Talk:Macedonian language/Number of speakers

message: Redux.
===Around 2 million===
Here are some urls, if you want further "academic" confirmation then I will be happy to provide journal references. - FrancisTyers 20:28, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The naming dispute is mentioned. I'm not saying these are good sources, in fact it is better that they are diverse in their other interpretations of the facts. All of them say 2 million or around 2 million, even when they don't agree on where or by who or in which name it is spoken. So, they disagree on many things, but they agree on the approximate number of speakers. Great, thats what I'm looking for. OLOLOLOLOL!!!!!11! - FrancisTyers 21:01, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: U prefer to see the glass half-full, although it may be half-empty... the references may agree on the number, but they disagree in many other things... once more, u accept only what suits your POV... LOL --Hectorian 21:10, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I think you're missing the point. If you want to make a list of the things they disagree on, then I can go and find a similar swathe of references to support what is in the article [if I've put it there] on those particular facts. - FrancisTyers 21:15, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Sure! but i do not have any sort of allergy in references... as i said, i consider some of them funny... if u want to amuse me (again), go ahead --Hectorian 21:26, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Sources

message: Here are some urls, if you want further "academic" confirmation then I will be happy to provide journal references. - FrancisTyers 20:28, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The naming dispute is mentioned. I'm not saying these are good sources, in fact it is better that they are diverse in their other interpretations of the facts. All of them say 2 million or around 2 million, even when they don't agree on where or by who or in which name it is spoken. So, they disagree on many things, but they agree on the approximate number of speakers. Great, thats what I'm looking for. OLOLOLOLOL!!!!!11! - FrancisTyers 21:01, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: U prefer to see the glass half-full, although it may be half-empty... the references may agree on the number, but they disagree in many other things... once more, u accept only what suits your POV... LOL --Hectorian 21:10, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I think you're missing the point. If you want to make a list of the things they disagree on, then I can go and find a similar swathe of references to support what is in the article [if I've put it there] on those particular facts. - FrancisTyers 21:15, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Sure! but i do not have any sort of allergy in references... as i said, i consider some of them funny... if u want to amuse me (again), go ahead --Hectorian 21:26, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Around 2 million

message: Ok, if we want to include a detailed breakdown of population speaking Macedonian, I would be happy to go for it. We can give sources and ranges. - FrancisTyers 12:20, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Hah yeah, see my response :) I'm not particularly keen on including numbers because the ranges are so large as to have a huge margin of error. It would probably be 1 million either way! I was merely suggesting it if people were really keen.  - FrancisTyers 17:10, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Not keen, but just mentioning the countries, gives a little sense of exclusivity...  NikoSilver  (T) @ (C) 17:20, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, it's (Albania: 5,000 [latest census on the issue - 1989]) --Telex 18:36, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposal