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== add news source Semi-protected edit request on 9 September 2022 ==
== Back to Issue: Map ==


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I've tweaked the colors so that it's easy to see that Greece is all yellow and Bulgaria is all green. There's no more ambiguity. A very simple fix. ] --] (]) 02:04, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
In publishing... in Macedonia have newspaper with name "New Macedonia", on Macedonian language "Nova Makedonija" ] (]) 01:03, 9 September 2022 (UTC)
:] '''Not done:'''<!-- Template:ESp --> Must be notable enough for a Misplaced Pages article. ] (]) 01:14, 9 September 2022 (UTC)


== Semi-protected edit request on 1 December 2023 ==
:I can agree with that, plus it can be better if you color the ancient capitals of Macedonia in neutral color such black. It will be also more neutral if up or down the Republic of Macedonia is included with fade color such grey or orange as the background color "(FYROM)" even with small letters, so can represent all sides and offend no body. With that two more fix simple we don't offend the 35-40% of total population of the state, which are mainly Ethnic Albanians, plus i don't see any problem with Greeks or Bulgarians or rest Albanians to get offended. Because it will cover everyone. Taivo, now you talking on topic, cheers. --] (]) 02:18, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
::Read ]. We will not include "FYROM". --] (]) 02:25, 25 December 2011 (UTC)


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:::Here is a neutral map which purpose all sides. ] --] (]) 02:31, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
] (])
::::No, Goran. What don't you understand about ]? We will '''''not''''' include "FYROM" on the map per Misplaced Pages policy. Read J.Delanoy's comments above and he explains it very well. This discussion was closed two years ago. I've recolored the capital cities to better match the red on the caption that's already in place. (I've replaced the WikiCommons map so all you need to do is click on the above map to see the more distinctive coloring.) --] (]) 02:36, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
:::::I changed the color of the ancient capitals on my version of the map. For some reason your changes to the other map are not being reflected in the file. This gives us a map that we both agree on--single colors for all Bulgarian and Greek territory and a distinctive color for the ancient capitals. --] (]) 04:40, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
::::::Good work Taivo. Thank you. ]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">]</span></sup></small> 04:58, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
:::::::Check also this one, is sane as your but in SVG edition with more clear colors, http://commons.wikimedia.org/File:Macedonia-disambiguation--area.svg --] (]) 05:12, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
::::::::You need to properly attribute that WikiCommons file. It's not your original work, so make sure you credit the author. The only problem with it is that you've cut off the last "A" at the end of Bulgaria. --] (]) 06:19, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
:::::::::I uploaded a copy with cleaner circles for the ancient capitals. It should be sufficient for our purposes. --] (]) 06:28, 25 December 2011 (UTC)


Historically inaccurate data- this is a dismiss to viewers.
::::::::::What about including the names of Greece and Bulgaria in the region as mentioned above, so it won't look like a ] map? Or, why the names of Greece and Bulgaria are not close to the regional boundary as you suggested before? ] (]) 12:05, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
In actual history the ancient Greeks were part of the Macedonian country. Language was and still is the same and very different to each other.
:::::::::::Any map-reading person looking at that map will not think that Greece and Bulgaria don't extend through the Macedonian region. Since national boundaries are marked on the map by solid lines and this regional line is dashed, there is no confusion. Changing the colors was enough. By simply tweaking the existing map by changing colors we were able to fix it without generating a whole new map. That means that we cannot move text around on it because the original had been saved as a bitmap. But with the same color throughout, moving the text was unnecessary. It also prevents clutter in the region. --] (]) 16:27, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
Dialects have not changed through the centuries.
::::::::::::Come to think of it, after Athenian's comment, Greece's name is unnecessarily low. It could easily be moved north for more balance and symmetry without cluttering the Macedonian region. Merry Christmas to all. ]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">]</span></sup></small> 19:33, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
The Greek were invited to educate the Macedonian people in trade as they had migrated from Syria and were land less people at the time.
:::::::::::::Moving the text is not possible with the graphic that we used as the base file is a single layer. Only the original author can move it since he/she has the original graphics file. Goran and I used the graphic stored at WikiCommons as the base and the text is no longer separated as a separate manipulable layer. While moving the text a little bit would be nice, it's not physically possible with the file we had the work with. --] (]) 22:11, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
The Macedonian people, kindly welcomed them and employed them to teach them about trade between the countries as at that time Macedonia was a gate way keeper to the world of trade and did not understand the trade world.
::::::::::::::Fine. I can accept that. Thank you for your great efforts Taivo. Take care. ]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">]</span></sup></small> 23:15, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
The Syrian Greeks that fled Syria and homes in south Macedonia taught the Macedonian people to trade. The history cannot be rewritten and should actually be researched correctly before Misplaced Pages posts and locks information from editing. The modern day Greek people want to delete Macedonia and extinguish the fact they were ever a country of people. Much like what the Israelis and Palestinians are doing still today .
:::::::::::::::I will make such a map for more balance in the next days, i have the original file. Happy New Year! --] (]) 00:55, 3 January 2012 (UTC)
Macedonian people are not interested in people fatalities to win back history. They have long learning war wins nowhere.
::::::::::::::::Happy New Year to you too. Thank you Goran. Take care. ]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">]</span></sup></small> 01:01, 3 January 2012 (UTC)
I would encourage the authors of this information to seek out the actual correct data on the history of Ancient Greece and Macedonia.
:::::::::::::::::If you're going to move text around on the map, Goran, do not try to make the names cross the Macedonian region boundary. That would simply make a massive clutter in the center of the map. Recoloring is sufficient. If you want to move the text a little closer, that's up to you, but I won't accept needless clutter. --] (]) 01:45, 3 January 2012 (UTC)
Can be found in the historical vaults in England. The English have it all vaulted up and you can get your facts more accurately.
:::::::::::::::::Excellent map Goran. Thank you. ]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">]</span></sup></small> 22:38, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
A truth teller.
:] '''Not done:''' it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a ] and provide a ] if appropriate.<!-- Template:ESp --> ] (]) 00:27, 2 December 2023 (UTC)


== Semi-protected edit request on 16 December 2023 ==
== What's up with the map? ==

Why are Greece and Bulgaria completely colored? Shouldn't only ] and ] be shaded instead? Right now it implies that all of Greece and Bulgaria can somehow be associated with the term "Macedonia". --]] 22:42, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
:The caption probably needs to be adjusted now. This has been an extensive discussion over the last month and the feeling was that the differing colors implied that the "Macedonian" sections of Greece and Bulgaria were somehow '''not''' a part of those countries. Using one color for the whole country solved that misinterpretation, but the caption probably needs to be adjusted somehow. --] (]) 22:45, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
::I think the dotted line and a caption adjustment should take care of the problem. Visually it is pretty clear that the dotted line describes the region of Macedonia. The colours within the dotted line denote clearly which country has jurisdiction over a particular segment of the Macedonian region. It is a marked improvement over the old map. ]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">]</span></sup></small> 23:23, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

:::I agree with the removal of the unnecessary color notes. Let's keep it simple, clean and nice. Jaga, all countries implies with the region. Some small remarks, north FYR Macedonia was never part of Ancient or even recent history of Macedonia, example is the city of Skopje. Also in recent history, example in Balkan wars, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia put their efforts on the area, many thousands killed just to liberate the area against the Ottoman Empire, which at that time the modern state of macedonia, even was not present on that wars, and believe me, also Bulgaria, Montenegro and Greece was under occupation. Also, if we move to Ottoman empire, "macedonia" was never mentioned, but it applies in the Vilayet of Thessaloniki, Monastir and Kosovo, which automatically we should consider as the area, or in the Byzantine times, Macedonia cleared mentioned for 1000 years from Thema of Thessaloniki, Strymon and Macedonia (till Andrianople), which then we also have to consider and which was also claims of first Bulgarian BMRO over Macedonia. Or we can take the region of Vardarska Banovina which applies also for many years and not mentioned, because then also can extend the border among Kosovo and Serbia. And who consider also the Albanian population on the area etc.? However first of all Macedonia is the Ancient Kingdom and then all the rest. When we talk about Macedonia we talking about thousands of years, changes and more, not for the recent years. So everything it implies with. For this reason we make it simple, clear and offensive for no one, we must cover all sides. But for sure, i not see that we cover all times, but just few recent decades. At least keep it simple and clear. --] (]) 23:19, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
::::I'm pretty sure I agree with you, Goran, to keep it simple. It would be impossible to draw a line around the region that covers one time period, but ignores other time periods. The line right now is very general and that's how it should remain--very general. And even though all of the modern state of Macedonia may not have been included in the ancient or medieval provinces or kingdoms called "Macedonia", it's included in the label of "Macedonia" today so the broadest interpretation of what is (or has been) included in a region called "Macedonia" is the appropriate one. The map looks fine now. I probably wouldn't have moved "Greece" quite so far north and would have placed it in a more central location (right now it's closer to Thrace than to Crete), but it's not a fatal flaw by any means. --] (]) 23:31, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
:::::Yes Taivo, that's why i answer to JaGa to have the info in his mind, and for others who will read. The position of Greece on Map is in right location because we are focus on Macedonia and plus we don't want to offend any side. Visually this looks the best solution. --] (]) 23:43, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
TBH, by user "Future Perfect at Sunrise" was better. Just change the colour of the Greek region (same as Greece's), and the colour of Bulgaria (different than Greece's). ] (]) 22:06, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
:That's a good map, but I don't think it was ever used in this particular article. If it was it was used a very long time ago. It's a good map, though. --] (]) 23:20, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
::It was used until . I believe that we could use this as a basis and improve it (see previous comment). Borders between West/Central/East Macedonia could go, ancient capitals could be added. ] (]) 00:19, 18 January 2012 (UTC)
:::The problem is that we need to be very careful with making the map too busy. Future Perfect drew a very well-conceived map, but I'd like to hear more input from other editors who watch this page. The problem with any map showing "ancient boundaries" is that it only represents one of the possible ancient boundaries to choose from and excludes other possible boundaries for Macedonia between 500 BCE and the present. --] (]) 00:37, 18 January 2012 (UTC)
::::This is indeed a much better map, I agree to use it too. As I said again, this is more or less the boundary of the actual ], that is before the expansions. Future Perfect has done a good job. ] (]) 00:47, 18 January 2012 (UTC)
::::Indeed, Taivo, the map shouldn't be too busy, that's why I proposed to remove borders for West/Central/East Macedonia and put the ancient capitals instead. And I agree with you, Macedonian, indicative borders for the ancient kingdom should stay, in order to provide some context for the "core" territories. I suspect this was Future Perfect's rationale. The linked articles will provide more information, if the reader wants to expand. ] (]) 13:57, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
:::::So, what about using FP's map? ] (]) 11:10, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

::::::I agree that we should show the boundaries of the ancient kingdom, rather than the capital cities, which is kind of weird. However, the question then becomes, the boundaries of the ancient kingdom when? My preference would be 359 BC, prior to the expansion under Philip II. Thus, one problem with FP's map is that it doesn't specify the time period of the ancient kingdom's boundaries. We can do away with the division between West, Central and East Macedonia, as it makes the map too busy, and I agree that countries should be shown in the same color as their "Macedonian" parts. Another issue with the current map is that it includes a bit too much of NW Albania, Kosovo, and southern Serbia. As far as I know, NW Albania and Kosovo do not have any territory in the region of Macedonia, and the Serbian part is ''tiny'', certainly not the entire Presevo Valley as shown. ] (]) 01:56, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
{{od}}
I'm no Macedonia expert, but I do know a thing or two about disambiguation. To be used on a disambiguation page, the map should serve one purpose, and one purpose only: to help explain the different uses of the term ''Macedonia''. As such, I would expect a map used on this disambig to:
# Outline the boundaries of ] at its height (along with the dates for this boundary)
# Outline the boundaries of the ]
# Outline the boundaries of ]
# Outline the boundaries of ]
Since this map should be specific to disambiguating the term ''Macedonia'' it should '''not''' emphasize ancient capital cities, or color all of Greece and Bulgaria. This only leads to confusion. --]] 03:39, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

::Of course, but it should disambiguate that large parts of the region of Macedonia are actually part of neighboring countries as opposed to stand-alone entities. I don't disagree with your post, except that "at its height" the Kingdom of Macedon extended to the ], which is why I proposed 359 BC, the date before the large expansion initiated by Philip II. ] (]) 07:42, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

:::I agree, and the boundary on FP's map it's more or less the boundary of the actual kingdom, that is before the expansions. ] (]) 07:21, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
::::I don't have any objection to using FP's map. --] (]) 11:55, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
:::::I agree, FP's map is better, with or without the proposed adjustments. ] (]) 14:30, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
::::::Or we can use since it already includes the adjustments proposed above. ] (]) 05:38, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
:::::::No. That map is the whole reason we're here. It is a poor map and poorly executed. FP's map really only requires some minor adjustments (noting what the green of Greek Macedonia represents, for example). --] (]) 12:29, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
::::::::OK everyone, we agree that FP's map is better. Can we agree about the adjustments? I've proposed some above. Let's take out of the way the common proposals and debate on the rest. ] (]) 00:12, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
:::::::::There are only two adjustments I think are necessary to FP's map: 1) Greek Madeconia should be colored the same as the rest of Greece, 2) The captioning needs to be adjusted to match the disambiguation labels. --] (]) 00:37, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
::::::::::However, JaGa brings up a point above that I'm not sure how to address without turning the map into a complicated mess. How do we mark Greek Macedonia as a defined region without making it look like it's a separate country or part of Macedonia? --] (]) 00:40, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
:::::::::::Well, that's what happens when people started messing with my perfectly fine (and stable) raster map :)
:::::::::::Just kidding. Personally I find the map currently displayed on the page as being closer to the simplest solution and by Okham's razor the best one. My only preference would be a bluish shade for Greece and to use official names Republic of Bulgaria and Hellenic Republic ...in this context 'Hellenic' is somewhat significant. Well you already knew my preference - a vector version of this .
:::::::::::But I kid you not, at this point the wise choice would be to leave the map as it is. If we start experimenting with ancient borders again we will open a known can of worms. I'm not happy with the indicated "extent" now, but since it is "approximate", I compromise. So please, let's not take steps backward. Let's keep this map provided by those helpful (& relatively new) editors. ] <sup>]</sup> 13:28, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
:::::::::::Oh, and Taivo, the answer to your question about JaGa's concerns is to do the same trick I used on the raster map. Just color Greek Macedonia a tiny darker shade of Greece's colour. It will make it show as both distinct and clearly a part of Greece. Putting the word "Μακεδονία" over the Greek region in ] will probably help too :) ] <sup>]</sup> 13:40, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
::::::::::::The "darker shade" solution was opposed by several editors because they felt it made it look like a separate country (and somehow justified Macedonia's claim to Greek Macedonia). --] (]) 19:12, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
Sorry for being absent for so long, due to increased workload. is a proposal using FP's good work as a basis, while taking ideas from the current map and this discussion. The upload seems to break text layout. I never done this before, so go easy on me. :)
Here's what I tried to address:
1) No confusion about countries.
2) Added kingdom's core territories.
3) Continuous lines for borders, dotted lines for other uses.
4) Each subregion of the wider region of Macedonia, has its respective name.
Again, this is just a proposal. The map doesn't seem busy to me. Your thoughts? ] (]) 21:41, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
:Good try, Eldar, but there are too many colors on the map and the boundaries of regional Macedonia and ancient Macedonia are simply too hard to see. Having so many colors simply makes more clutter. I think the problem is that the color for Greece is simply too dark. I'd be happier if you copied the colors in use on the map which is currently in the article. --] (]) 22:56, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
:: Thank you. Inspired by the national flags of the countries (red for MK, blue for GR, green for BG), I used standard palette colours and gave them 25% saturation level, leaving brightness at 100%. I believe that colour coding makes it easier to differentiate between them, while soft colours are easier on the eye. Regarding the boundaries, their weight can be adjusted at 3-4 pt (now at 2 pt), if the consensus is to make them more prominent. Colour could be darker too (saturation now at 50%). ] (]) 00:13, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
:::The problem is that visually the eye tends to always be drawn toward lighter colors, so with Greece being the darkest color on the map, the eye slides away toward the unlabelled, irrelevant boundary countries. Greece should be yellow and the outer countries gray. This will keep the eye focused on the region that we want it to focus on rather than being distracted away by lighter colors on the borders. --] (]) 04:04, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
::::The other problem with your map Eldar73 (and consequently with FP's map) which needs correction, is that the ancient kingdom of Macedon (that is before the expansions and without the dependent territories as said above) was not extended so deep into the territories of the modern RoM. See: , , . ] (]) 07:59, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
::::: I suppose Eldar was copying the boundaries from my old map, and I, back at the time, assembled those in mine from some collection of wiki maps and others as best I could, with most of the sources not very exact. If you have corrections about the details, feel free to modify (should be very easy if you have an SVG editor, like Inkscape). I'm also not at all certain about the south-western boundary, towards Thessaly. The two lines look as if they were originally meant to be pretty much the same line, only distorted by copying from different sources with different projections or different degrees of exactness. ] ] 08:23, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
:::::: Indeed, practically everything is taken from your old map. Will look at it again when I find some free time, given the comments above. :) ] (]) 13:01, 5 March 2012 (UTC)

== Map ==

I see ] of the Macedonia map has been restored again, with its misleadingly colored Greece and Bulgaria. IMO, ] does a far better job of illustrating the various regions referred to as "Macedonia" (and not illustrating regions that are not). Is there a reason to prefer the former to the latter that I'm overlooking? Again, this is a disambiguation page. The only purpose of the image is to clarify what the term "Macedonia" can refer to. --]] 18:30, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
:I see no misleading color there at all. All of Bulgaria is the same color as is all of Greece. The map you prefer actually colors Greek Macedonia in a color implying that it's not part of Greece. ] was stable for a very, very long time and is very clear. It was the result of consensus building. The version you prefer is a very confusing mix of lines that takes far too much time to interpret. This present map is simple and clear. --] (]) 19:04, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

:I have to agree completely with Taivo. Notice also how, in JaGa's preferred version, the Bulgarian part of modern geographical Macedonia is the same colour as Bulgaria but the Greek part is not the same colour as the rest of Greece. ]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">]</span></sup></small> 19:23, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
:::That's ]. --]] 21:17, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
::] is not represented on the map. Also, coloring Greece and Bulgaria implies they are somehow referred to as Macedonia, which they are not. It would make just as much sense to color the state of Mississippi on the ]. --]] 21:15, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
:::We have been through this several times in the recent past. It was agreed that the Macedonian part of Greece must be colored exactly the same color as Greece and the Macedonian part of Bulgaria colored exactly the same color as the rest of Bulgaria. Under no circumstances must it be implied by color or other means that Macedonian Greece is not fully and completely part of Greece. A ] was built on that. The map that you want to use fails in that regard since Greek Macedonia is another color. This map must be clear and simple, this article would be complete without a map at all, so the map doesn't have to convey each and every meaning of "Macedonia" in minute detail, otherwise we'd have to have maps of the US with the towns called "Macedonia" marked and a map with each and every province/region ever labelled "Macedonia". No, the map is just fine the way it is. If you have a problem with the Mississippi delta map then discuss it there. ] means that it's an irrelevant issue in this discussion. --] (]) 21:33, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

:::I have to agree with Taivo here. I was part of the older discussion which led to the current map. I am ok with it still, and I don't see any reason to change the current consensus. ]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">]</span></sup></small> 22:08, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
::::The consensus I see in the discussion above is for FP's map. What consensus are you referring to? Also, please don't refactor my talk page edits; I don't think the word "shenanigans" is anything more than playful. --]] 01:28, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
:::::Please see . As far as "shenanigans" being playful or not we have a disagreement. I find it a bit of a ] and ] issue and I am not comfortable participating in a discussion under such a banner. Plus I don't think REFACTOR applies because the section title is the common subject of the discussion and applies to all participants and should not be treated as the comment of a single participant. As such the section title must have the consensus of all the participants and be NPOV and not be insulting to any of the participants, by implying that some participants are up to no good, if a proper discussion is to take place. Don't forget we are here to improve the article not comment on the behaviour of other editors through use of the section title. If you insist on restoring it because you think it belongs to you, I will not participate further in the discussion because you don't have my consent for such a section title. ]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">]</span></sup></small> 01:57, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
::::::For god's sake, how about change this lousy map? <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 18:29, 19 August 2012 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Why link to Blagoevgrad Province (Bulgarian Macedonia) is completely removed? ==
I am making the following edit to the article:

'''Macedonia''' may refer to:
*], a modern country in southeastern Europe.
*], a region of Greece.
*], a region of Bulgaria.
*], a wider geographical and historical region covering both of the above, as well as parts of Albania, Kosovo and Serbia.
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But my edits are reverted. How comes? Bulgarian part of Macedonia is already presented in the map's picture, but the link to it's article is missing for no reason... --] (]) 02:19, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

: Bulgarian Macedonia is not a separate entry in the list because the name is never used with that specific meaning in English. When an English speaker says "Macedonia" (by itself, without a qualifier), they mean either (a) the Republic of Macedonia (by far the most frequent use), (b) the ancient kingdom (about one third as often), (c) the whole geographical region (mostly in discussions of earlier 20th century history), (d) the Greek province. Nobody ever uses the name on its own to refer specifically and exclusively to the Bulgarian part to the exclusion of the others. Bulgarian Macedonia is simply a ''part'' of meaning (c), but it is not a separate meaning of its own. ] ] 02:25, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

:: I didn't realized that. Thought I could include Blagoevgrad province in the list as it is shown already on the map which is used by the article.--] (]) 02:33, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

:::It may not belong the the main ''may refer to'' section, but it does belong on this disambiguation page, under ].<br/>—<small>] (])</small> 12:03, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
:::: No, not there, either. Every entry on every disambiguation page "X (disambiguation)" on Misplaced Pages must be an entity that is called "X", all by itself. Not things that are parts of X, related to X, aspects of X, or perspectives on X, but things that are ''called'' X. Pirin Macedonia is a part of Macedonia, but it is not called Macedonia. See ]. ] ] 12:17, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
::::: I understand. Yeah now sounds logical to me why Blagoevgrad isn't included here. Glad to know. By the way, please avoid using the term Pirin Macedonia in talk pages. Use Bulgarian Macedonia or or the official Blagoevgrad Province instead. Pirin Macedonia is a term associated with the irredentist ] drill and from what I know, the use of this term is promoted by the nationalist ] :S --] (]) 15:52, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

==Disambiguation without illustrations==
@Taivo, I agree with your comments above and the map seems fine to me. My point is that the map is a recent addition to an otherwise busy disambiguation page which has stood the test of time without any visuals for at least 8 years. The map gives undue emphasis on one aspect of the term. Such a map has its place in the article Macedonia (region). Looking around other disambiguation pages I have not seen any illustrations or maps. Therefore, it seems that in keeping with wikipedia practice the map has no place here. ] (]) 00:26, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
:The page has had a map since . I wouldn't call that a recent addition. There are overlapping geographical senses of the term, which arguably are the most important uses. See ] for guidance relevant to disambiguation pages. I think a map here does help ''aid in selecting between articles on the particular search term in question.'' ] ≠ ] 00:46, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
::Indeed, the map has been there for years without any objections or problems. Because we are dealing with overlapping geographical regions, it does seem quite helpful, whether other disambiguation pages have one or not. ]. --] (]) 00:59, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the links. Very useful. I'm not going to start suggesting that we include a Macedonian salad, or for the article Congo (disambiguation) an image of the ship :-). ] (]) 01:03, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

== Changing Republic of Macedonia to official name "FYROM" ==

Changing Republic of Macedonia to official name "FYROM" <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 09:13, 4 February 2014 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
: See the yellow box at the very top of this page. ] ] 09:22, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

I have read it, but article Macedonia refers on Fyrom which refers on Self-proclaimed republic of macedonia, so is also correct

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== Redirect to Republic of Macedonia ==

Shouldn't this redirect to the ] article. I mean, there is only one country in the world named 'Macedonia,' and as I am very well aware of the naming dispute, most sources, literature, and news agencies call the country 'Macedonia,' by its constitutional name. Also, I think it has been recognized by this name by most UN countries. And furthermore, we have lost of cases like this on Misplaced Pages, just look at ], it's a redirect to the Republic of Kosovo page and not a disambiguation. - Phill24th <small>(])</small>. 14:57, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
: This was the topic of a rather big debate in 2009, with an Arbcom-instigated formal RfC that resulted in the present solution. A proposal roughly equivalent to yours had considerable support back then but lost out by some margin against the present status quo (see ] as well as ] for the preceding discussion). This could certainly be subjected to review at this point, but it would probably require a rather substantial discussion. ] ] 15:08, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
::There is only one country in the world named 'Georgia', as well as a subnational entity (US state) named 'Georgia'. In that case, too, ] is a disambiguation page. In the case of 'Macedonia', there are even more well-known referents, including the ancient Kingdom, the modern region, etc. A disambiguation page seems like a reasonable solution. And there are more productive things to do on WP, I think, than to re-open this discussion. --] (]) 16:22, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
:::Yeah, but when you say 'Georgia' in English, I think, you most probably would think of the US state just because of that impact and influence of Western culture. And when you compare it like that, in other languages and nations I don't think you would have the same problem with 'Georgia' as you would have with 'Macedonia,' if you'll allow me to have a global non-biased approach on the issue. The other thing is, that the American state of Georgia is an autonomous, mostly internally self-governing part of the United States, whereas the Greek province is a centralized region and you can't compare that with a sovereign and independent nation. An NO, I don't think that a disambiguation page is a solution in this case, because it's just confusing, the whole case is confusing.You're just mixing in the discussion ancient kingdoms and geographical regions, which all is fine, but what I know is that when you say 'Macedonia' you mostly mean the country, and only a fraction of times does that turn out differently. In conclusion, I am well aware that this discussion has been discussed before, but the final consensus, as far as I'm considered, was made poorly. Now, if you think there are more productive thing you could do on Misplaced Pages, go on, nobody's trying to push you into the discussion. But i think, if not many, then some, Wikipedians would agree with me that we need to repeal the discussion and come with a new bold solution to the problem. - Phill24th <small>(])</small>. 17:19, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
::::I don't think it's that clear what 'Macedonia' refers to. Probably depends on the context.
::::Re Georgia, you seem to be suggesting that ] is equivalent to ], which it is not, despite the "impact and influence of Western culture".
::::Enough. --] (]) 17:45, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
:::::I agree with Macrakis. Also {{tq| but what I know is that when you say 'Macedonia' you mostly mean the country, and only a fraction of times does that turn out differently}} This is purely an opinion, and completely unsourced at that, with which I disagree completely. ]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.5ex;*left:-5.5ex">]</span></sup></small> 19:08, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
::::::If you consider that unsourced and biased, than couldn't you find sources claiming your case, and objecting mine. - Phill24th <small>(])</small>. 19:46, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
:::::::That's a fair point but the ] is on you for making it originally. I am not going to relitigate thousands of years of Macedonian history or the use of the term "Macedonia" in modern sources or reinvent the Macedonian wheel. ]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.5ex;*left:-5.5ex">]</span></sup></small> 21:58, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
::::::::Phill24th, you are smart enough to know that you're not going to convince any of the Greek editors that the most common meaning of "Macedonia" is the modern Republic, and you're not going to convince a third to a half of the non-Greek editors either. I actually agree with you, but ] was a long and hard-fought process yielding ]. None of us who were involved in ARBMAC want to take the time and effort to go through that again because we know exactly what will happen--the resulting compromise/consensus will look almost exactly like MOSMAC. I suggest you spend your Misplaced Pages time on something that will be more productive. --] (]) 22:24, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
:::::::::{{u|Dr.K.}}, I don't know what you're talking about with 'reinvent the Macedonian wheel,' but I'm not talking about the Macedonian history, I'm not talking about 'thousands of years,' or anything that may conflict with historical or rational fact. What I am talking about is, that, per guidelines (]), Misplaced Pages prefers the name most commonly used by the majority English-language reliable ], a name that is the 'most recognizable and the most natural,' and for this case 'Macedonia' is the most recognizable and natural name for the ]. If you want I will provide the sources, but you live on the planet Earth, and I think are well aware that 'Macedonia' is the most used name by English-language sources official and non-official for the country. - Phill24th <small>(])</small>. 22:36, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
::::::::::By "reinventing the Macedonian wheel" I mean reopening the ] debate. All the points you are making have been made before. But you knew that all along because the other two editors here have already told you that. I am not going to go through the arduous steps of an old debate that has been settled. It's just a ]. And no reason to ping me. I watch the page. ]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.5ex;*left:-5.5ex">]</span></sup></small> 22:47, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
:::::::::::That wasn't much of a response to my statement, you probably only read the first sentence. Anyway, I know I'm not going to change your mind Dr.K. so I'm just gonna stop trying. But this isn't about you, i's about Misplaced Pages guidelines and principles, not just nationalist ideals implemented into the site. - Phill24th <small>(])</small>. 22:57, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
::::::::::::{{tq|not just nationalist ideals implemented into the site.}} More cheap AGF-defying Greek bashing. I am not going to give you another reply here. I have already done so in Taivo's page. ]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.5ex;*left:-5.5ex">]</span></sup></small> 23:03, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
:::::::::::::Phill24th, you don't seem to understand that ] supersedes ], especially when that consensus is the result of a major discussion by many editors on both sides of the issue (links above). No one is interested in waking a sleeping dragon. You're going to get nowhere with pushing this. Find something on Misplaced Pages where you can actually make a contribution rather than just beating your head against a wall as you will be doing here. --] (]) 01:47, 29 May 2015 (UTC)
{{outdent|15}} If you guys are going to ignore ], can you please fix all the incorrect links to this disambiguation page? ] (]) 19:45, 20 August 2015 (UTC)
: Oh, I've been doing that every now and then, ever since 2009. You are right of course that they tend to pop up quite frequently. Are there new ones again? I thought I fixed the latest batch just a few weeks ago. ] ] 19:48, 20 August 2015 (UTC)
::I just mentioned it since I followed a bad link to this article (which I've already fixed). Glad to know you're on top of it :) ] (]) 22:35, 20 August 2015 (UTC)

== Map ==

I have also read very carefully the "Misplaced Pages's Naming policy for the region of Macedonia". (User Page: Silent Resident). I believe that people throughout the world, know the terms "Republique of Macedonia", and "Greek Macedonia", and these must be mentioned on the map. The term Macedonia(region), is vague, completely hypothetical, and the borders cannot be mentioned, because in fact nobody knows which the borders were. (Unless somebody hopes that all the so-called Macedonians living in diferrent coutries want to form an independent state with this name). The article Macedonia (region) can be mentioned , allthough I don't believe that the article is related with Misplaced Pages and his policies. The map by Georgiev for the possible spoken languages in the region 3000 ago, reminds me one article of F.Schachermeyr "Grundlagen und Entstehung der Minoischen Hochkultur". Schachermeyr is regarded as a proponent of scientific racism during the Third Reich.] 21:54, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
:The current map is the result of discussion and consensus (see for example as well as the two sections on this page labelled "Map"). Before changing it, you'll have to build a new consensus. I, for one, think the current map is just fine. --] (]) 22:36, 22 June 2015 (UTC)

== "Any threads relating to the title of the article will be speedily archived." ==

Can the above phrase be reworked so that it complies with the clarification of 2013? Alternatively it may just ] and any renaming requests can be handled on a case by case basis. ]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.5ex;*left:-5.5ex">]</span></sup></small> 04:42, 20 July 2015 (UTC)

:I don't like the fact that I did it myself, but
was pretty clear. I rewrote it above, but the consensus there by the arbiters was pretty open-and-shut. ]] 04:53, 20 July 2015 (UTC)

:I don't share your interpretation. The arbs also mentioned that the move requests were not supposed to be frivolous or frequent. This should be reflected in any notice. Please wait until other editors offer their own comments. ]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.5ex;*left:-5.5ex">]</span></sup></small> 04:56, 20 July 2015 (UTC)

== Requested move ==

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:''The following is a closed discussion of a ]. <span style="color:red">'''Please do not modify it.'''</span> Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a ]. No further edits should be made to this section. ''

The result of the move request was: '''not moved'''. Though I will say this was a good faith proposal and votes simply saying that we decided on a consensus years ago were not of much value – after all, ]. Perhaps if this issue is revisited in the future it should be done as a broader-style RfC that is widely advertised. I can imagine that, considering the ArbCom case of several years ago, a lot of people would not be comfortable with a relatively small number of editors making a call on this in a fairly out of the way RM. ] (]) 13:57, 30 July 2015 (UTC)

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* ] → {{no redirect|Macedonia (disambiguation)}}
* ] → {{no redirect|Macedonia}}
– Nomination rationale follows. ]] 04:46, 20 July 2015 (UTC)

The ] in the ] for the term "Macedonia" is the independent republic thereof, which is frequently referred to as simply "Macedonia" (and occasionally referred to by other names which have been imposed upon it). There is no other use of "Macedonia" that is nearly as noteworthy or notable; a shows nothing but the country, many times not even using the phrase "Republic of Macedonia". You want to know something crazy? ''Even when '''excluding''' the word "republic"'', news results almost exclusively refer to the country. (I did find a reference to a mayoral scandal in ] on the second page there!)

Common name is a big deal at Misplaced Pages, and we also like looking at page views.

* ] (disambiguation page) : in the last ninety days. This is ''enormous'' for a disambiguation page. This already proves that too many people are getting to this disambiguation page, meaning they're typing in "Macedonia" and expecting to get an article. While it's impossible to know for sure which one, we can certainly look at the pageviews and see...

* ] :
* ] :
* ] :
* '''] : '''

Pretty clear to me. When our readers are looking for something entitled "Macedonia", they're looking more than 3/4 of the time for the country (barring some scattered minority uses, including, yes, that tiny Ohio town with the sketchy mayor situation).

I can see three large potential problems, and would like to talk about them first. First off, you can argue that "Republic of Macedonia" or even "'''F'''ormer '''Y'''ugoslav '''R'''epublic '''o'''f '''M'''acedonia" is the ] name of the country. But we don't call countries by their official names on Misplaced Pages. Seriously. Look. The only other country we currently do that with is the ], which has ] that no other country has. Other than that, man, pick a country (]! ]! ]! ]!) and we literally always prefer the common name. Now, because Greece was a member of the UN before Macedonia got to be, Greece forced Macedonia to enter the UN under the name "'''F'''ormer '''Y'''ugoslav '''R'''epublic '''o'''f '''M'''acedonia". Fortunately, as Greece holds no legal sway here, we're under no obligation to follow their lead.

Second: you might be thinking, hey, isn't there a restriction of requested moves for Macedonia-related articles? I'm glad you asked; no, . Trust me, I made absolutely sure that a reasoned, respectful proposal would be within the rules.

Third and finally, you might wonder, "okay, I concede that the word ] in the year 2015 clearly usually means the Republic, and so by ], it should ''redirect'' there, but I'm not convinced that we should shorten the name of the republic for ]'s sake." That's okay! I politely disagree, but that's okay! We can have that discussion later, if you'd rather, and just focus on the ] discussion right now.

But--and I'll close with this--we have five ] for this encyclopedia. Titles must be not only precise (within the constrains of primary topic, or else you'd be looking at article titles like ] or ])... but also concise, consistent (aka resembling literally every other country's article on Misplaced Pages besides one), natural (ie the way that a vast majority of news articles refer to it), and recognizable (clearly no issue, since most people are able to tell the difference between an ancient kingdom and a modern-day country, and news articles reflect this by using a straight "Macedonia" to refer to the country). I believe that all five criteria point to the name of the country called "Macedonia" being at ]. I am eager to hear your thoughts and get your perspective.

Thank you so much for your time. ]] 04:46, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
*'''<s>Oppose</s>'''. '''Comment'''. The proposal violates ], which was based on ]. --] (]) 06:18, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
::My original should have been "Comment", but it was late. And my thanks to Future Perfect for correcting my link. While I agree with his comments, I don't think that anything has changed after six years. The evidence for using "Macedonia" for the Republic was strong then and it's still strong. But I don't see anything that might have changed the strong opposition of Greek editors. I could be pleasantly surprised, however (but I doubt it). --] (]) 09:28, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
*'''Comment''' (reserving further judgment for later): while I would agree with many of the proposer's arguments, one thing is missing. The Google counts cited are from Google News, i.e. they are exclusively from present-day contexts. I think it's a given that in these kinds of contexts the modern state will be far and away the predominant topic, but one important argument in the old debate was that this may not be the case in other (e.g. academic and historical) contexts. It would be instructive to complement the Google News results with Google Books results here: on the first page of search results alone , I find 5 titles dealing with ancient Macedon and 5 dealing with the modern republic. If we were an encyclopedia of current events, the decision to have the republic at "Macedonia" would be a no-brainer, but since we have to balance our treatment according to the expectations of many different disciplines and groups of readers, the question of weight is a tricky one that may not be answered easily with pure counting. – To {{ping|Taivo}} I don't think the proposal is invalid for "violating MOSMAC". We clarified some time ago that the MOSMAC results are open to the principle of "consensus can change", and after 6 years (yes, it's really been that long!), it is certainly legitimate to gauge the possibility of a review. This RM strikes me as a well-presented and well-thought-out proposal that deserves to be judged on its merits. <small>I hope you don't mind me fixing your link to the Arb decisison.</small> ] ] 06:48, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
*:Thank you. I am glad to see this move disputed on its merits. I would like to mention that some time ago, ] referred only to the "ancient culture" and its ongoing impact--a few years back, there was a requested move, which was contentious if I recall correctly, but the article ] was duly moved over the original China article, due to the fact that ''modern countries are more relevant to an encyclopedia''. We obviously have to discuss historical stuff, and that's good! But we're not a history book. ]] 17:35, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
*'''Strong oppose'''. We have a clear precedent for why the country's article is at ], and I don't feel like being the one to break this precedent. ''']]]''' ] 14:40, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
*'''If we're discussing, then oppose''' otherwise as ] ] (]) 15:46, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
*'''Oppose'''. MOSMAC has held up well and is a good compromise, marked by that most typical feature of good compromises: it leaves neither side entirely satisfied. It also addresses the plain fact that, to put it bluntly, the Republic of Macedonia simply isn't the unambiguous primary topic for the term "Macedonia", no matter how hard it tries to make it otherwise. I see no reason to change what isn't broken. ] ] 16:52, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
*'''Oppose'''. It took long debates and a a panel of three admins to determine consensus and develop MOSMAC. This tedious and lengthy process has stood the test of time and achieved widespread consensus which has kept the peace in this contested area of the encyclopedia for many years. MOSMAC achieves a fair balance in this onomatological dispute and should be kept. As Constantine also mentions the Republic of Macedonia is not the unambiguous primary topic for Macedonia. There is also the good point made by Future regarding the balance and weight we have to give to the use of the term "Macedonia" which transcends mere Google searching for news headlines since we are an encyclopedia and ]. This move proposal looks to me like a solution in search of a problem. MOSMAC has already solved the problem through long discussions and through establishing long-lasting and widely accepted consensus which transcends nationality barriers and should be kept. ]&nbsp;<small><sup style="position:relative">]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.5ex;*left:-5.5ex">]</span></sup></small> 18:09, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
*'''Support'''. The page view data given above demonstrates that the modern country is the primary topic. The large number of views for the disambiguation page shows that the current setup is confusing many readers. ] recommends the ''World Factbook'' for country names. They give the name of this country as simply "Macedonia." "Other encyclopedias are among the sources that may be helpful in deciding what titles are in an encyclopedic register, as well as what names are most frequently used," according to ]. See and . I take it that the current title represents a peace-making compromise between "FYROM" and "Macedonia." I don't see a way to justify in terms of our naming criteria. ] (]) 07:15, 22 July 2015 (UTC)
::We justify it by ]. You will never convince the very sincere Greek editors to accept Macedonia as the name of the article. Dr.K. is a very sincere and very good editor, whom I have a great deal of respect for. We usually agree on Misplaced Pages matters, but in this case we do not--and probably never will. We see the evidence from very different points of view. We could spend our Misplaced Pages editing time arguing, perhaps edit warring, over the what to call the article about Macedonia. But per ] we have a working compromise that has proven remarkably stable for six years. If you read MOSMAC carefully, you will notice that "Republic of Macedonia" only applies to the article's title. Otherwise, "Macedonia" is what we call the modern country, virtually without exception. It is also the first selection on the Macedonia disambiguation page. While I would prefer that the article on the modern country be the first destination for anyone searching for "Macedonia", it's simply not going to happen realistically, no matter how many other Misplaced Pages policies you cite. (I assure you all the policy arguments were made--over and over--during ], to no avail.) You have hit the nail on the head that "Republic of Macedonia" is a compromise. But it is a working compromise and that's more important to Misplaced Pages than exact, legalistic, and inflexible adherence to ]. It allows Dr.K. and myself to remain on very friendly terms as usually allied editors. We get a lot more work done this way. --] (]) 11:12, 22 July 2015 (UTC)
:::Sounds like you're being held hostage. ] (]) 23:33, 22 July 2015 (UTC)
::::No, it sounds like I'm not a rigidly legalistic wikilawyer who doesn't recognize the value of cooperation and compromise when two groups of equally sincere and skilled editors view the issue from different perspectives. --] (]) 03:20, 23 July 2015 (UTC)
*'''Oppose''' per ]. The modern country ] is ''not'' more notable than ancient ]. In fact, ] and the modern ] are also very highly notable in RS. ] (]) 15:49, 23 July 2015 (UTC)
:*This is not even close to the what "recentism" is all about, at least not as the term is defined in the ] essay (which is '''not''' about how to select a primary topic). The modern country is already old enough to have listings in various published encyclopedias. In fact, Britannica 1911 has . If the modern country gets more page views, then it is more notable, at least to our readers. That's who we are writing for. ] (]) 12:30, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
*'''Oppose''' per ], so as to maintain the status quo. The "long-term significance" clause of ], together with the fact that the ancient kingdom and region have had a far longer history and significance, argues against the county as the primary topic (the phenomenon described at ] being rlelvant here). ] ] 18:26, 23 July 2015 (UTC)
::I agree. The modern Greek region of Macedonia within the borders of Greece is larger by area and apparently more populous than the country Macedonia. ] (]) 19:11, 23 July 2015 (UTC)

*'''Oppose''' I ''oppose'' reopening this can of worms. We've already had ARBCOM rule on this. It took years to get over it last time. -- ] (]) 04:22, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
**I move that this should '''procedurally''' be a ''request for comments'' instead of a standard move request, due to ] and ] and years of Macedonia mess, as it involves changing an ARBCOM determination. -- ] (]) 04:35, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

*'''Comment''' have all interested parties been informed of this discussion? (WP-ROM, WP-GREECE, WP:ClassicalGreeceRome, WP:Geography, WP:Politics ? ; the article talk pages for ancient, Greek, and Republican topics ? WPMOSMAC talk page? ) Shouldn't we drop a note to the talk pages of ARBMAC and ARBMAC2? -- ] (]) 04:35, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
*'''Comment''': With regards to the second requested move about ]: that article's move to ] is nevertheless possible (per consistency with ]). ] ''already'' redirects there. It is more ] and still distinguishes the country from the ] region. ] (]) 04:42, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

*'''Oppose'''. I find Fut.Perf.'s point compelling: that non-news sources give a different weight to the two primary readings of the term, and that the disambiguation page reflects this reality, as well as being a successful compromise for the past six years. I also agree that it is appropriate that we revisit the consensus periodically, and see whether it's shifted significantly. My own sense is that it has not, and that the success in avoiding acrimony re the name is worth preserving for now. ] (]) 09:16, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
*'''Comment'''. While I agree with much of what the proponents of the move are writing concerning "commonname", "recentism", etc., they miss the main point and refuse to address it: One of the most important policies, perhaps THE most important policy, of Misplaced Pages is ]. Consensus is really nothing more than a well-discussed compromise that leads to a "common mind". There is simply no need to continue to wikilawyer this, from either point-of-view. No other policy than ] need be referred to here. Consensus on this topic is more firmly established than for the vast majority of other topics. The discussion that led to agreement is enshrined in ]. The agreement itself is explicated in ]. For six years, this agreement has proven to be a good, working consensus. Edit wars over the naming of Macedonia, both in titles and in text, have ceased. It is true that consensus can be and should be revisited now and then, and changed if circumstances warrant, but it is also true that consensus should not be abandoned lightly. In this case, it should be clear that 1) nothing in the real world has changed over the last six years (Greece still adamantly maintains its self-proclaimed copyright claim over the name "Macedonia") and 2) there is overwhelming support for maintaining the existing consensus. In other words, despite all the bandwidth to be expended by the very small minority of editors who want a change here, nothing will change and the existing consensus as described at ] will stand. --] (]) 13:02, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
'''Oppose'''. But first I'd like to salute Red Slash on the proposal which is evidently in very good faith and certainly with merit reading the opening description. It is a nice thought, of that there is no doubt! Anyhow, I'd like to address issues which have been overlooked, even by others to oppose - and this has nothing to do with any nationalist tendency. First of all, constitutional name/short name. When the ''country'' (call it what you will) is reduced to the "common short form", it doesn't quite bring it to the level of those specified, but individual mention of ''Macedonia'' tends to be similar to the ], which is pruned down to two syllables, ''"Britain"''. Similarly, sources may refer to ''Congo'' if referring to the ], despite ] being permanently labelled ''Congo'' for short. Additionally, any of four countries (], ], ], ]) may be called ''Guinea''. If however you do check the sources that speak of ''Macedonia'' as a country, I very much doubt there is one to use the term indiscriminately without on first mention specifying ''RoM'' or ''FYRoM''. So the "Macedonia" mention would be a case of "from here on". Furthermore, neither FYR nor ''Republic of'' can be transformed into a demonym, so ''Macedonian'' will stand just as ''British'' broadly defines everything from UKGB&NI. But above all, the nation so love the constitutional name that the local term ''Republika'' is cemented to ''Makedonija'' (in south Slavic languages, we say, ''the Republic Macedonia'' as if to mean, ''the Republic <u>that is</u> Macedonia''). The is comparable to Czech Republic, and Dominican Republic, and maybe Central African Republic. In addition, whether for positive or negative reasons, Macedonian citizens proudly boast the ''Macedonia'' region lying within Bulgaria and Greece, and this without irredentist conceptions because Bulgaria and Greece also proudly boast their chunks of the zone - suffice it to say that ''Macedonia'' per se, truly is a ''region'' in every sense of the word. As for search results and views, etc., well this is not surprising, I'm every bit certain that one country will attract more interest than a region of another country, just as more people search for ] than they do the ] (in RoM). None of that takes away from the fact that Macedonia is split among various countries, and recognised by all the respective governments as being so. Finally, without qualifiers, the Country cannot export wine or many other products to the EU or other trade blocs because the raw term has been reserved for products of the Greek region, so it is not as simple as ''Macedonia'' meaning the Country. --] (]) 11:11, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
*Is the claim that "Republic of" is used as a disambiguator in the real world? If so, I have say, I don't see it. . It's "Macedonia" all the way through, no "Republic of", not even once. In my !vote, I already gave three actual encyclopedia citations to support the claim that just plain "Macedonia" is the encyclopedic form of the name. ] (]) 06:36, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
::::I am sure there may be some, though there are those that combine such as here. But like I said, the term is cemented (and largely by the choosing of the nation itself) for this state much more than you'll find with ] or ]. The acceptance of Macedonia to refer to a region is rife, and nobody can se sure ''exactly'' what a lay researcher is interested in when he inserts the word "Macedonia" into Google Search. --] (]) 15:39, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
*'''Oppose''' – I strongly disagree with the proposer's rationale, and would in fact say that the Greek historical region/kingdom is the primary topic in English. Very few people have heard of Slavic Macedonia, but many have heard of Alexander the Great and ancient Greek Macedonia. Purely from an anglophone perspective, the Greek entity is much more well known, and should be the primary topic. The state is more commonly known as "FYR Macedonia". ] — ] 17:35, 27 July 2015 (UTC)
::While I completely agree with you in opposing this for (for other reasons, however), you are incorrect to state that the state is more commonly known as "FYR Macedonia". That is simply wrong. Look in most modern atlases, modern media reports, etc. and all you will find is "Macedonia", without even a footnote. The data was accumulated during ], but it was certainly compelling. That's one of the major reasons why this article isn't "FYR Macedonia", but is "Republic of Macedonia"--the evidence of using "Macedonia" for the country is simply overwhelming. The issue of whether "Macedonia" is ambiguous between the modern state and Alexander's empire is a different, and important, issue. But the modern state is far more commonly called simply "Macedonia" than anything else. --] (]) 18:19, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

'''Oppose''' We went over this ''very thoroughly'' several years ago, the evidence regarding which topic was primary was scrutinized extremely thoroughly, and we came up with the consensus outlined at ]. I don't see that anything has changed since then. The OP's search is inherently flawed since it relies on news sites, which will of course favor the country as opposed to the ancient kingdom, and page view statistics are notoriously unreliable. ] (]) 07:49, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
:*The opposition to this proposal is not from fans of ancient history. It’s from Greeks who think that the modern Greek region should be primary –- although few people outside Greece are aware that such a region even exists. ] (]) 12:47, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
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== Oops ==

{{ping|TaivoLinguist}} I'm glad you . I work on lots of dab pages; it never occurred to me that one could be contentious. I was already 45 minutes into the next edit when I saw your revert. Now that my head's out of the sand, I think I'll back off. Thanks. — ] (]) 00:24, 8 September 2016 (UTC)

== Map ==

I admit that the term Republic of Macedonia is a reality. However the term Greek Macedonia ( or Macedonia(Greece))is also a reality, and it is not mentioned on the map. I believe that the map emphasizes one particular part of the region Macedonia and it does not comply with the needed neutrality of Misplaced Pages.] 15:59, 9 August 2017 (UTC)
:The map only labels sovereign nations. Greek Macedonia is not a sovereign entity, it is part of Greece. --] (]) 05:40, 10 August 2017 (UTC)
:The map does not include regional names. Just country names. --<span style="color:#FF00FF">❤ ]] ❤</span> 13:33, 12 August 2017 (UTC)
::Sorry, wasn't aware of this when I edited. I edited the picture because it is using the 19th century definition of the term-- also the one commonly used in the modern period. But the region was defined differently in different eras-- indeed in one it noted a region of Thrace with no overlap at all, see ] etc. So it should be specified. People familiar with different eras (Ancient, Medieval, Modern) would be inclined to use very different definitions of the term.--] (]) 00:24, 25 August 2017 (UTC)
:::The wording in the caption and throughout this page has been worked out through very careful discussion and negotiation and is the result of ]. As you are no doubt aware, Macedonia is a sensitive subject for many editors and changing even the caption text without building a new consensus for the change is not going to be successful. This wording has been stable for several years and stability in articles relating to Macedonia is highly prized. --] (]) 00:49, 25 August 2017 (UTC)
::::There are several places where the map has been discussed in the past. I believe that was the last major one although there are also discussions previously on this page. --] (]) 00:56, 25 August 2017 (UTC)
:::::Okay, can't we at least specify its the ''modern'' usage of the term? While it is true that most who have interest in the term are interested in the modern era, not specifying this can confuse people interested in ancient and medieval periods. Obviously I welcome the opinion of anyone on this matter. That discussion is from six years ago and isn't addressing my concern as far as I can tell.--] (]) 01:00, 25 August 2017 (UTC)
::::::Actually, the issue of time period was mentioned throughout the debate over what map to use. It was felt that the boundary shown on the map was general enough to be useful. It was specifically decided that having multiple lines on the map to cover different time periods was not desirable. I would suggest initiating a RfC to judge the opinion of the community. The line on the map was never intended to be a particular firm, fixed moment in time, but a generalized indication. Therefore any attempt to get detailed I will personally oppose, but will yield to consensus if an RfC convincingly shows that I'm alone in my opinion. As I said earlier, all issues surrounding Macedonia are subject to strong debate and having a stable map and caption here for such a long period of time is a testament to its usefulness and community acceptance. --] (]) 06:37, 25 August 2017 (UTC)
:::::::Yalens, it is obvious that if a map has to display the most commonly referred places today on the Disambiguation page, these should be the country borders, and the region's approximate geographical borders as how they became to be known today and which are quite stable and everlasting. To include the many different past definitions of Macedonia's borders by various scholars doesn't offer the readers anything practical, unless they are looking on Macedonia region's history - and there is already an article dedicated to this. --<span style="color:#FF00FF">❤ ]] ❤</span> 08:53, 25 August 2017 (UTC)
::::::::SilentResident just reminded me of the biggest reason why we don't want to get too specific on this page--it's not the article, it's a disambiguation page. It's here to help quickly guide readers on to the next step in their journey. The map(s) at ] must be precise, of course. But the point of this map is just broad reference, not specific information. --] (]) 12:28, 25 August 2017 (UTC)
:::::::::Exactly! --<span style="color:#FF00FF">❤ ]] ❤</span> 14:36, 25 August 2017 (UTC)
::::::::::{{u|SilentResident}} {{u|TaivoLinguist}} I never proposed to (as SR seems to think I have) {{tq|include the many different past definitions of Macedonia's borders}}. However the fact is that this map portrays ''modern'' Macedonia's borders and ''that'' should be mentioned. Almost all the people involved in these debates seem primarily interested in the ''modern'' region's boundaries, but as a result, on this map at least, it eternalizes the name as applying to a region whose frontiers were only designated in the early modern era. Again, this must be specified for the sake of informativeness. Doing so does not imply mention or enumeration of all the past definitions. It is a mere 23 characters -- "19th century definition". On the other hand, I have better things to do than argue about 23 characters so I respect if you guys disagree with me here. --] (]) 18:09, 26 August 2017 (UTC)
::::::::::Also, btw, please don't use "consensus" as an argument as it's kind of a great way to avoid engaging with what I'm actually saying. Not conducive to actual discussion.--] (]) 18:09, 26 August 2017 (UTC)
:::::::::::I will always refer to "consensus" because it is one of the foundations of Misplaced Pages. In Balkans articles, especially those dealing with Macedonia, consensus and stability are things to be cherished. You have to remember that this page is '''''not''''' the primary article page. It is a broad guidance page only. If a reader thinks that this map is definitive of "Macedonia" in any way whatsoever, that is their problem. Adding any kind of picky qualifier simply begs the question for the reader, "But what if I want X and not Y?" (Even though they will find the information at precisely the same place.) You have simply confused the issue. It's a signpost at a crossroads only here. A sign leading to Chicago from Missouri doesn't bother to specify whether the road leads to south Chicago or north Chicago. That is only for signs much closer to the target. This sign is in Missouri--showing the reader to ] is quite sufficient to get the reader to the location he or she wants to be and a map that shows the region of Macedonia as encompassing Macedonia, Greece and a slice of Bulgaria without specifying a particular date is quite sufficient and broad enough to get everyone where they want to be--and that isn't here. --] (]) 21:02, 26 August 2017 (UTC)
::::::::::::Yalens, I understand your point in the original post of yours. Just I don't think the fact that the map or the caption isn't too detailed or specific, can be an issue, as it, in my view at least, is a fine way for the readers to be pointed towards the most commonly sought articles related to Macedonia which is a notorious term for having caused so much severe semiological confusion among readers, especially the Macedonian Republic, the Macedonia region, the Greek Macedonia, and the Ancient Macedonia which all are distinct terms to experienced readers, but confusing to newcomers. The map's purpose is exactly that: to make some basic things clear to the inexperienced readers. To add more specific captions just because it happened that the borders were different in past times or moved (i.e. Theme), are not the Disambiguation page's concern as far as I know. Taivo's example with the signpost nails it exactly. --<span style="color:#FF00FF">❤ ]] ❤</span> 21:51, 26 August 2017 (UTC)
::::::::::::::Alright, fair enough. And indeed, ] But here on second thought the map is really fine.--] (]) 03:11, 27 August 2017 (UTC)

== Semi-protected edit request on 28 January 2018 ==


{{edit semi-protected|Macedonia|answered=yes}} {{edit semi-protected|Macedonia|answered=yes}}
The page currently states that North Macedonia was known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia.
] ] (]) 11:39, 28 January 2018 (UTC)
The United Nations registered, formal & actual correct name, was the "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" (FYROM).
:] '''Not done:''' it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a ] if appropriate.<!-- Template:ESp --> '''] <sup>(] • ])</sup>''' 17:46, 28 January 2018 (UTC)
Please adjust misleading name.

This is about providing precise and factual information. ] (]) 10:26, 16 December 2023 (UTC)
== First result of Google ==

Why does the first Google search result for "Macedonia" bring up ]? I feel like this action disregards the consensus of the Misplaced Pages community.--] (]) 07:50, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
: What makes you think Google would be bound by a "consensus of the Misplaced Pages community"? Google obviously has its own mechanisms of assessing reader interest (and it's entirely reasonable to assume that for the large majority of readers, that result will indeed be the best fit.) ] ] 08:13, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
::If anything, that is evidence that Misplaced Pages needs to change.--] (]) 14:18, 8 March 2018 (UTC)

== There is no country under the name "Macedonia" ==

The name "Macedonia" alone cannot be used by any other country other than Greece, for its northern region.
The country of Skopje has been given the name "Northern Macedonia" on 17/06/2018 (Psarades village, Prespes, Greece)(although this is not acceptable by Greek people as well), but "Macedonia" without the identification "Northern" is illegal to be used by the country of Skopje.
Please correct the article immediately <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 07:58, 18 June 2018 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->


this whole article is illegal and misleading.. it has to be removed <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 02:20, 7 October 2018 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== "Republic of Macedonia" ==

There is no actual country under the legal name of "Republic of Macedonia". Before the pre-agreement with Greece at Prespes, Macedonia, Greece, its legal (temporary) name was fYROM. After the pre-agreement, its legal name is "Republic of Northern Macedonia" and NOT "Republic of Macedonia".
Misplaced Pages shall respect this fact and not call the country of Skopje this way. <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 11:38, 19 January 2019 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:Déjà vu all over again. We need cleanup on aisle three. Another anon Greek IP has spilled toxic POV again. --] (]) 13:05, 19 January 2019 (UTC)

== After the name changes. ==

First off, reminder to all that there is ongoing discussion about changing the name of the article ] in the talk page there:

Now, after the name change is officially finalized what should be done in this page? I noticed that ] is nowhere to be found in ] while ] lists ].

By the policy of ] we should probably keep North Macedonia in here I believe. But someone should update the map. And if he does, please also move Pella & Vergina dots a little bit to the <s>east</s> west near their real locations :) ] <sup>]</sup> 15:13, 28 January 2019 (UTC)

: Readers will continue to encounter "Macedonia" referring to the country, in all pre-2019 sources and quite likely in ongoing informal language, so there will certainly be a continued flow of traffic by readers looking for the term here. For that reason, the comparison with Africa/South Africa is utterly off the mark. Plus, even here on Misplaced Pages we'll probably have to continue using "Macedonia" or "Republic of" in a lot of historical contexts, dealing with events between 1992 and 2019. So, for the moment, I don't see much room for change here, beyond a rewording of the definition line. Whether the entry should keep occupying the first spot in the list remains to be seen at some later date. ] ] 19:23, 28 January 2019 (UTC)

::Hey, hi, long time. I agree, just mentioning South Africa as a curiosity (I have an itch for dab pages, maybe South Africa should have be included in Africa dab page?). Anyway, Ireland is more to the point. Regarding the list position, I guess we'll see how it goes. Hopefully wikipedia will have less disruption to worry about after the change, but I wouldn't be surprised if the opposite happens. ] <sup>]</sup> 06:05, 29 January 2019 (UTC)

== Ongoing discussion about "Republic of North Macedonia" renaming ==
For all interested users, refer to ] ] <sup>]</sup> 09:26, 9 February 2019 (UTC)

== Re: Former name. ==

Concerning , {{u|Wei4Green}} shouldn't we list the entry for North Macedonia as {{tq|], a country in southeastern Europe, formerly known as '''the Republic of''' Macedonia}}{{ea}}? &#8213;<span style="font-family:CG Times">] <b>]</b><sup style="font-size:75%">]</sup></span> 15:48, 13 February 2019 (UTC)
:{{reply to|MattLongCT}} I was trying to say that the '''Republic of North Macedonia''' was formerly known as '''Macedonia''' as a ''common name''. However, I changed to its ''formal name'' due to your request. —] (]) 16:30, 13 February 2019 (UTC)
:Or I have another suggestion: "North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, formerly and commonly known as Macedonia" —] (]) 16:44, 13 February 2019 (UTC)
::I think this latter proposal works best. --] <sup>]</sup> 17:41, 13 February 2019 (UTC)
::{{u|Wei4Green}}, I would prefer to see the Republic of simply for maintaining the previous standards under ]. Cheers! &#8213;<span style="font-family:CG Times">] <b>]</b><sup style="font-size:75%">]</sup></span> 18:13, 13 February 2019 (UTC)

== Order of terms ==


:FYROM was the provisional UN ''description'' for the country established in 1991 which officially called itself "Republic of Macedonia". See ] and ]. I do not believe any change is required. ] (]) 10:46, 16 December 2023 (UTC)
Sorry, did I miss something? When did we decide that we can change the order of the listed terms? I thought it was covered by ] and if not why are we discussing about it at ]?
{{ping|SilentResident}} any clues?
--] (]) 17:41, 13 February 2019 (UTC)
:Ah if it is a problem that I placed North Macedonia first, then my deep apologies. Just I assumed because the majority of the people in the world, googles mostly about the country, not the ancient kingdom or geography. Not meant to be permanent, just until the RfC decides on it. It is a common Misplaced Pages practice to order entities/articles by their hits/views. If I am mistaken, then my apologies. Feel free to revert my changes. Edit: it seems admin ] is of the same opinion as me: -- ] <sup>(] &#124; ])</sup> 18:23, 13 February 2019 (UTC)
::: No it's not you. I just noticed people changing the terms every 5 minutes and I was wondering what's going on, because I thought it was still part of the RfC. Actually your edit was the last valid one, that 's why I asked you. Anyway I see that changes have been reverted now, so it's fine.] (]) 18:38, 13 February 2019 (UTC)
::::I didnt see anything about order in previous RfC, but yes, if the upcoming RfC decides on this, then we will have ot respect the decision. -- ] <sup>(] &#124; ])</sup> 18:41, 13 February 2019 (UTC)


== Pirin Macedonia (region) ==


== Proper order ==
I propose and the ] to be added, that's the third (eastern) part of the ], the ] (which is and a country) and the ] are already here. ] (]) 18:33, 13 February 2019 (UTC)
I think, that the right to do, is to specify that the term "Macedonia" officially refers to the whole region. After we could add the three other circumstances. I suggest that as the proper:<br/>
:{{done}}. But there is problem with Redirects. Typing Pirin Macedonia on search box, redirects to Blagoevgrad, not to the article you gave us. -- ] <sup>(] &#124; ])</sup> 18:47, 13 February 2019 (UTC)
{{small|''Macedonia (Macedonian: Македонија, romanized: Makedonija, Greek: Μακεδονία, romanized: Makedonía, Bulgarian: Македония, romanized: Makedoniya) most commonly refers to:<br/>Macedonia (region), a geographic and historical region that today includes parts of six Balkan countries (see map)<br/>It also may refers to:<br/>Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity<br/>Macedonia (Greece), a former administrative region, spanning today three administrative subdivisions of northern Greece<br/>North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, named until 2019 as «Republic of Macedonia»'' (I also suggest «the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia» (F.Y.R.O.M.), but a problematic instruction (]) is against it for some reason)}}.<br/> The reason I suggest that, is that I think that first of all, the right think to do is to declare that the term "Macedonia" in the broad sense refers to the region. Then, is it not a bit strange, that the only "Macedonia" which according to the signed agreements, but also based on the sources from 2018 onwards, is first in line? Greek Macedonia is officially called geographic region of "Macedonia" and it is almost identical with the ancient land of Macedonia. The ancient kingdom of Macedonia is also called "Macedonia" plainly. In contrast, the only ones who today refer to North Macedonia as simply "Macedonia" are those who embrace the political ideology of "ethnic Macedonian" nationalism. And for them we still leave it on this list. Nowadays, North Macedonia is the last of all of them which one would refer to as Macedonia (without the designation "North"). ] (]) 02:26, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
::Yes, ] redirect to ] because this region completely fit with the Blagoevgrad Province. ] redirect to Pirin Macedonia. ] (]) 14:02, 14 February 2019 (UTC)
:::I saw now that is changed the name of Pirin Macedonia (region), I agree with that, this kind is better. ] (]) 14:07, 14 February 2019 (UTC)
:I don't really mind it being listed but, as Fut Perf pointed out, is there any evidence this region is ever called just "Macedonia"? It seems like it's always preceded by "Pirin" or "Bulgarian". --] <sup>]</sup> 18:51, 13 February 2019 (UTC)
::Well, and North Macedonia from 12 February is called North Macedonia, not just Macedonia, so, did she should be here? ] (]) 14:02, 14 February 2019 (UTC)
::: Duh. North Macedonia ''has been'' called plain Macedonia, for 28 years, so readers will continue to find references to it under that name and will keep coming here looking for it. ] ] 14:10, 14 February 2019 (UTC)
::For this reason, i believe it would be more appropriate to add in the "see also" section. ] (]) 18:58, 13 February 2019 (UTC)
:::I will change the redirect ] which currently leads to ], to ], and add a "see also: Blagoevgrad Oblast" on its top. How does that sound? -- ] <sup>(] &#124; ])</sup> 19:03, 13 February 2019 (UTC)
::::Blagoevrad Province, Pirin Macedonia and Bulgarian Macedonia are redirects. ] (]) 19:05, 13 February 2019 (UTC)
:::Another proposal is to ask for admins to delete ] and then rename ] into ]. I feel the disambiguation "region" in the title name is unecessary since there is no contester or semiological confusion or whatever about that name. -- ] <sup>(] &#124; ])</sup> 19:05, 13 February 2019 (UTC)


:Other people disagree. Type "Macedonia" into https://google.com. "North Macedonia (Country in the Balkans)" appears first in the suggested searches (analogous to WP's disamibiguation), followed by "Macedonia (Ancient kingdom)". A search for "Macedonia" on https://bbc.com/search shows (disregarding several pages' worth of North Macedonia football game results) the country profile for North Macedonia first. https://britannica.com first suggested search is "Macedonia (North Macedonia)" followed by "Macedonia (region, Europe)", "Macedonia (ancient kingdom, Europe)" and "Macedonia (region, Greece)". ] (]) 13:31, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
::::I agree with Radiphus. Since there's apparently no evidence this region is ever called plain "Macedonia", it should be in the See also section, if anywhere. --] <sup>]</sup> 19:26, 13 February 2019 (UTC)
* I made a merge proposal. Would you guys like to comment about it? -- ] <sup>(] &#124; ])</sup> 19:32, 13 February 2019 (UTC)
::::: With the current state of things I say we should include Pirin since it does cover a large part of the map. ] <sup>]</sup> 07:32, 15 February 2019 (UTC)


'''Similar issue''': What explains the order of the languages for the word Macedonia? The work derives from the Greek word Μακεδονία. Shouldn't then Greek be first? ] (]) 20:57, 5 November 2024 (UTC)
== State of the page ==
Would ] please refrain just a bit from the namecalling & gatekeeping and please explain what is wrong with this edit? I did check the talk page and didn't see some explanation about how the order keeps changing and the coutry title using a redirect, rather than a link ]. No consensus to delete the Greek subdivisions that were included before based on ]. Also it strikes as odd to use redirect when the article name has changed when we didn't do that before. Furthermore doesn't a 1RR rule still apply?
I propose to revert the page to a much older revision and only change the link of ] to ] with a phrase "formerly the Republic of Macedonia" added. Current state of the page is not based on either common logic or consensus nor wikipedia policy. ] <sup>]</sup> 07:29, 15 February 2019 (UTC)

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add news source Semi-protected edit request on 9 September 2022

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In publishing... in Macedonia have newspaper with name "New Macedonia", on Macedonian language "Nova Makedonija" 185.100.244.3 (talk) 01:03, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: Must be notable enough for a Misplaced Pages article. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 01:14, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

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Historically inaccurate data- this is a dismiss to viewers. In actual history the ancient Greeks were part of the Macedonian country. Language was and still is the same and very different to each other. Dialects have not changed through the centuries. The Greek were invited to educate the Macedonian people in trade as they had migrated from Syria and were land less people at the time. The Macedonian people, kindly welcomed them and employed them to teach them about trade between the countries as at that time Macedonia was a gate way keeper to the world of trade and did not understand the trade world. The Syrian Greeks that fled Syria and homes in south Macedonia taught the Macedonian people to trade. The history cannot be rewritten and should actually be researched correctly before Misplaced Pages posts and locks information from editing. The modern day Greek people want to delete Macedonia and extinguish the fact they were ever a country of people. Much like what the Israelis and Palestinians are doing still today . Macedonian people are not interested in people fatalities to win back history. They have long learning war wins nowhere. I would encourage the authors of this information to seek out the actual correct data on the history of Ancient Greece and Macedonia. Can be found in the historical vaults in England. The English have it all vaulted up and you can get your facts more accurately. A truth teller.

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. M.Bitton (talk) 00:27, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

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The page currently states that North Macedonia was known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia. The United Nations registered, formal & actual correct name, was the "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" (FYROM). Please adjust misleading name. This is about providing precise and factual information. Cafaas (talk) 10:26, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

FYROM was the provisional UN description for the country established in 1991 which officially called itself "Republic of Macedonia". See Socialist Republic of Macedonia and North_Macedonia#Names_and_etymology. I do not believe any change is required. Bazza (talk) 10:46, 16 December 2023 (UTC)


Proper order

I think, that the right to do, is to specify that the term "Macedonia" officially refers to the whole region. After we could add the three other circumstances. I suggest that as the proper:
Macedonia (Macedonian: Македонија, romanized: Makedonija, Greek: Μακεδονία, romanized: Makedonía, Bulgarian: Македония, romanized: Makedoniya) most commonly refers to:
Macedonia (region), a geographic and historical region that today includes parts of six Balkan countries (see map)
It also may refers to:
Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity
Macedonia (Greece), a former administrative region, spanning today three administrative subdivisions of northern Greece
North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, named until 2019 as «Republic of Macedonia» (I also suggest «the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia» (F.Y.R.O.M.), but a problematic instruction (MOS:MAC) is against it for some reason).
The reason I suggest that, is that I think that first of all, the right think to do is to declare that the term "Macedonia" in the broad sense refers to the region. Then, is it not a bit strange, that the only "Macedonia" which according to the signed agreements, but also based on the sources from 2018 onwards, is first in line? Greek Macedonia is officially called geographic region of "Macedonia" and it is almost identical with the ancient land of Macedonia. The ancient kingdom of Macedonia is also called "Macedonia" plainly. In contrast, the only ones who today refer to North Macedonia as simply "Macedonia" are those who embrace the political ideology of "ethnic Macedonian" nationalism. And for them we still leave it on this list. Nowadays, North Macedonia is the last of all of them which one would refer to as Macedonia (without the designation "North"). Greek Rebel (talk) 02:26, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Other people disagree. Type "Macedonia" into https://google.com. "North Macedonia (Country in the Balkans)" appears first in the suggested searches (analogous to WP's disamibiguation), followed by "Macedonia (Ancient kingdom)". A search for "Macedonia" on https://bbc.com/search shows (disregarding several pages' worth of North Macedonia football game results) the country profile for North Macedonia first. https://britannica.com first suggested search is "Macedonia (North Macedonia)" followed by "Macedonia (region, Europe)", "Macedonia (ancient kingdom, Europe)" and "Macedonia (region, Greece)". Bazza 7 (talk) 13:31, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Similar issue: What explains the order of the languages for the word Macedonia? The work derives from the Greek word Μακεδονία. Shouldn't then Greek be first? Open Free Eye (talk) 20:57, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

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