Dark Horizon Wiki:Character Article Policy

All Character Articles

 * 1) A Blank Character Article is available for quick copy-and-pasting.
 * 2) Use the Template:Infobox/Character template on each character article.
 * 3) * Use the Thread template to link to a character's profile from the Name parameter, if such a profile exists.
 * 4) ** To link to profiles on the old forum, use everything after the trailing slash in the URL for the Profile parameter. For example, to link to http://tlkdh.forumotion.com/t29-ilani, you would pass t29-ilani as a parameter value.
 * 5) * List mates, siblings, and children in chronological, not alphabetical, order.
 * 6) Character articles should include a brief paragraph summarizing the character, brief Appearance and Personality sections, a History section and a References section.
 * 7) * The History section ought to summarize the things the character has done in the role-play. Details of the character's background prior to their involvement in the role-play are available on each character's profile on the forum, and do not necessarily need to be included as well.
 * 8) * The References section should contain only the   template.
 * 9) Excerpts throughout each article should be cited appropriately using the Thread template to link to threads on either of the forums.
 * 10) Add the character to their respective pride category, or to Category:Deceased if they are no longer living.

Original Character Articles
Original characters are characters who have been thought up from scratch by any of Dark Horizon's player base.
 * 1) Add them to the Original characters category.

Semi-Canon Character Articles
Semi-canon characters are characters adapted from unofficial media.
 * 1) Add them to the Semi-canon characters category.

Canon Character Articles
Canon characters are characters adapted from official media.
 * 1) Add them to the Canon characters category.

Side Characters
Side characters are background characters who have little or no bearing on actual role-play events outside of in-character historical significance. Their articles, though short, are not necessarily stubs. Characters that have never been played in the role-play, like Mohatu, are considered side characters.
 * 1) Add them to the Original side characters, Canon side characters, or Semi-canon side characters categories as appropriate.
 * 2) Apply Template:Obscure at the bottom of the article if appropriate.