Wikisimpsons:Style Guide Characters - Revision history

Snowball II at 15:52, April 30, 2024

2024-04-30T15:52:32Z

Snowball II: /* Appearances */

2024-04-24T18:40:12Z

‎Appearances

Solar Dragon: /* Layout */

2024-03-09T21:51:33Z

‎Layout

Solar Dragon at 14:03, May 7, 2021

2021-05-07T14:03:02Z

Solar Dragon at 14:01, May 7, 2021

2021-05-07T14:01:44Z

Solar Dragon at 13:46, May 7, 2021

2021-05-07T13:46:00Z

Solar Dragon at 12:39, February 20, 2021

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Solar Dragon at 12:06, February 20, 2021

2021-02-20T12:06:34Z

Solar Dragon at 13:46, July 30, 2020

2020-07-30T13:46:53Z

SolarBot: /* Naming */replaced: The Good, the Sad and the Drugly → The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly

2017-04-19T13:36:57Z

‎Naming: replaced: The Good, the Sad and the Drugly → The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly

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 === Appearances ===
-For a very minor character a list is used, though for a recurring character, the following scroll box is used. Every appearance should be mentioned. For anthology episodes add which part the character appears in.
+For a very minor character a list is used, though for a recurring character, the following scroll box is used. Every appearance should be mentioned. For [[anthology episodes]] add which part the character appears in.
 <pre>{{scroll|
 *{{ul|Good Night}}

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 === Appearances ===
-For a very minor character a list is used, though for a recurring character, the following scroll box is used. Every appearance should be mentioned.
+For a very minor character a list is used, though for a recurring character, the following scroll box is used. Every appearance should be mentioned. For anthology episodes add which part the character appears in.
 <pre>{{scroll|
 *{{ul|Good Night}}

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 #Appearances
 #References
 #External links
 #Navboxes, including {{t|Simpsons characters}}

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 *{{mov}}
 *{{ep|Holidays of Future Passed}}
 *{{bon|The Amazing Colossal Homer}}
 *{{game|The Simpsons: Hit & Run}}
 *{{bk|The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album}}
 }}</pre>
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 *{{mov}}
 *{{ep|Holidays of Future Passed}}
 *{{bon|The Amazing Colossal Homer}}
 *{{game|The Simpsons: Hit & Run}}
 *{{bk|The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album}}
 }}
 === Navigational templates ===

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 === Character infobox ===
-<pre>{{Character
+<pre>
-|name= Name
+{{Character
-|image= Image
+|name =
-|gender= {{Male}} or {{Female}}
+|identity =
-|hair= Hair color
+|image =
-|age= Must be sourced
+|gender =
-|status = Alive/Deceased/Fictional/Non-canon/Possibly deceased/Unknown
+|alias =
-|job= Job
+|hair =
-|relatives= '''Parents''': Link
+|age =
-|appearance= "[[Episode]]"/''[[Other]]''
+|status =
-|voiced by= Voice actor
+|job =
-}}</pre>
+|relatives =
+==== Explanation ====
-At the start of each character article should be the character infobox with a picture of the character, their gender, hair, age, status, job, relatives, the episode/media they first appeared in, and their voice actor(s) (see right). Status will remain on Unknown unless you add an alternative.
+*'''Name:''' The name of the character. This is usually the article name.
+*'''Identity:''' If the character article is for a superhero or another alter-ego, the identity is their real identity.
-Note that the infobox only can take one gender. If two are needed, use <code><nowiki>{{Char2}}</nowiki></code> instead, which has a "gender2" field.
+*'''Image:''' Image of the character.
 === Maintenance templates ===
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 === The article itself ===
-The article should be written in-universe view, without mentioning episode names in the text. Episodes should be referenced with the <code><nowiki><ref>"[[Episode Name]]"</ref></nowiki></code> (quotation marks), while comics and other media should be referenced with <code><nowiki><ref>''[[Comic Name]]''</ref></nowiki></code> (Italics). Any articles with references should have
+The article should be written in-universe view, without mentioning episode names in the text. Episodes should be referenced with the <code><nowiki><ref>"[[Episode Name]]"</ref></nowiki></code> (quotation marks), while comics and other media should be referenced with <code><nowiki><ref>''[[Comic Name]]''</ref></nowiki></code> (italics). Any articles with references should have
 <pre>
 == References ==
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 </pre>
 at the bottom of the article.
 Episode names are only allowed in the infobox, trivia, appearances, and references. If you come across an article about a character that is not written in-universe view, then you can help by fixing it, or by adding <code><nowiki>{{In-universe}}</nowiki></code>.
 Note that one-time characters do not need references.
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 *If the article is lacking information, then add <code><nowiki>{{Character stub}}</nowiki></code> to the end of the article.
 *Every character's talk page should have <code><nowiki>{{Talkheader}}</nowiki></code> followed by <code><nowiki>{{Article Style Guide Characters}}</nowiki></code>.
 {{Style Guides}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Characters}}
 [[Category:Style Guide Characters| ]]

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-{| style="width: 100%; border: 3px solid #FFCC00; background-color: #FFE500; -moz-border-radius: 2em;"
+{| style="width: 100%; border: 3px solid #{{DarkColorSwitch}}; background-color: #{{LightColorSwitch}}; -moz-border-radius: 2em;"
 |-
 | style="width: 100px;" | <font size="5px">'''Style Guide: Characters'''</font> [[File:Style Guide Characters logo.png|250px|right]]
 |-
-| colspan="2" style="background-color: #F2FF00; border: 3px solid #FFE500; -moz-border-radius: 2em; padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" |
+| colspan="2" style="background-color: #F8F2D5; border: 3px solid #{{DarkColorSwitch}}; -moz-border-radius: 2em; padding-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em;" |
 {| style="float: right;"
 | __TOC__

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 Besides the automatic categories, the following should be considered:
-*Appearance type: Only one of the following should be added to every page: [[:Category:Recurring characters]], [[:Category:One time characters]] and [[:Category:Mentioned characters]].
+*Appearance type: Only one of the following should be added to every page: [[:Category:Recurring characters]], [[:Category:One-time characters]] and [[:Category:Mentioned characters]].
 *Statuses: Also consider the following: [[:Category:Bongo comic book characters]], [[:Category:Crossover characters]], [[:Category:Fictional characters]], [[:Category:Future characters]], [[:Category:LGBT characters]], [[:Category:Non-canon characters]], [[:Category:Non-speaking characters]], [[:Category:Possibly deceased characters]] and [[:Category:Real-world characters]]. For [[:Category:Deceased characters]], add <code><nowiki>{{Deceased characters}}</nowiki></code> instead.
 *Season introduction. For recurring characters only, add ''Category:Characters introduced in season <number>''. For the Ullman shorts, add [[:Category:Characters introduced in the Tracey Ullman shorts]], and for ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'' add [[:Category:Characters introduced in The Simpsons Movie]].

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 *Age groups: [[:Category:Babies]], [[:Category:Children]], [[:Category:Teenagers]], [[:Category:Adults]] and [[:Category:Seniors]].
 *Profession: A wide range of categories, most of which need adding by hand. For a list, see [[:Category:Characters by profession]]
-*Family: Many families have navboxes. If not, and the character has a family category, such as [[:Category:Calabresi family]], add it in.
+*Family: Many families have navboxes. If not, and the character has a family category, such as [[:Category:Bouvier family]], add it in.
 There are also other minor categories you may consider. Every relevant category can be found within [[:Category:Characters]].

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 Naming should follow our [[Wikisimpsons:Naming|naming]] policy. This states that full names should be used wherever possible. If not, the following conventions should be used:
 *Titles in names, e.g. [[Dr. Zweig]].
-*For one time characters, brackets should contain the episode name, e.g. [[Inga (The Good, the Sad and the Drugly)]] and [[Inga (Coming to Homerica)]].
+*For one time characters, brackets should contain the episode name, e.g. [[Inga (The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly)]] and [[Inga (Coming to Homerica)]].
 *For recurring characters, brackets should contain a distinguishing feature, e.g. [[Phil (reporter)]].
 *If we have a guest star or crew member page "''(character)''" should be put at the end, e.g. [[Leonard Nimoy (character)]].