User:SOTO/Forum Archive/The Panopticon/@comment-121.45.54.78-20130925110520/@comment-33695797-20200602043610

Danochy: Well, the reason I think it is relevant is determining if the story is listed as an appearance for that character. I do like my example of Margaret Thatcher in Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen, because as Borisashton determined, her description fits in with that of other DWU material, allowing us to list Krikkitmen in her appearances.

As for terminology, I once again advocate for, or at the very least mention, the phrasing "Minor Appearance", as used on w:c:marvel and w:c:dc. I don't mean to "copy" them, but it's a system that works. You can see what they consider a minor appearance here, and I think it covers most of what we have discussed. There is the mention of only a character's voice (add that to the table?) and recaps too. Currently recaps (e.g. the Fourth Doctor in Castrovalva are not considered appearances, but maybe they can be considered minor ones (or whatever we call them).

Of course, this excludes mentions, which aren't really an appearance. I still think they should have another page. Scrooge voiced concern that having two new pages would be too much, and I agree it would be a big change, but I think it would work better than having a "references" page with both minor appearances and mentions— they're simply too different.