User blog comment:Watermint/Human names v. Country names (Wiki)/@comment-158533-20100712132839

I would say we go with Western format. Though they are the Asian nations, this is an English-speaking Wiki so we should probably format things the Western way. In real life, I don't recall ever seeing any Asians in the West with their names usually put down the Eastern way. East West East West. I always sucked with directions. *shot* *lol not funny* I think this in itself could cause a bushel of edit wars... In my mind, I see using Eastern standard akin to using their language's characters instead of romanising it. Then again I still don't know what each Asian's first name is.