User:SOTO/Forum Archive/The Panopticon/@comment-7302713-20130519221031

What is it exactly that makes someone a companion? Must they travel in the TARDIS? How much time must the spend with the Doctor?

If there's a clear standard on this wiki I'm not seeing it. We have a clear place for characters that are one-time companions but what is it that makes a guest star a companion?

Should inclusion in a companion category, inclusion in a companion template and being listed in the infobox as a companion all have different weights attached?

This isn't a proposal, just a question. I've seen this discussion more than once on talk pages, and I've seen edit summaries go back and forth. I'm thinking that maybe this should be discussed and decided here and not on each character and episode pages as new issues arise.