Talk:Main characters

I hate saying this, but "Main characters" don't exist. There is such a thing as a main cast, but characters? The fact that everyone is listed here by their actor first, not character first, is proof. And if you read the intro, the inclusion guidelines are strikingly arbitrary for something so clear-cut: "Additional major recurring characters who appeared in at least half of a season are also listed, as well as former main characters who returned in later seasons." We have to go by the credits or nothing at all. Editors can't be drawing arbitrary lines on this kind of thing.

The identical problem exists with Guest characters. If that page includes "Special guest stars" and the rare "Special guest appearance by" actors in addition to "Guest stars", then it's even more arbitrary than this page. And I've always hated Recurring characters. That page is a farce. 16:47, 19 February 2009 (UTC)