , russian and cyrillic for poppy . — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.11.173.135 (talk) 22:14, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

History of FYROM

In the ancient times there were no "Macedonias" who didn't speak Greek. The tribes that didn't speak Greek but were a part of the Greek-Macedonian Empire were called "barbaric tribes" and were not members of the tribe of Alexander the Great — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mark kon (talk • contribs) 17:53, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

Fyromia

Hey...uh, i'm not used to editing wiki pages, so I'm bound to do something wrong, but anyways I just wanted to ask if the name "Fyromia" was a legitimate name for FYROM (Republic of Macedonia), as my History teacher tossed the term around a lot, meaning FYROM. --76.226.76.64 (talk) 02:27, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

Short answer: No. Even "FYROM" is not a name. It is merely a provisional reference, a placeholder, until Greece decides it has exacted its pound of flesh from its neighbor. --Taivo (talk) 04:37, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

COMPLETE NONSENSE

this country cannot be simply named "Republic of macedonia" or "macedonia" in wikipedia because many countries do not acknowledge it. this is arbitrary. the name must be changed to " Former Yugoslavic Republic Of Macedonia/Republic Of Macedonia " or reversely wherever mentioned,or if you don't like this,we just delete the page because this nation can't have a title that's not stolen--Frizstyler (talk) 13:50, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

who just removed my writings and why — Preceding unsigned comment added by Frizstyler (talk • contribs) 16:05, 15 March 2012 (UTC)