Template talk:Infobox character

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Contents 1 Explanation of parameters 2 Colours 3 Family 4 Statistics? 5 Cause

[edit] Explanation of parameters

Parameter	Explanation
Colour	(EG: #FFFFFF, Default: #DEDEE2)
Name	Name of character
Image	Image of the character
Caption	Image caption
First	First appearance of the character
Last	Last appearance of the character
Cause	Reason for leaving
Nickname	Any nicknames
Alias	Any aliases
Species	Species of character (if not obvious)
Gender	Gender of character (if not obvious)
Age	Age of character
Born	Year of birth
Death	Year of death
Occupation	Occupation of the character
Title	Any titles held by character
Call Sign	Any call signs used by the character (e.g. in radio communications)
Family	Family members not integral to the story
Spouse	Spouse's name
Children	Any children
Relatives	Relatives integral to the story
Episode	Number of episode character has appeared in
Portrayer	Actor who played the character
Creator	Character's creator

[edit] Colours

i wonder if any wikipedians know anything about decent color choices

all these infoboxes have such ugly colors. 08:30, 10 July 2006 71.235.238.180 (Talk)

I have listend to your comments and believed optional colouring would be a good idea. It has been implemented (IE: | colour = #FFFFFF) Matthew Fenton (contribs) 17:48, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

In some other infoboxes, there are particular color-codes with specific meanings; is there any meaning to the colors used in this one, or is it just an aesthetic choice?

Yep I think it's purely aesthetic.--NeilEvans 23:10, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Family

Is there some reason that both the "Family" and "Relatives" fields are necessary? They seem wholly redundant to me. Shannernanner 14:50, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

I'd guess family = immediate family, and relatives ie. a cousin that is perhaps notable in the show. thanks/Fenton, Matthew Lexic Dark 52278 Alpha 771 14:52, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

If it were clarified in "Usage" as such, that might perhaps make sense; currently, "Relatives" is listed as "Relatives who are important to the story," and "Family" as "Other family members not included below." Shannernanner 18:05, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Statistics?

The heading "Statistics" doesn't make much sense since there is little to do with statistics. How about renaming to "Information"? Cburnett 22:44, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

Yea. Or perhaps characteristics? thanks/Fenton, Matthew Lexic Dark 52278 Alpha 771 22:46, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

Information is probably better as that is what the sections is, information about the character.--NeilEvans 23:51, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

I went ahead with "Information" because things like creator, portrayal, etc. aren't characteristics (species, gender, etc. would be though). I don't care if it gets changed again, it's just that there's 3-0 that statistics is not the word of choice. :) Cburnett 01:11, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cause

I don't really like the Cause section of the infobox. It isn't always too clear what to put into this section. What do you think about changing this to Current Status like the 24 character infobox Template:24 character CaptainGetts 22:40, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

I don't like the field, nor do I like the idea of "current status", seems to ambiguous to me and would probably be written prose. thanks/Fenton, Matthew Lexic Dark 52278 Alpha 771 22:55, 1 March 2007 (UTC)