User:SOTO/Forum Archive/The Panopticon/@comment-45314928-20200525010944/@comment-27323707-20200525214530

The template is already split up into four separate sections; television, prose, comic and audio, so I do not understand your comment about "having to separate articles multiple times would confuse things" when this currently exists already.

What I am suggesting, and I believe there is wiggle-room due to the wording, is that each section treats the character's companion status original to each medium. Therefore, the "Multi-Story" segment of the "Original to television" section will only include characters who were multi-story companions of the Doctor in adventures original to television. While those such as; Kazran Sardick, can appear in both "Multi-Story" television segment as well as the "Multi-Story" audio section.

This prevents confusion for the average reader, as the current template seems to suggest that certain one-off television characters had multiple on-screen appearances. It also helps to control certain sections - the television section, for example, will not need to be readdressed every time a minor companion on television gets a more prominent role in other mediums.