Talk:List of 7th Heaven characters

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Contents 1 Do you want us to... 2 Past versus Present 3 Character Descriptions 4 What about minor recurring roles? 5 Every Character?

[edit] Do you want us to...

• ...create character descriptions for people like Sarah?
• ...add more characters to the list?
• ...organize it by immediate family, then other starring characters, then other recurring roles? Emily ^{(Funtrivia Freak)} 01:53, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Just add every character and their descriptions. We'll worry about organizing the order later. -AMK152 01:56, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Ok. Emily ^{(Funtrivia Freak)} 03:00, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Past versus Present

This is a television show, and much like a work of literature, should always be discussed in present tense. Even if we're talking about Deena, who is no longer is the show, we should, instead of saying she is Simon's "ex-"grifriend say that she "is" his girlfriend (but then specify in seasons blank-blank, for example). So for all of the character descriptions and character pages, try to make sure stuff stays in the present tense, guys!! Emily ^{(Funtrivia Freak)} 21:00, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

I agree. -AMK152 22:53, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Character Descriptions

• Please put all character descriptions on this page, instead of making a whole new article UNLESS is is a main character, where there is more info on them. -AMK152 23:37, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] What about minor recurring roles?

Is Andrew Nayloss (is it really spelt "Naylas"? - tell me how you determined it) really important enough to have his own description here? Maybe he is. But then what about characters like Doc? Where do we draw the line? Or do we draw the line? Emily ^{(Funtrivia Freak)} 03:07, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

The article is fairly new, so each character will be added. The line is drawn at such characters as "church congregation" and "hall way students. Any named character (even if it is Mr./Mrs./Miss. so-and so etc.) Basically, if they played a major, minor, or even a couple of episodes, they can even have their description here, no matter the size of the description. -AMK152 20:51, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

Ok. Emily ^{(Funtrivia Freak)} 21:20, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

I really don't think Bill Brewer should be listed here.... but I guess we'll organize this all later. I want to help fix this article up a lot, I just don't know how much time I have right now.... Emily ^{(Funtrivia Freak)} 00:48, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Well, there are many characters, and I will add them as i watch the repeats. I say that the characters should be in order of when they appeared, except the main characters (which may as well include Kevin, Martin, Sandy and a few others, basically who was featured in the theme song credits (i.e. John Hamilton, in the early seasons)). This will make it easier. -AMK152 00:59, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

I think that's a good start - but I like how "Friends" does their characters. Look at the three links here: Friends#Secondary characters: [1] and [2].

They organize by family and significant others per star. Obviously, 7th Heaven is a different kind of show, but I do feel we should organize it in a better way than "order of appearance". How about this?

• The immediate family (Eric, Annie, and 7 kids) in once section, perhaps even eventually with short descriptions of their own here.
• Then other characters that have appeared in the opening credits (i.e. starred), in chronological order (i.e. John before Peter before Sandy).
• Then maybe characters that have appeared in more than one season (such as major boyfriends/girlfriends and grandparents and other family, like Julie and even Hank and Carlos would count here)
• Then other characters appearing/mentioned in more than one episode?

I don't know - it just seems better to me. What do you think? I think it'll be easier for people to notice missing characters and find the character they want to add a description to that way. Emily ^{(Funtrivia Freak)} 01:48, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Every Character?

Is it really necessary to mention every character who was ever on the show? There are many characters who appeared only in one episode, i.E. Mr. Nicholson, Diana, Mr. Russell, Nameless School Security...etc. I think only characters who appeared in more than episode should be listed here.--84.142.162.135 09:59, 28 March 2007 (UTC)