User blog comment:Watermint/Human names v. Country names (Wiki)/@comment-2004850-20100709143322

@Fluffy, anon 04:35, and 04:56 - Thanks! And, yes, the human name would still be present in the article, just not the main focus anymore.

@Amaya and Kibarashi - I think the argument would hold more water if Himaruya himself hadn't abandoned the naming scheme. Whether he wants the countries to feel more human is debatable, but he's currently not doing anything with them. I understand why it's important to keep them in the article, of course, but using the names when there is the perfectly acceptable and more common/official alternative makes little sense.

Also, articles of characters with no human names are listed like America's example. "Norway (ノルウェー, Noruuee; Human name unknown ) is a minor character in the series Axis Powers Hetalia. He represents the country of Norway. " It might be a good idea to just put a link in the character name, though, to avoid redundancy, so thanks for pointing that out.

@Fh14 - Yay! It's like a party now~ Eh, but that doesn't sound fun, being the lonely admin on that Wiki. I know the first names for all and last names for a few, but I stopping bothering with it after awhile.^^ It's just easier to say country names in my case, especially with the manga/anime using it.

@Anon 14:09 - Now, if you're going to insult someone, please try and learn proper grammar. Here's a hint: The 'g' in 'go' should be capitalized.

Side note: with the series being released as Hetalia: Axis Powers by both Funimation and Tokyopop, we should probably change the articles to reflect that....Now that's going to be annoying.