User:ByteBard/Appearances and mentions

Maintaining the Appearances and mentions sections

What kinds of articles?

 * Character
 * Deity
 * (Sentient) Items

Article section

 * Order of appearances
 * When to add headings
 * When to separate out mentions from appearances
 * How appearances work for campaign main character PCs (track absences jaegers & mentions only)
 * Affects category membership

Infobox section

 * First, Latest, Stream, Other
 * Acts as a summary of appearances section & doesn't affect category membership etc
 * first and latest for animated vs print vs stream
 * if it's only one episode, only put it in first not latest (i.e. first and last should never contain the same thing)
 * if unsure, use airdate order to determine
 * Use appearances section to determine infobox, not vice versa
 * Example of appearances section with explainer comments

Tips for maintaining appearances

 * Use featured characters sections of new episodes/works
 * Bots can be useful