POLL: Introduction for Republic of Macedonia article
editGiven ongoing discussions and recent edit warring, the following poll is to decide the current rendition of the lead for the Republic of Macedonia article. Namely, there is contention regarding the appellation "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)" and the degree to which it should be emphasised in this overview article.
Two renditions are primarily in contention. The first, in place for some two months before recent events, contains a note regarding the above appellation; while the second explicitly indicates the appellation in the first paragraph with details. With both versions, the topic is expatiated with an article section specifically dealing with the topic and further in the country's foreign relations subarticle.
Through approval voting in this poll, Wikipedians can assert support for one or more options and should indicate their choice by simply signing with four tildes (~~~~), followed by an optional one sentence explanation. Opposing votes will be disavowed, as will be votes from users who have registered on or after 1 March 2006 or those posted by anonymous IPs. This is not a poll/vote about retitling/moving the article nor about mitigating the current article's content; if necessary, those can stem from decisions resulting from this poll. Any Wikipedian who votes below accepts the conditions herein and votes not recorded are effectively abstentions.
Voting will continue to 30 April 2006 23:59 UTC, but may be extended beyond that if any option does not garner a clear consensus or plurality of support.
Thanks for your co-operation! E Pluribus Anthony | talk | 22:33, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
Which rendition do you prefer for the introduction to the Wp Republic of Macedonia article?
Option #1 – Brief version
edit- The Republic of Macedonia (Macedonian: Република Македонија), or simply Macedonia*, is an independent state on the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe. The country borders Serbia and Montenegro to the north, Albania to the west, Greece to the south, and Bulgaria to the east.
- Note that a wikified superscript note links to the relevant section in the article
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Option #2 – Extended version
edit- The Republic of Macedonia (Macedonian: Република Македонија), or simply Macedonia, is an independent state on the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe. The country borders Serbia and Montenegro to the north, Albania to the west, Greece to the south, and Bulgaria to the east. As the result of a naming dispute with Greece, it has also adopted the term Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) as a formal title.
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Option #3 – Detailed version
edit- The Republic of Macedonia (Macedonian: Република Македонија), or simply Macedonia, is an independent state on the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe. The country borders Serbia and Montenegro to the north, Albania to the west, Greece to the south, and Bulgaria to the east. As the result of a naming dispute with Greece, it has also adopted the term Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) as a formal title in international relations; however, a majority of United Nations member states formally recognize it under its constitutional name, including all of its other neighbours.
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Option #4: other
editplease indicate and categorise below; copy and render in a fashion similar to options 1/2:
Option #n: [[proposed version]]
- description; add details
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Comments
edit- I have no objections to any of the three versions. I do regard the accronym FYROM as an "official exonym" deprecated by the people and institutions of the state in question. This is a somewhat similar situation to that of Myanmar, Viet Nam and Timor-Leste. Different names are used officially inside and outside of a given entity. // Big Adamsky • BA's talk page 18:52, 5 April 2006 (UTC)