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Q1: Should One-off characters be listed?

A1: Please follow these guidelines with characters:

1. 99% of all celebrity appearances are non-canon and should not be inlcuded in the recurring character article. (Possible exceptions: James Woods, Michael Eisner)

2. All unnamed characters should not be included in recurring article. (Possible Exceptions: Judge)

3. All characters appearing in cutaway jokes should not be included in the recurring articles. (Exceptions: The Evil Monkey rule: Any cutaway character who makes three appearances or more can be safely counted as a character. However, such an addition should be discussed on the talk page regardless.)

4. All characters who are central characters in the storyline of a single episode but do not make any more appearances should not be inlcuded in the recurring character article. (Examples: Nigel the British pub owner, Ronaldo Peter's Mexican friend)

5. All characters who are central characters in the storyline of two or more episodes should be included in the recurring character article.

6. All one-time and cut-away family members who have an episode or are a central part of a storyline devoted to them should not be considered characters. (Examples: Mickey McFinnigan, Lois Laura Bush Lynne Cheney Pewterschmidt, Peter's many ancestors

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Who voices Seamus?

I'm guessing Seth, but is it known?

Table order

Is there any reason why Quagmire appears after Diane Simmons in the "Appearances" table? It would seem more sensible to me for Quagmire (main character for all 17 seasons) to be listed before Simmons (recurring character for 8 seasons then guest for 1 season). For that matter, I'd put Joe Swanson (main character for 16 of the 17 seasons) ahead of Diane Simmons as well, although I acknowledge that Joe was only a guest character for the first season, whereas Diane was a regular character. An earlier discussion suggests that back in 2011, the table was ordered as the Griffins, followed by the other 3 main characters, then the remaining recurring characters ordered by first name, but that no longer seems to be the case. Thoughts? DH85868993 (talk) 03:50, 21 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

In the absence of any objections, I've moved Quagmire and Joe above Diane. DH85868993 (talk) 14:21, 22 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Appearances table formatting`

I suggest this table be reformatted to not take up as much horizontal space. Even on a full-sized screen, it's too wide for most windows, and it's almost impossible to read on a mobile device. Perhaps change the column headings from "Season N" to just "N", and eliminate the Main/Guess/Recurring text completely, leaving just the color coding, with a color key at the bottom? -- RoySmith (talk) 16:29, 24 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I agree about reducing the table width (although I tried changing the column headings as described above and it didn't seem to make any difference), but I note that MOS:COLOR advises against using only color to convey information ("Ensure that color is not the only method used to convey important information"). DH85868993 (talk) 22:48, 24 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Appearances list

I’m assuming m means main character and r means recurring character but what does g mean 142.126.185.19 (talk) 23:21, 2 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Guest. –CWenger (^ • @) 00:19, 3 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Appearance table incorrect for Cleveland Brown Jr?

Table shows Cleveland Brown Jr being voiced by Mike Henry and Kevin Michael Richardson simultaneously which cannot be correct? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.47.72.111 (talk) 23:08, 15 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]