Talk:Recurring characters

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1) Is there any particular order recurring characters are supposed to be in? The DS9 guys seem to be in alphabetical order with respect to character names, but every other series seems to be kind of random. I can clean this up once I get an answer.

I don't really know. I've been using the Star Trek Concordance order for TOS/TAS guest actors, which seem to be either random or based on on-screen credits order. But I think alphabetically on character name would be the most sensible. --Harry 13:40, 2 Dec 2003 (PST)

2) Multiple series. For example, can I list Deanna Troi as a VOY recurring character, even if she was a main character for TNG? Does Q need to be listed twice (once for TNG, once for VOY)? Barclay (similar reasons)?

I would say yes, if only for sake of completeness. Technically, all the people you give as example, were recurring characters on more than one show, so should probably be listed as such.--Harry 13:40, 2 Dec 2003 (PST)

Sonya Gomez shouldn't be on this list. She only appeared twice. There are dozens of characters who appeared twice, but shouldn't be listed here. Ryan123450 16:54, Sep 30, 2004 (CEST)

Is there some sort of consensus on how many appearances constitutes "recurring"? --Myko 13:47, 2 May 2005 (UTC)

When someone is given a name in some episode and later reappears but credited with some other title, should we use the name from the episode or the title from the reference material? For example, William Blackburn's character is named Hadley in "A Piece of the Action" but is listed as Security guard etc in other eps. --Myko 22:54, 5 Mar 2005 (GMT)