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 ::: It is not a ""clerical"" change like simply bypassing a redirect.  Koavf has been changing the text ""Russian Federation"" to ""Russia"" in these links, and these are not exact synonyms.  The Russian Federation is a modern country, while Russia is a nation, an Empire, a Soviet Republic, as well as a modern state.   In many places it changes the meaning.  Automating a change like this while ignoring the context of the words is a really bad move—every single one of those changes now needs an editorial review to make sure it hasn't created a misleading sentence (as it did here). —  2006-10-11 18:02 Z"