User blog comment:Watermint/Human names v. Country names (Wiki)/@comment-158533-20100711214647

I say we need to switch to nation names. Number one, last I checked, there's not a redirect for first-names only for most countries. And most names, being foreign, are hard to get completely. ESPECIALLY Hungary's. While Anon has a point about how seniors can just tell the newer fans who each name correlates to, this can also cause a lot of problems. Before I started editing and getting involved in the community, I was completely confused. Not everyone's going to ask; not everyone can ask. And to be honest, I don't want to be answering everyday who each person is. This is a Wiki for the Hetalia community as a whole, newer and older fans, Wiki editors and readers alike. There's also that nobody can fully agree on what each person's name is. I've heard 3 totally different things for Belarus. Just put the human names in the article. While most fan media use the human names, if you just search 'em in the search bar and "Alfred" redirects to "America", I'm pretty sure everyone's smart enough to connect the dots. Human names are just difficult, make use of nation names awkward, and are 100% user un-friendly for newer fans. Perhaps there could be like a little section at the top of each page to make it easer. Like those "spoilers" or "Stub" or "If you meant this" notifications. Like "Note: In fan media, England is often referred to with the name 'Arthur Kirkland'. Read below for more information." or somethin'. I'm sure you could come up with something better than that on-the-spot crap. (I made a mock-up of my idea in all its wording failure. obvy the article'd be edited somehow) Or even go so far as a page on the Wiki explaining the matter or something. It's just bothered me for months.