Forum:What is a cameo?

There are several disputes on a character's appearance list on what counts as a cameo. At one point we had the Judoon down as appearing as a cameo in The Stolen Earth and we also once had, some for daft reason, Rose Tyler being down as cameo with lines for The End of Time. The same is true for people like Martha and Jack.

So should we decide on 'What is a cameo' and how long their appearance in an episode is? To me a cameo is a background, quick appearance, that lasts not even two seconds. Rose Tyler's appearance in Partners in Crime in not a cameo, it's a full on, proper appearance. As is her appearance in The End of Time.

We have a whole range of words to describes an appearance, such as; cameo, brief, guest, extended cameo, minor, flashback, dream etc. I'm all for having a meaning to these, rather unnecessary words, but, I'm actually wanting them to be completely removed from an appearance list. MM/ Want to talk? 18:44, March 22, 2012 (UTC)