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 == Macedonian Slav == 

 An anon user recently added the word ""Slav"" in several places in a way that can appear to be agenda-pushing. It seems that there have been many similar problems in the past. I'm boldly interfering, but giving my reasons for my changes. If someone disagrees, do please make a note here of why. 

 From the article: ""Both Greek and Macedonian Slav nationalists have claimed Alexander as their own national hero, and take great offense when he is described as belonging to the other nation."" In this case it seems that ""Macedonian nationalist is the correct term, since ""Macedonian Slav""s exist in every nation of the region of Macedonia, including the nations Republic of Macedonia and the Hellenic Republic (Greece). Non-slav residents of the Republic of Macedonia have just as much claim to Alexander as Slavic residents of the Republic of Macedonia. The intent of the sentence is to name two countries and note that both claim Alexander; it is not a matter of who resides in those countries.  

 ""However, this debate is ahistorical, since modern Macedonians Slavs are Slavs who are ethnically and linguistically unrelated to the ancient Macedonians."" This one's harder. ""Macedonians Slavs are Slavs"" is redundant, but the previous ""Macedonians are Slavs"" is untrue; only 2/3 of the residents of the Republic of Macedonia are Slavs (according to the Macedonian Slavs article), and certainly many inhabitants of the region Macedonia (distinct from the nation) are not Slavic. Further, ""ethnically ... unrelated to the ancient Macedonians"" is suspect; the Macedonian Slavs article says it well: ""while they undoubtedly have a Slavic heritage, the question of whether they are 'immigrants' or the descendants of the ancient Macedonians remains disputed"".  But, regardless, there doesn't seem to be any reason to argue this; a competent reader doesn't need to be told that such debates are ahistorical: neither the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia nor the Hellenic Republic existed in the time of Alexander, neither has the same borders as its conterpart in antiquity, and the entire region has been conquered by two different empires in the meantime. Hopefully there won't be any objections to removing the last two sentences of the paragraph. 

 Related articles: Macedonian Slavs; Republic of Macedonia as distinct from Macedonia; Foreign relations of the Republic of Macedonia#Naming dispute with Greece; Rainbow Party (another interest of the same anon). 

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