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This is the guideline for people (cast and crew members) articles.

General

Each person must contain at least the following:

Infobox
Table of contents
Sections

Biography
Credits (table)
Trivia
References
External links (if any)

Infobox

Usage

Use the following template as the infobox for all cast and crew members. Template can be found here: Template:Person

{{Person
|name = <!--the person's name-->
|image = <!--an image of the person-->
|birth = <!--date and place-->
|death = <!--date and place if deceased-->
|gender = <!--male, female, or non-binary-->
|credits = <!--list their roles for the series-->
|portrays = <!--list those character(s) they portray-->
|years = <!--start and end year for the years they worked on/with the show; use "present" if they are current-->
|cast = <!--yes or no-->
|crew = <!--yes or no--> 
}}

Blank

You can copy and paste the blank template below.

{{Person
|name = 
|image = 
|birth = 
|death = 
|gender = 
|credits = 
|portrays = 
|years = 
|cast = 
|crew = 
}}

Biography

The person should have a biography that also includes information about their role in the series. Also include other projects/series they have worked on.

Credit tables

Use the following template to create tables to list the credits of each cast and/or crew member(s). Insert the credit table after the "biography" section. If the person's credits exceeds more than 20, place those credits on a separate "credits" tab.

Top of table

Use the following at the very top of the table, corresponding with the credit type:

{{Credit/top}} <!-- used for episode credits -->

{{Credit/top/movie}}

{{Credit/top/game}}

{{Credit/top/short}}

{{Credit/top/book}}

Body of table

Use the following before the credits of each season. Replace the "#" with the season number.

{{Credit/season|#}}

Use the following for each episode's credits. Replace "Episode" with the title of the episode and "Credit(s)" with any credits that person has with that particular episode.

{{Credit|Episode|Credit(s)}}

Use the following for each game's, short's, and book's credits.

{{Credit2|Game/Short/Book|Credit(s)}}

Blank template

{{Credit/top}}
{{Credit/season|}}
{{Credit||}}
{{Credit/bottom}}

Trivia

If there is trivia about the person, list them in its own section. Try to keep the trivia incorporated into their biography.

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