Editing Wikisimpsons:Character statuses

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'''Character statuses''' are the status of each character, whether they are alive, dead, non-canon, fictional, a robot or possibly a combination of each.

== What statuses are there? ==
The statuses for characters are as follows:

{{Table|
{{TH|Status}}
{{TH|Template}}
{{TH|Example}}
{{TBT|Unknown}}
{{TB|{{T|Unknown}}}}
{{TB|color=#{{Unknown}}|Unknown}}
{{TBT|Alive}}
{{TB|{{T|Alive}}}}
{{TB|color=#{{Alive}}|Alive}}
{{TBT|Deceased}}
{{TB|{{T|Deceased}}}}
{{TB|color=#{{Deceased}}|Deceased}}
{{TBT|Fictional}}
{{TB|{{T|Fictional}}}}
{{TB|color=#{{Fictional}}|Fictional}}
{{TBT|Possibly deceased}}
{{TB|{{T|Possibly deceased}}}}
{{TB|color=#{{Possibly deceased}}|Possibly deceased}}
{{TBT|Non-canon}}
{{TB|{{T|Non-canon}}}}
{{TB|color=#{{Non-canon}}|Non-canon}}
{{TBT|Robot}}
{{TB|{{T|Robot}}}}
{{TB|color=#{{Robot}}|Robot}}
{{TBT|Non-canon deceased}}
{{TB|{{T|Non-canon deceased}}}}
{{TB|color=#{{Non-canon deceased}}|Non-canon deceased}}
{{TBT|Fictional robot}}
{{TB|{{T|Fictional robot}}}}
{{TB|color=#{{Fictional robot}}|Fictional robot}}
{{TBT|Robot deceased}}
{{TB|{{T|Robot deceased}}}}
{{TB|color=#{{Robot deceased}}}|Robot deceased}}
}}

They are added to an infobox by simply typing the template name into the infobox's status parameter, no brackets <nowiki>{{}}</nowiki> needed.

== Real-world characters and statuses ==
Many real-world characters have appeared in ''The Simpsons''. Some real-world characters who have been in ''The Simpsons'' have died in real life. Their character statuses remain the same, unless otherwise stated in future episodes or other canon media.

Examples of when to use the deceased status on real world character articles:
*{{w|Gerald Ford}} is dead in real life. However, there has been no specific in-universe reference to his having passed on, so the status on his [[Gerald Ford|character page]] is "Alive".
*[[Ernest Borgnine]] is dead in real life. But the status of {{ch|Ernest Borgnine|his character}} is uncertain (the ending of the episode in which his character appeared left it unclear), so the status on his character page is "Possibly deceased".
*[[Ian McKellen]] is alive in real life. However, {{ch|Ian McKellen|his character}} was shown suffering a potentially lethal series of mishaps and it was unclear whether he survived. Therefore, the status on his character page is "Possibly deceased".
*[[Bob Hope]] is dead in real life, and his passing has been referred to on the show, so his {{ch|Bob Hope|character page}} shows his status as "Deceased".

If, after you have been linked to this page, you continue to change the status of a guest character, you may receive a short block at an administrator's discretion.

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