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[edit] Welcome to Wikipedia

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[edit] Palestine

There was no such name as "Palestine" until AD 135. This is an anachronism, since Palestine did not exist in Seleucid times. The Romans changed the name from Judaea to Palestine in AD 135 because they were trying to stamp out the name of Judah. They failed. There is no reason to continue trying to stamp out the name of Judah when that is what it was known as at the time, and not Palestine. ፈቃደ (ውይይት) 14:39, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

Once again, the term 'Palestine' is inappropriate when talking about Seleucid times. The region was not known officially as Palestine until 135 AD. The Romans chose this name as a term of contempt. As for today, the region is controlled by Israel, so if you want to use the modern entity, use Israel. The area can only be correctly called Palestine when speaking about the years 135 to 1948. ፈቃደ (ውይይት) 15:10, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Outdated names in List of countries

The purpose of the current "For blank see blank" links are to refer people looking for a country under one current name to another current name. Nobody is going to be looking for "Upper Volta" or "Rhodesia" in a list of countries. That is why I removed your additions, and will continue to do so if you add them back. I'm sure there are plenty more old names that should be added to the list if your logic applied. Luckily, it doesn't. Lexicon (talk) 01:24, 3 November 2007 (UTC)