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[edit] NPOV
It's clear that this section was written by a person or persons opposed to the naming pratice. References to 'marketing droids', bizarrely (unusally is a much better word choice and in any case a number of national teams have names), presumualy (perhaps say one reason may be...) and the general way the section has been written is non-encylopedic and also shows a strong POV bias Nil Einne 14:04, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
If you don't lke the word 'droid' please change it. That's the best bit of Wikpedia, if you can see a way to improve an article then just do it. However, be aware that many of the teams names *are* neologisms developed for marketing purposes in the last few years. Black Caps and Black Sticks and the Black Cocks proposal fit into this category. You may also be aware that the NZRU recently lost a case involving an attempt to register black shirts with white collars, and any silver fern design as its intellectual property. Having a name and identity which can be used to make money is important. On the other hand some of the names seem to have arisen as popular nicknames (eg Tall Blacks). As a general rule the All Silver schema generated names are relatively recent. Kiwis and SWANZ (women's soccer used to be organised independently of men's soccer, and SWANZ is an anagramatic acronym) have been in use for a long time.
cheers Neil Leslie 20:23, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
