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==Vandalism==
Some of the descriptions for characters have been altered. For example "A former cock police officer, Ana Lucia is the leader of the survivors of the tail section of Flight 815 and guides them to the relative safety of the fuselage survivors. She is shot and killed by Leonardo Da Vinci." is the description for Ana Lucia. I'm rusty on some knowledge, could someone with more Lost knowledge correct these? For the most part it seems words were simply changed and I know I'll get things wrong if I try and fix them. --[[User:Burrard|Burrard]] ([[User talk:Burrard|talk]]) 18:35, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

==Ben Linus?==

Why doesn't Ben Linus have an entry on this page? <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/32.97.27.254|32.97.27.254]] ([[User talk:32.97.27.254|talk]]) 17:44, 5 February 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:He does, in the main characters table. –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 20:42, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

== New Season 4 Characters ==

I didn't see this in the main body, so I thought I'd suggest this reference here: TV Guide provides a description of new characters slated to be introduced this season: [http://www.tvguide.com/news/lost-new-characters/080207-01 Lost Exclusive: Meet 4 New Characters].
[[User:Tubesurfer|Tubesurfer]] ([[User talk:Tubesurfer|talk]]) 17:03, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

:Thanks. Information will be added. –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 20:30, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

== Charlotte Lewis (Lost) ==

[[Charlotte Lewis (Lost)]]- I dont have time to include it, but Rebecca Mader who plays charlotte lewis in Lost, did an interview this weekend with TVGuide, where she talks about how she was cast on the show. It also talks about how her role was originally Kristen Bell's and since Bell turned it down, she got the role. This is great out of universe info, if someone has the time to add it. just go to TV guide.com and look up Charlotte Mader.--'''[[User:Chrisisinchrist|<span style="color:#696969">ChrisisinChrist</span>]]''' <sup>[[User talk:Chrisisinchrist|comments and complaints here!]]</sup> 23:53, 18 February 2008 (UTC)


== Aaron Littleton as "Survivor" ==

Aaron is not a "survivor" of the plane crash. He was born on the island. He does not belong under the 815 Survivors. --[[User:Erroneuz1|Erroneuz1]] ([[User talk:Erroneuz1|talk]]) 03:59, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

:Aaron and Ben may be the other two members of the Oceanic 6 though, and should possibly be added to that section. [[User:Comrade Yev|Comrade Yev]] ([[User talk:Comrade Yev|talk]]) 19:01, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

::(1) [[WP:OR|Speculation]] and (2) according to spoilers of the past few months, it's wrong speculation. &ndash; [[User:Sgeureka|sgeureka]] <sup>[[User_talk:Sgeureka|t]]•c</sup> 19:35, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

::Ben was never on the plane, so he cannot be a member of the Oceanic 6. Same as Desmond. [[User:Taborlechner|Tabor]] ([[User talk:Taborlechner|talk]]) 18:38, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
::* But Aaron was on the plane. Not on the flight manifest, but he was on there in his mother's womb. How do you think the media would handel such a situation. "There was 6 Oceanic survivors and a 3rd trimester fetus that came to term on the island"? It seems that Aaron would be included with the rest of the flight. [[User:Pattersonc|pattersonc]] ([[User talk:Pattersonc|talk]]) 19:57, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
:::A lot of people don't constitute fetuses as "people". He is not a survivor of the crash as he was born on the island, period. --[[User:Erroneuz1|Erroneuz1]] ([[User talk:Erroneuz1|talk]]) 20:49, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

:: Unless Ben and Aaron are specifically named as members of the Oceanic 6, I would group them as "other people to make it off the island" or whatever category that would be. [[User:TRTX|TRTX]] ([[User talk:TRTX|talk]]) 18:37, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Watch the Preview for Episode 4:09 (for example on youtube). There it's said that "All of the Oceanic Survivors have been revealed" and in the background are scenes from the previous episodes of Jack, Sayid, Sun, Hurley, Kate and..AARON, all after the rescue.
So it's pretty obvious that officially Aaron is one of the Oceanic Six.
:There's already discussion and consensus on this in another topic further down the page. '''[[User:TRTX|TRTX]] <sup><small>[[User_talk:TRTX|T]] / [[Special:Contributions/TRTX|C]]</small></sup>''' 14:12, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

== Non-Canon Characters ==

According to [http://http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20179125_4,00.html this article] Lindelof states "The only true canon is the show." I would therefore propose that Rachel Blake and other characters from the Lost Experience, Find815, the video game, etc. be moved to a different section (possibly called "Characters in Other Media") or page altogether. [[Special:Contributions/98.197.143.212|98.197.143.212]] ([[User talk:98.197.143.212|talk]]) 00:00, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

:That quote is slightly taken out of context. Lindelof means that only the show is necessary to understand ''Lost''. In the previous paragraph, Cuse states that the mobisodes and Orchid orientation are canon, but the video game and ''Find 815'' are not. Unlike ''Find 815'', the ''Lost Experience'' was written by ''Lost'' writers (not some random company hired by ABC) and most of it is canon, although Lindelof-Cuse have said that "Where there’d have to be wiggle room is the Rachel Blake story where she’s in the real world, in the outside world as we define it, the show Lost might be defined in an entirely different outside world so we can’t vouch for the overall fit ability and veracity of everything that Rachel was doing. But we can say that all the factoids that she was uncovering were vetted". In conclusion, I say do not split off a new article, but it would not hurt to include the above quote in the Rachel Blake section. –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 01:44, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

== Other Oceanic Six? ==

This is pure speculation, hence why it's here. But Sun appeared in Jack's Flash forward at the end of Season 3 (actually seated behind him in a scene in an airplane). Would that make a candidate as one of the Oceanic Six? <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/68.229.226.66|68.229.226.66]] ([[User talk:68.229.226.66|talk]]) 05:45, 23 February 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:That was not Sun; it was an extra. –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 07:36, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

Shouldn't we now consider Aaron one of the 6? He is Kate's son in the future so he must have left the island with them. I guess that Ben, although he was in the future, may or may not be one of the 6. [[User:Cavebear42|Cavebear42]] ([[User talk:Cavebear42|talk]]) 01:14, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

:In the latest podcast, the show runners confirm that he and Ben are not part of the six. –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 01:24, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

So... at the end of "The Other Woman"... in the teaser for the next episode, the narrator guy says, "... blah blah... You will discover the last of the Oceanic Six... blah blah." That leads me to believe that we should already know who the fifth of the Oceanic Six is. -- [[User:Swerdnaneb|Swerdnaneb]] 05:55, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

:Last is not singular. –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 06:03, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

::Crap crap crap crap. Thanks. :) -- [[User:Swerdnaneb|Swerdnaneb]] 20:38, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

:::If Aaron and Ben are confirmed as not members of the Oceanic 6, then we only know of five (Jack, Kate, Sun, Hurley and Sayid). So we didn't meet the "last"? I understand that they had to do it to make the plot twist at the end of "Ji Yeon" stay a secret... -- [[User:Chuq|Chuq]] <span style="font-size:90%;">[[User talk:Chuq|(talk)]]</span> 11:38, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

::::I'm not 100% convinced that everyone involved with the production (producers, actors, ABC promo department, whoever writes the popups in the "enhanced" <small>*cough*<span style="color:#B22222">bullshit!</span>*cough*</small> episodes, etc.) is on exactly the same page as far as who is on that list. I'd argue that our best course of action is to continue to wait and see what develops, leaving Aaron out of our lists of the Oceanic Six until something appears ''in an episode'' that explicitly confirms that he is officially considered to be one of the six. I'm sure all will be made clear if we're patient. At least, I sure hope so!

::::Your friend, [[User:Augustus Chip|Augustus Chip]] ([[User talk:Augustus Chip|talk]]) 19:24, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Why is Jin listed as one of the Six? His grave states the date of the crash, so there is no reason to believe he left the island. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/82.41.4.215|82.41.4.215]] ([[User talk:82.41.4.215|talk]]) 12:44, 14 March 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:That was a mistake that has since been corrected.

:Your friend, [[User:Augustus Chip|Augustus Chip]] ([[User talk:Augustus Chip|talk]]) 19:24, 15 March 2008 (UTC)


This is true he is not to be mistaken for an Oceanic 6, it may be confusing to some but the scenes with Jin are actually flashbacks. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/AceDaMace]] ([[User talk:82.41.4.215|talk]]) 07:52, 14 March 2008 (UTC) <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/130.126.174.58|130.126.174.58]] ([[User talk:130.126.174.58|talk]]) </small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Naomi, Frank and Aaron on their own pages. ==

There is enough information to fill it. Anyone else agree? [[User:GorillaGuy2323|GorillaGuy2323]] ([[User talk:GorillaGuy2323|talk]]) 22:55, 23 February 2008 (UTC) [[User: GorillaGuy2323| Gorilla Guy 2323]]

:No. I disagree that Aaron has enough information. Maybe Naomi can have her own article. Frank may seem like an important character right now, but he can be summed in a few sentences: "Frank Lapidus is an alcoholic pilot. Frank is scheduled to fly Flight 815, but he ultimately does not. Within the next three months, he is selected to be part of a team that goes to the island and he arrives on day 94 piloting a helicopter from a freighter. The next day, Frank leaves on the helicopter for the freighter with Desmond and Sayid." –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 01:33, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

::Then, should someone make Naomi? <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/86.41.197.141|86.41.197.141]] ([[User talk:86.41.197.141|talk]]) 20:18, 25 February 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:::Should the importance of the characters or the volume of information be a factor in the decision?(Yeah, I know what I said about Cooper). The only thing that should matter is demand. How many people will be typing Aaron Littleton into their search box? Perhaps quite a few in coming years but there hardly seems a need at this time. [[User:OGRastamon|OGRastamon]] ([[User talk:OGRastamon|talk]]) 07:05, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

::::It's about volume of information. If someone types in "Aaron Littleton", they will be taken to his section in this page. There is demand for Aaron on Wikipedia, but it does not need to be an article that fills up only half a screen. –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 07:32, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

:::::Okay, agreed. Though it actually only takes me to the top of the page. [[User:OGRastamon|OGRastamon]] ([[User talk:OGRastamon|talk]]) 23:51, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

:::::I would say no to all three. Unless we find out a lot more about Naomi through flashbacks in the future, the current situation is fine for her, I've just edited down a lot of unecessary info in her section. [[User:Tphi|Tphi]] ([[User talk:Tphi|talk]]) 13:44, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

::::::<small>I recall adding real-world information to Naomi's section a while back. I wonder where it has gone. –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 17:20, 6 March 2008 (UTC)</small>

==Jae Lee's "Suicide"==

Has there been any confirmation that Jae's fall was suicide and not the act of another of Mr. Paik's messengers? [[User:OGRastamon|OGRastamon]] ([[User talk:OGRastamon|talk]]) 07:11, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

:Yes, one of the official podcasts. –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 07:29, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

== Too long ==

There's a banner up that says "This article may be too long. Please discuss this issue on the talk page and help summarize or split the content into subarticles of an article series." So I removed the summaries for all three-time and two-time appearance characters. Sound good? –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 02:24, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

:Should we create some sub-articles? For example, should those "''three-time and two-time appearance characters''" be included in a list of "Minor characters of Lost" with a link in this article? I think, then, we could expand our coverage on some characters without needlessly lengthening this article. Perhaps, it should go the other way like a "Primary characters of Lost" and then we could expand that list while keeping this one neatly concise. [[User:Ursasapien|Ursasapien]] <small>[[User talk:Ursasapien|(talk)]]</small> 12:50, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

::What if the page was turned into [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Prison_Break_characters&oldid=115159340 tables like this] (without pictures)? –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 16:02, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

:::I'm not sure what you are saying. Turn this page into a table/list or turn a sub-article into a table/list. If we keep this page with all the characters, I definitely think we should turn the "[[Characters_of_Lost#Supporting_characters|Supporting characters]]" section into a table/list to make it consistent with the rest of the article. [[User:Ursasapien|Ursasapien]] <small>[[User talk:Ursasapien|(talk)]]</small> 01:04, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

::::I'm proposing that this page be turned completely into a series of table. –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 02:23, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

:::::I vote yes, enthusiastically! I am not sure why this wasn't done before, to make it more consistent. [[User:Ursasapien|Ursasapien]] <small>[[User talk:Ursasapien|(talk)]]</small> 02:54, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

:: thedemonhog, there are still lots of characters with two and three-time appearances in there, did you mean you were going to do it or have done already? In my mind, there's plenty that can be gotten rid of. Froghurt and all those background Others without speaking roles are completely unnecessary. I'd also question the need to have sections for people like Jae Lee, Cassidy and Yemi. Tables could be a good way to go, but we can still cut this down further. If people want devoted fan detail telling them, for example, the name of the Other who stood guard outside Karl's brainwashing cell then they can go to Lostpedia. [[User:Tphi|Tphi]] ([[User talk:Tphi|talk]]) 02:42, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

:::I agree that this could be cut down some more, but Yemi and Jae Lee seem fairly significant. I agree that the name of the guard is insignificant. [[User:Ursasapien|Ursasapien]] <small>[[User talk:Ursasapien|(talk)]]</small> 02:54, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

::::Tphi: ''Did you mean you were going to do it or have done already?'' I did do it, but [[User:Wikipedical|Wikipedical]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Characters_of_Lost&diff=196945446&oldid=196914840 reverted me]. Hopefully, he<small>(?)</small> will join this discussion. –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 03:52, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Here's an example of what it would look like:

<big>'''Freighter crew'''</big>
{| class="wikitable" style="width:98%; background-color:#FFFFFF"
|-style="color:white"
! style="background-color: #B22222;"| Name
! style="background-color: #B22222;"| Actor or actress
! style="background-color: #B22222;"| Episode appearances

{{Episode list
|Title=Naomi Dorrit
|Aux1=[[Marsha Thomason]]
|Aux2=[[Catch-22 (Lost)|3x17]], [[D.O.C. (Lost)|3x18]], [[The Brig|3x19]], [[The Man Behind the Curtain|3x20]], [[Greatest Hits (Lost)|3x21]], [[Through the Looking Glass (Lost)|3x22]], [[The Beginning of the End (Lost)|4x01]], [[Confirmed Dead|4x02]], [[The Economist (Lost)|4x03]], [[Meet Kevin Johnson|4x08]]
|ShortSummary=Naomi parachutes onto the island on day 86 and lives with the survivors until she is killed by a knife in the back from Locke…
|LineColor=B22222
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=Frank Lapidus
|Aux1=[[Jeff Fahey]]
|Aux2=[[Confirmed Dead|4x02]], [[The Economist (Lost)|4x03]], [[The Constant|4x05]], [[Meet Kevin Johnson|4x08]]
|ShortSummary=Frank is an alcoholic pilot who is originally scheduled to fly Flight 815. Frank is later selected to be one of five who visits the island around day 94. He takes Sayid and Desmond to the freighter the next day via helicopter.
|LineColor=B22222
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=George Minkowski
|Aux1=[[Fisher Stevens]]
|Aux2=[[Through the Looking Glass (Lost)|3x22]], [[The Beginning of the End (Lost)|4x01]], [[Confirmed Dead|4x02]], [[The Economist|4x05]], [[Meet Kevin Johnson|4x08]]
|ShortSummary=Minkowski is the communications officer who dies after his consciousness time travels randomly.
|LineColor=B22222
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=Regina
|Aux1=[[Zoë Bell]]
|Aux2=[[Confirmed Dead|4x02]], [[The Economist (Lost)|4x03]], [[Eggtown|4x04]], [[Ji Yeon|4x07]]
|ShortSummary=Regina answers calls from the satellite phone after Minkowski gets unstuck in time.
|LineColor=B22222
}}
|}
I'm using [[Template:Episode list]]. –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 05:27, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

===Arbitrary break point===
:'''Looks great!''' I would appreciate your completing this post haste. [[User:Ursasapien|Ursasapien]] <small>[[User talk:Ursasapien|(talk)]]</small> 06:04, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
::A couple of minor suggestions. Could you use the designation 4.02 or 3.17 instead of 4x02 and 3x17? Secondly, I love the little buttons on the other tables that allow you to sort them by column. Is there anyway to incorporate this option? [[User:Ursasapien|Ursasapien]] <small>[[User talk:Ursasapien|(talk)]]</small> 06:09, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

:::I would second Ursasapien's comments - looks great, though I prefer decimal points :) [[User:Tphi|Tphi]] ([[User talk:Tphi|talk]]) 06:17, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

::::Template:Episode list will ultimately not be used so there will be sorting buttons, decimals, and no boldface on names. –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 14:47, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

:::::[[User:thedemonhog/Sandbox]]. –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 20:12, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

:::::: Re-ordering the characters with the buttons seems to separate their names and descriptions for me - odd [[User:Tphi|Tphi]] ([[User talk:Tphi|talk]]) 20:25, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
:::::::Yes, it has to do with the columns. Perhaps we need to do something different. Either re-work the table or leave off the re-order buttons. [[User:Ursasapien|Ursasapien]] <small>[[User talk:Ursasapien|(talk)]]</small> 05:06, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

::::::Do we want to have all the boxes the same color, or have different colors for groups? I am not sure we need a different color for each group, but perhaps a different color for "Main characters" as opposed to "Supporting characters". We could even have colors that designate "Oceanic 815 survivors" vs. "The Others/Dharma" vs. "All other groups" [[User:Ursasapien|Ursasapien]] <small>[[User talk:Ursasapien|(talk)]]</small> 05:01, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:::::::See also: [[User:Ursasapien/Sandbox/Project 3]] -[[User:Ursasapien|Ursasapien]] <small>[[User talk:Ursasapien|(talk)]]</small> 05:08, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
::::::::Sorry, don't mean to offend "Ursasapien", but i much prefer the version made by "thedemonhog".[[User:Russell29|Russell]] [[User talk:Russell29|[ Talk ]]] 17:23, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:::::::::[[Wikipedia:Help desk#Sortable table problem|I went to the help desk]] and found out that the version in my sandbox cannot be resorted. –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 17:25, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
::::::::::I find some of the colors too bright, and the table quite messy. I would prefer the one by thedemonhog with no sorting option, and the characters to be listed in order of episode appearence.[[User:Russell29|Russell]] [[User talk:Russell29|[ Talk ]]] 17:30, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
:::::::::::It is not that difficult to put back in the structure of demonhog's "episode table. I am not offended and I am not particularly attached to the color scheme either. However, we need to decide as a team what colors we should use. [[User:Ursasapien|Ursasapien]] <small>[[User talk:Ursasapien|(talk)]]</small> 04:27, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

This all looks good, but the tables have increased the size of the article. The title of this section is 'Too long,' and I think this discussion has strayed into one about appearance. In regards to size, rather than cutting out characters, we should also be focusing on reducing the size of the existing character summaries, especially when it is just reiterating plot summaries in episode articles. -- [[User:Wikipedical|Wikipedical]] ([[User talk:Wikipedical|talk]]) 23:42, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

:You should be careful to not confuse too large with too long. Nevertheless, I agree the summaries can certainly be cut down. One of the good things about the tables is it makes it quite apparent which characters have an overly long summary. We should also look at what characters we can cut. However, we should be careful about cropping to much. Someone is bound to come around and suggest sub-articles (Minor characters of Lost, etc.). This is something I would like to avoid. The good thing about what we have done is that eventually we will list all "appearances" by number instead of name. This should shorten the article a bit. [[User:Ursasapien|Ursasapien]] <small>[[User talk:Ursasapien|(talk)]]</small> 04:27, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
::BTW, if you think we should cut characters, why did you revert demonhog? [[User:Ursasapien|Ursasapien]] <small>[[User talk:Ursasapien|(talk)]]</small> 06:14, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
:::I said above, I do not think we should cut out characters, "we should focus on reducing the size of the existing character summaries." -- [[User:Wikipedical|Wikipedical]] ([[User talk:Wikipedical|talk]]) 23:00, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Comment as a pretty much uninvolved editor; I won't hold this against anybody if I get completely ignored. This is just intended as some food for thought.
* I avoid tables wherever possible because they always look clunky to me. The old table for the main characters (who have their own articles for good reason) was fine; I can't imagine how it should have been done otherwise.
* I consider the sortable option useless, because why would someone want to sort the tables; it's not like these are statistics or something.
* I consider listing all the appearances as borderline indicriminate when they get too many (>4), and listing an episode count is a nightmare to keep up-to-date; so why not just say "Season 1 recurring"? IMDb will help the readers who really want to know. Or you can mention the important episode appearances either in the character summary ("In episode XYZ, he did blablabla" or "He did blablabla."<sup>[ref]</sup>)
* The colors are a neat idea, but the current colors are too strong, and using too many different colors always has a feeling like something fell into the paint bucket. Using one or two sets of similar colors (see the bottom of [[List of colors]]) is IMO much neater.
* I like how the article divides the characters into different groups (main characters, freighter people, Others, off-island characters, etc.), so this should stay in some form IMO
* What is stopping the article from sub-dividing each section into one sub-section for each major players and then an appendix sub-section called "Minor characters". See [[Characters of Carnivàle]] (whose main structure was copied from this ''Lost'' characters article several months ago, and then was developed to what it is now). A bullet point at the beginning of each character subsection can replace the infobox as succinct as possible.
&ndash; [[User:Sgeureka|sgeureka]] <sup>[[User_talk:Sgeureka|t]]•[[Special:Contributions/Sgeureka|c]]</sup> 11:22, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

===Arbitrary break point 2===
In keeping with the preceding discussion, I would like to poll editors regarding several points of discussion.

====Do you prefer the "episode" type tables or the sortable tables?====

{| class="wikitable" style="width:98%; background-color:#FFFFFF"
|-style="color:white"
! style="background-color: #B22222;"| Name
! style="background-color: #B22222;"| Actor or actress
! style="background-color: #B22222;"| Episode appearances

{{Episode list
|Title=Naomi Dorrit
|Aux1=[[Marsha Thomason]]
|Aux2=[[Catch-22 (Lost)|3.17]], [[D.O.C. (Lost)|3.18]], [[The Brig|3.19]], [[The Man Behind the Curtain|3.20]], [[Greatest Hits (Lost)|3.21]], [[Through the Looking Glass (Lost)|3.22]], [[The Beginning of the End (Lost)|4.01]], [[Confirmed Dead|4.02]], [[The Economist (Lost)|4.03]], [[Meet Kevin Johnson|4.08]]
|ShortSummary=Naomi parachutes onto the island on day 86 and lives with the survivors until she is killed by a knife in the back from Locke…
|LineColor=B22222
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=Frank Lapidus
|Aux1=[[Jeff Fahey]]
|Aux2=[[Confirmed Dead|4.02]], [[The Economist (Lost)|4.03]], [[The Constant|4.05]], [[Meet Kevin Johnson|4.08]]
|ShortSummary=Frank is an alcoholic pilot who is originally scheduled to fly Flight 815. Frank is later selected to be one of five who visits the island around day 94. He takes Sayid and Desmond to the freighter the next day via helicopter.
|LineColor=B22222
}}
|}
<center><big>'''VS.'''</center></big>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:98%; background-color:#FFFFFF"
|-style="color:white"
! style="background-color: #B22222; width=9%;"| Character name
! style="background-color: #B22222; width=10%;"| Played by
! style="background-color: #B22222; width=17%;"| Episode Appearances
! style="background-color: #B22222;"| Summary

|-
| '''Naomi Dorrit''' || [[Marsha Thomason]] || [[Catch-22 (Lost)|3.17]], [[D.O.C. (Lost)|3.18]], [[The Brig|3.19]], [[The Man Behind the Curtain|3.20]], [[Greatest Hits (Lost)|3.21]], [[Through the Looking Glass (Lost)|3.22]], [[The Beginning of the End (Lost)|4.01]], [[Confirmed Dead|4.02]], [[The Economist (Lost)|4.03]], [[Meet Kevin Johnson|4.08]] || Naomi parachutes onto the island on day 86 and lives with the survivors until she is killed by a knife in the back from Locke…
|-
| '''Frank Lapidus''' || [[Jeff Fahey]] || [[Confirmed Dead|4.02]], [[The Economist (Lost)|4.03]], [[The Constant|4.05]], [[Meet Kevin Johnson|4.08]] || Frank is an alcoholic pilot who is originally scheduled to fly Flight 815. Frank is later selected to be one of five who visits the island around day 94. He takes Sayid and Desmond to the freighter the next day via helicopter.
|}

:'''Comments'''
::'''Sortable''' - I think they are currently a ugly because the summaries are entirely too long. The "episode-type" table works better for long summaries. [[User:Ursasapien|Ursasapien]] <small>[[User talk:Ursasapien|(talk)]]</small> 05:01, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
::'''Episode''' It looks better because sometimes summaries will be somewhat long. –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 05:57, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
::'''Episode''' as summaries and appearences can be long [[User:Russell29|Russell]] [[User talk:Russell29|[ Talk ]]] 17:44, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
::'''Episode''' - I'd even suggest removing specific episodes for characters and just provide an episode count. Individual articles (if they exist) provide a better summary, episode appearances, further information. '''[[User:TRTX|TRTX]] <sup><small>[[User_talk:TRTX|T]] / [[Special:Contributions/TRTX|C]]</small></sup>''' 14:59, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

====Colors?====
As I mentioned before, we have several ways we can approach the color scheme. We can have a uniform color scheme for the entire article, seperate color schemes for each different group, or something in between.
:'''Comments'''
::I somewhat like different colors for each group. [[User:Ursasapien|Ursasapien]] <small>[[User talk:Ursasapien|(talk)]]</small> 06:07, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
:::I have been toying with the idea of a uniform color (perhaps the light blue field like we have now) for all the main characters with different color text to designate the different groups. Then we could do the same with the supporting characters - a uniform color background with different color text to designate the different groups. [[User:Ursasapien|Ursasapien]] <small>[[User talk:Ursasapien|(talk)]]</small> 03:35, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
::'''Uniform''' - Different colors for different groups isn't needed if each character table is properly identified. And since each table is it's own section the colors aren't needed for quick ID of a new table. '''[[User:TRTX|TRTX]] <sup><small>[[User_talk:TRTX|T]] / [[Special:Contributions/TRTX|C]]</small></sup>''' 14:59, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

====Fields?====
I think we need to discuss what fields we have in the tables. Do we need a column for the former residence of the character? I think the use of the flag icons may conflict with [[WP:FLAG]]. The main characters have seperate columns for "starring season" and "guest season" while the minor characters have an episode by episode "appearances" column. One way to decrease the size of this article would be to get rid of some of these columns (I think the "former residence" column is a fairly obvious starting point.
:'''Comments'''
::[[User:thedemonhog/Sandbox|Different fields for each group]]. –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 05:57, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
:::It looks like, from your example, you are saying the ''same'' fields for each group (perhaps you were talking about colors). [[User:Ursasapien|Ursasapien]] <small>[[User talk:Ursasapien|(talk)]]</small> 06:06, 12 March 2008 (UTC)\
::::No. Some sections do not have recurring and centric fields. –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 06:25, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
::I like demonhog's examples. I am not a fan of the "per episode" appearances section and I like a streamlined approach. [[User:Ursasapien|Ursasapien]] <small>[[User talk:Ursasapien|(talk)]]</small> 06:09, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
:: I'd suggest the following: Name (sorted by first), actor/actress (sorted by first), first appearance. If a character is important enough that we need to tally all of their appearances, then perhaps we should consider an article summarizing "minor" characters and connections to various main characters. '''[[User:TRTX|TRTX]] <sup><small>[[User_talk:TRTX|T]] / [[Special:Contributions/TRTX|C]]</small></sup>''' 14:59, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

====Criteria for inclusion?====
What characters should we include in this list? If they appeared once or twice and have a fairly minor role in the plot, should they be included? How do we determine which characters to include and which to leave out.
:'''Comments'''
:: I'd say that they need to have appeared in at least three episodes with a speaking role. People necessary to the plot. That way we keep out characters like random Oceanic air flight crew and background Others. The only exception to this would be Jacob I guess. And Vincent. [[User:Tphi|Tphi]] ([[User talk:Tphi|talk]]) 13:29, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
::I'd say significant characters that do not have their own articles (i.e. Anthony Cooper or Vincent) should have longer summaries. Characters with their own articles can have summaries of 2-3 sentences. [[User:Ursasapien|Ursasapien]] <small>[[User talk:Ursasapien|(talk)]]</small> 03:39, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
: Main characters get their own articles. These articles can include information describing their connections to minor characters. If a minor character is only associated with one major character, link them from the table to that character's page (and the specific section). If a "minor" character has multiple episode appearances, and multiple connections to different main characters...then perhaps we should create an article expanding on these connections and link to that. But a quick list of characters (which is what I think this article started as) doesn't need to provide summaries and a list of every episode they've appeared in. '''[[User:TRTX|TRTX]] <sup><small>[[User_talk:TRTX|T]] / [[Special:Contributions/TRTX|C]]</small></sup>''' 14:59, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

====Progress on rework====
See [[User:thedemonhog/Sandbox]]. I think this may be the way to go. Please take a look and comment here. [[User:Ursasapien|Ursasapien]] <small>[[User talk:Ursasapien|(talk)]]</small> 06:53, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

====Alternate idea: spin off detailed supporting character info to new articles====
So far the changes do not seem to have substantially shortened the article. What if we left the "Main Characters" section basically as it is, while stripping the supporting characters section down to a bare-bones listing of character names and actor names under each category heading (either in a table format or not), then throw a "''Main article'': [[Blah Blah Blah]]" link under the heading for each subcategory of supporting characters, linking to a new spinoff page to which the detailed table for each category will have been moved. Possible namespaces: [[Supporting characters of Lost: Flight 815 survivors]], [[Supporting characters of Lost: The Others]], [[Supporting characters of Lost: Crew of the Kahana]], [[Supporting characters of Lost: Island inhabitants and arrivals]], and [[Supporting characters of Lost: Off-island characters]]. (These are just suggestions; I'm not familiar enough with our naming conventions to know for sure whether these would be the most appropriate namespaces.) I think for the sake of not having this article become bloated, it may be a good idea to keep the most basic info for supporting characters here and spin the details off into new articles. What's everybody else think?

Your friend, [[User:Augustus Chip|Augustus Chip]] ([[User talk:Augustus Chip|talk]]) 19:08, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

:A good idea, my friend, but I think that short overviews of the characters are fine (see [[User:Ursasapien|Ursasapien]]'s and my work in [[User:thedemonhog/Sandbox|my sandbox]]). –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 19:17, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

====Episode numbers (not 1.17)====
How should these be formatted? "Exodus, Pt 2", "The Hunting Party", "The Glass Ballerina", or "1.24, 2.10, 3.02"? I'd support the episode names. '''[[User:Sceptre|Will]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Sceptre|talk]])</sup> 11:38, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

:I like the numbers because they are shorter. –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 16:27, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
:I like the numbers because it is apparent within seconds which season the episode took place, and how many episodes there were. They are also shorter (per thedemonhog). &ndash; [[User:Sgeureka|sgeureka]] <sup>[[User_talk:Sgeureka|t]]•[[Special:Contributions/Sgeureka|c]]</sup> 18:11, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
:I also support the abbreviated number form. If the number is linked to the article on the episode, one should have to access to all the information one should need. [[User:Ursasapien|Ursasapien]] <small>[[User talk:Ursasapien|(talk)]]</small> 06:01, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

==== Supporting character appearances ====

Should we list seasons (e.g. 1, 3, 4) and episode count (e.g. 6) or episodes appeared in (e.g. 1.12, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 3.13, 4.01)?

:Episodes appeared in because I'd rather know that Grunberg appeared in the pilot than season one. –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 03:10, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
:For supporting characters, I am fine with "episodes appeared in", but for characters that have appeared in a dozen or more episodes, it gets to the point of information overload. [[User:Ursasapien|Ursasapien]] <small>[[User talk:Ursasapien|(talk)]]</small> 06:04, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

== Kahana crew ==
Just making sure, everybody is sure that Charlotte, Mile and Daniel have been included in the opening credits, right? And now Gaunt. Are we absolutely sure Frank hasn't been? And I don't consider them right now to be, but Rose and Bernard have never been on them, correct? [[User:Therequiembellishere|Therequiembellishere]] ([[User talk:Therequiembellishere|talk]]) 01:41, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

:That is all completely correct my friend. Charlotte, Miles and Daniel are listed at the beginning of each episode, but not Frank (for some reason) who is a guest star, as Rose and Bernard have always been credited as :) [[User:Tphi|Tphi]] ([[User talk:Tphi|talk]]) 13:20, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

::Gaunt was credited as a guest star. –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 14:20, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

:::Ah, at the point I posted, someone had him as a main character on the Kahana. [[User:Therequiembellishere|Therequiembellishere]] ([[User talk:Therequiembellishere|talk]]) 18:37, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

::::Yeah, it's back again. And someone's mouth keeps showing up on past revisions. [[Special:Contributions/76.243.212.52|76.243.212.52]] ([[User talk:76.243.212.52|talk]]) 02:18, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

:With "The Constant" having aired, do we have enough info to expand Faraday's entry to include his experiements in time travel and interactions with Desmond? '''[[User:TRTX|TRTX]] <sup><small>[[User_talk:TRTX|T]] / [[Special:Contributions/TRTX|C]]</small></sup>''' 02:29, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

::I think that's too much. His page is enough. [[User:Therequiembellishere|Therequiembellishere]] ([[User talk:Therequiembellishere|talk]]) 02:37, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

==Oceanic Six speculation?==

Where has it been confirmed Sayid is a part of the group? I don't think it's right to assume he is, just because he was shown in flash forwards. Because by that logic, Jin and Kate's son (Claire's son) is part of the group as well. [[User:RobJ1981|RobJ1981]] ([[User talk:RobJ1981|talk]]) 23:23, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
:I think the part in "[[The Economist (Lost)|The Economist]]" where he talks to the guy on the golf course at the start saying things like "I received a large payout after I was in a plane crash" kind of hints at it ... -- [[User:Chuq|Chuq]] <span style="font-size:90%;">[[User talk:Chuq|(talk)]]</span> 23:36, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
:I don't think you understood Yi Jeon... Jin was NOT one of the Oceanic Six. His memorial shows a date of death of 9/22/2004... which means that he is either alive, and on the island, or died, on the island. He is NOT one of the Oceanic Six. And I believe that Aaron IS one of the Oceanic Six, as I heard mentioned today that it might have been confirmed, but I'll check up on that. [[User:Kirobaito|Kirobaito]] ([[User talk:Kirobaito|talk]]) 23:52, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
::How would Sayid ''not'' be one of the Oceanic 6? And for the record, he was on the Oceanic airlines...the babies weren't.--[[User:CyberGhostface|CyberGhostface]] ([[User talk:CyberGhostface|talk]]) 23:56, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
:::Well, technically, Aaron WAS on Oceanic 815... in Claire's womb.[[User:Kirobaito|Kirobaito]] ([[User talk:Kirobaito|talk]]) 01:44, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
::::Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Sayid say "I'm one of the Oceanic Six" in The Economist? - [[User:Razer64|Razer]] ([[User talk:Razer64|talk]]) 22:00, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

==Oceanic Six Cleanup?==
For one, the table only lists five people (I think; Am I reading it wrong?), yet says all six have been revealed. Secondly, the paragraph following the table ("All six characters had been revealed at the end....) is basically the same sentence twice. Can someone fix at least the second, and maybe tell me if I'm wrong about the first? [[Special:Contributions/86.45.79.245|86.45.79.245]] ([[User talk:86.45.79.245|talk]]) 22:16, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

:Done, although you could have done it yourself as anyone can edit. –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 22:31, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

::Anon still has a point about the list being 5 people long although the section is called Oceanic ''Six''. DarkUfo now [http://darkufo.blogspot.com/2008/03/confirmation-of-oceanic-6.html says] that Aaron is the sixth one, and if Darlton confirm this in their next podcast, there should be some reconsideration to allow mentioning Aaron in that section even though he is not a main cast character. (Speaking about cleanup - is it possible to change the orange color in the table headers? I always think I have "new messages". But I don't want to be bold here.) &ndash; [[User:Sgeureka|sgeureka]] <sup>[[User_talk:Sgeureka|t]]•[[Special:Contributions/Sgeureka|c]]</sup> 23:19, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

:::I worry that I have been too bold already, but I will go ahead and change it. [[User:Ursasapien|Ursasapien]] <small>[[User talk:Ursasapien|(talk)]]</small> 00:07, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

::::It's just a colour. This is not being too bold. As for Aaron, we will mention him if he is confirmed. –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 00:32, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

:::::I didn't know whether there was some smart system behind the colors. Whenever I use colors, I always have a really good (and obscure) reason for the color choice. The thing with Aaron at the moment is that the section says "all Oceanic Six are revealed now", but the section only mentions/lists five people. This is pretty irritating. (Solution suggestion: Hide the last two sentences until Aaron/Ben/whoever is confirmed). &ndash; [[User:Sgeureka|sgeureka]] <sup>[[User_talk:Sgeureka|t]]•[[Special:Contributions/Sgeureka|c]]</sup> 01:29, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

To help with the contradiction, what if after it states all 6 have been revealed, if we put something to the effect of "...all six members have been revealed, although only 5 are publicy known." Just a thought. [[User:Taborlechner|Tabor]] ([[User talk:Taborlechner|talk]]) 18:49, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

:I think that one person was forgotten, and that is Claires daughter. She survived and is now with Kate.--[[Special:Contributions/88.68.245.254|88.68.245.254]] ([[User talk:88.68.245.254|talk]]) 21:18, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

::Aaron is a boy. –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 21:27, 17 March 2008 (UTC)


::There has been an ongoing debate about whether or not we're supposed to count Aaron as one of the Oceanic Six. I'd like to reiterate my preference that we refrain from officially adding Aaron (or whoever) to our list of the six until there is explicit confirmation ''in an episode of the show'' that Aaron (or whoever) is officially recognised as the sixth of the Six. Unless I'm mistaken, all of the statements that all six have now been identified are taken from sources other than the show itself. So far, ''in the show'', Hurley, Sun, and Sayid have explicitly self-identified or been identified as part of the Oceanic Six, and although I can't remember whether that is the case for Jack and Kate, it is clear that they are also included. The scripts have (I assume deliberately) not explicitly identified any other character as the sixth; as far as I'm concerned, until ''the show itself'' has unmistakably added a character to the list, any statements we can dig up saying "Aaron is #6" <!-- Whoa! Shades of The Prisoner! Speaking of which, has Lost made any veiled references to this earlier TV classic of the "myseterious island" genre? I almost certainly would have missed them, (aware of The Prisoner, but have never seen it) but I'd love to know if they exist. -->or "all six have been identified" fall into the category of rumours, and Wikipedia should treat them as such. (As I understand our policies, ususally this would mean ignoring them.) I have the distinct impression that not everybody involved with the show and the ABC network is on the same page where these matters are concerned, and I think our best course of action is to wait (as patiently as we can manage; I know I, for one, am dreading the forthcoming midseason hiatus, to say nothing of the wait between seasons four and five! <small>Why can't they make these things ''faster'', dammit?!? I want to know what happens! *smile*</small>) and only add a sixth character to our list when we're sure (i.e. "in-episode confirmation sure") which character really belongs there.

::Your friend, [[User:Augustus Chip|Augustus Chip]] ([[User talk:Augustus Chip|talk]]) 22:05, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

:::The confirmation from the creators/producers is supposed to come shortly in an "official" podcast. I think this announcement will be as much confirmation as we need. I agree that we should avoid [[WP:SYNTH]] and [[WP:OR]]. [[User:Ursasapien|Ursasapien]] <small>[[User talk:Ursasapien|(talk)]]</small> 05:12, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

::::Official podcast [http://ll.media.abc.com/podcast/audio/abc/LOST_409_audio_podcast_c58378f3-0831-4f15-961f-d341530cd1f8_1604375.mp3 link] added to article. <strong>[[User:Tvoz|Tvoz]] </strong>|<small>[[User talk:Tvoz|talk]]</small> 23:01, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

==Anthony Cooper==
Am I the only one who thinks his box contains a bit too much? [[User:Taborlechner|Tabor]] ([[User talk:Taborlechner|talk]]) 00:54, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

:No. :) –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 01:07, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

::I've trimmed it up a bit, but I feel it could be better. I'm not that good at rewording things. Maybe someone who is more articulate(sp?) could go in and do a bit of a better job. [[User:Taborlechner|Tabor]] ([[User talk:Taborlechner|talk]]) 01:18, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

==Oceanic Six==
I think the O6 page was MUCH better when it was a standalone page... [[User:Jengod|jengod]] ([[User talk:Jengod|talk]]) 05:00, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

:So set about gathering real world information (i.e. critical commentary, production/development info, etc.) from reliable sources so we can establish independent notability. BTW, what was so much better about a stand alone article? [[User:Ursasapien|Ursasapien]] <small>[[User talk:Ursasapien|(talk)]]</small> 05:14, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

== Aaron confirmed as O6 ==

The promo following "Meet Kevin Johnson" confirmed it. All of the Oceanic 6 have been revealed. I've made the update. I'll start looking for further references as confirmation. '''[[User:TRTX|TRTX]] <sup><small>[[User_talk:TRTX|T]] / [[Special:Contributions/TRTX|C]]</small></sup>''' 02:07, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

:You're wrong. The last member of the Oceanic 6 was someone in the casket that no one came to see, with male genitalia according to the producers. It isn't Aaron. In fact, the promo after 'Meet Kevin Johnson' confirmed that Michael is the 6th (why wouldn't they confirm it was Sun, since they showed her after Aaron, if she completed the 6?). There's no reason to say they've all been revealed after a Michael-centric episode if it wasn't Michael. We have Hurley, Jack, Kate, Sayid, Sun, and Michael, who was in the casket. (OUChevelleSS, don't remember how to tag...sorry) <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/72.213.167.104|72.213.167.104]] ([[User talk:72.213.167.104|talk]]) 04:19, 21 March 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

::Actually, all the promo said was that all the members of the Oceanic Six had been revealed; it didn't actually name them. FWIW, though, Aaron was one of the photos they showed while saying that the Six had been revealed, which leads me to ''believe'' that he is one of the six. [[User:Stismail|Samer]] ([[User talk:Stismail|talk]]) 04:26, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

::We can't assume it was Michael in the casket unless you've got a reliable source that has that information. The promo said the 6 have been revealed, and showed Jack, Sun, Sayid, Hurley, Kate, and Aaron. I don't remember if Michael was shown. It doesn't matter if it was a Michael episode, a Ben episode, or a Vincent episode. The promo was for the second half of Season 4. The first half established the Oceanic 6 and the second half will reveal how they got home.
::All this talk of if Aaron is one or not seems to fly in the face of the actual content of the episodes. To argue about when he was born or if he wasn't on the manifest is just speculation. We're letting the mystery of the show cloud the information that's been presented. I know the promos sometimes exaggerate things, but when it comes to the Oceanic 6, which is a plot element devised by the creator's of the show, they aren't going to say something that may directly contradict what the producers put together. '''[[User:TRTX|TRTX]] <sup><small>[[User_talk:TRTX|T]] / [[Special:Contributions/TRTX|C]]</small></sup>''' 12:19, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

:::Does anyone know how many episodes Aaron has appeared in? [[User:Therequiembellishere|Therequiembellishere]] ([[User talk:Therequiembellishere|talk]]) 14:04, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
::::Lostpedia gives a count of 35. '''[[User:Sceptre|Will]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Sceptre|talk]])</sup> 18:47, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
Actually, it hasn't been confirmed at all; Cuse and Lindelof ''deliberately'' left the identity ambiguous between Ben, Michael, Walt, Aaron, Desmond, to provoke debate. Wait for the podcast to categorically state that "yes, Aaron is one of the Six", instead of synthesising. '''[[User:Sceptre|Will]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Sceptre|talk]])</sup> 18:30, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
:So the promo, which aired on national TV for all the world to see, is not proof enough? Have we become that skeptical of the series? Again, the O6 are not some ABC promotional term. This is a group defined in the series. As I have said, I heavily doubt that the producers would allow a promo to be run that states something that is either knowingly false or 100% speculation. '''[[User:TRTX|TRTX]] <sup><small>[[User_talk:TRTX|T]] / [[Special:Contributions/TRTX|C]]</small></sup>''' 19:10, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
::Lost is known for mindfucking and duping its audience. '''[[User:Sceptre|Will]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Sceptre|talk]])</sup> 19:18, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
::Oh, and don't suppose that the producers won't lie to make the show more fun to watch, because we [[Doomsday (Doctor Who)|so didn't have the Daleks coming back in Doctor Who's second season]], [[Utopia (Doctor Who)|the Master in the third]]. Moot point, the podcast confirms it. '''[[User:Sceptre|Will]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Sceptre|talk]])</sup> 19:25, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
:::We have to be <i>very</i> careful when taking this kind of mindset. Because now you're saying that even the producer's own quotes can't be taken at face value. Going forward, we can't allow fan speculation to outweigh edits involving events depicted on screen. Do other shows have this same problem? '''[[User:TRTX|TRTX]] <sup><small>[[User_talk:TRTX|T]] / [[Special:Contributions/TRTX|C]]</small></sup>''' 19:33, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
::::I'm not saying to totally discount producer statements, I'm saying be careful with what they're saying, especially when they're prone to white lies and joking about. We shouldn't talk about "zombie season seven", but when they say "the advertising department phoned us up and wanted us to clarify who the Six were for the promo" (which they did say on the podcast), it's good enough. '''[[User:Sceptre|Will]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Sceptre|talk]])</sup> 21:05, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

::::I'm going to argue that we should only present that which is clearly shown in episodes as absolutely established. Anything that we know "definitively" only from statements by the producers should be added to the articles only in the context of a quotation. The fact that we're all still able to argue about this suggests that the matter is not sufficiently settled in the audience's minds.

::::Your friend, [[User:Augustus Chip|Augustus Chip]] ([[User talk:Augustus Chip|talk]]) 02:05, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

:Its been 100% confirmed by Darlton. Aaron is one of the 6. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/76.107.207.61|76.107.207.61]] ([[User talk:76.107.207.61|talk]]) 21:06, 21 March 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

==Naomi own article?==
Should Naomi have her own article? She will very likely appear in more flashbacks and has had 11 episode appearances. She is also the reason the freighter made it to the Island. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/76.107.207.61|76.107.207.61]] ([[User talk:76.107.207.61|talk]]) 21:10, 21 March 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:If there's enough information so that it is of similar quality to [[Ethan Rom]]. I think that she is fine here. –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 21:14, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

== Off-Island Characters ==
Why specific episodes instead of the standard "Episode Count"? [[User:Therequiembellishere|Therequiembellishere]] ([[User talk:Therequiembellishere|talk]]) 21:40, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

:This article is being revamped—but not all at once. –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 22:30, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
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The "Other recurring off-island characters" are all very minor. Can we get rid of them? [[User:Therequiembellishere|Therequiembellishere]] ([[User talk:Therequiembellishere|talk]]) 23:45, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

:I think that anyone with less than three appearances can be removed. –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 23:53, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

::Okay, I've done that. But look at it now; it's still has characters who no one remembers. Are yo sure that the entire thing shouldn't be binned? [[User:Therequiembellishere|Therequiembellishere]] ([[User talk:Therequiembellishere|talk]]) 03:06, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
:::There are several important 'off stage' characters such as the Widmores. Speaking of which, I just realized that Penny's name is an allusion to the Odyssey--should that be added to her bio? --[[User:Romuluscrohns|Romulus]] ([[User talk:Romuluscrohns|talk]]) 03:59, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
::::If you can find a website where one of the writers confirms that. –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 04:08, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
:::::I thought it was pretty clear: Penelope waits for her love to return from the sea for 20 years; Penny waits for Desmond to return from the boating race. I'm not sure how you go about sourcing something like that, but I've seen it before (ie. John Locke being one of the most obvious cases). If it seems dubious, I'll refrain.--[[User:Romuluscrohns|Romulus]] ([[User talk:Romuluscrohns|talk]]) 04:38, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

== Characters to be nixed off ==

There are several characters who aren't recognisable and should be removed IMO. They are: Cindy Chandler, Emma and Zack, Scott Jackson and Steve Jenkins, Gary Troup, Keamy, Gerald DeGroot and Karen DeGroot, Cassidy Phillips, Sarah Shephard, Chrissy, JD, Diane Janssen, Nadia Jazeem, Mary Jo, Michelle, Randy Nations, Liam Pace, Paik and Carmen Reyes. Alvar Hanso and Rachel Blake should stay on the Lost Experience page as that is where they are prominent; this page should stay a page for show characters. [[User:Therequiembellishere|Therequiembellishere]] ([[User talk:Therequiembellishere|talk]]) 23:24, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

:I suggest that Cindy be removed from this discussion—she even had an article from March 15 to May 18, 2007. I bet that others also think that Sarah should definitely be kept. Now that the article has been converted into a series of tables, I have no problem keeping all those characters on this page because they do not make it that much longer. If you must remove some, Chrissy, JD, Mary Jo and Michelle should be the first to go. –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 00:17, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

::Is there any other input? Augustus Chip, what do you think? [[User:Therequiembellishere|Therequiembellishere]] ([[User talk:Therequiembellishere|talk]]) 03:26, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

:::Everyone but Cindy in that list is pretty irrelevant. Gary Troup is useful as a link to the Bad Twin section. The only notable (non-main character) Freighter people are Naomi, Lapidus and Minkowski really. I mean, Keamy? Ray? How many lines have these people had? [[User:Tphi|Tphi]] ([[User talk:Tphi|talk]]) 14:54, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

:::We can't take the freighter people off because they're ongoing characters. [[User:Therequiembellishere|Therequiembellishere]] ([[User talk:Therequiembellishere|talk]]) 15:31, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Zack and Emma should stay too. How often have they been mentioned? They keep being brought up by someone. -Mazzy (Not Griffenflash sorry) <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Griffenflash|Griffenflash]] ([[User talk:Griffenflash|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Griffenflash|contribs]]) 17:47, 23 March 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:Emma and Zack are never mentioned. [[User:Therequiembellishere|Therequiembellishere]] ([[User talk:Therequiembellishere|talk]]) 21:30, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

::Most recently, they were mentioned by [[Juliet Burke|Juliet]] in "[[The Other Woman (Lost)|The Other Woman]]". –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 23:24, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

:::But it's not like it's a major focal point of the show. They mention characters a lot on shows, but they haven't appeared for nearly two seasons. [[User:Therequiembellishere|Therequiembellishere]] ([[User talk:Therequiembellishere|talk]]) 01:04, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

::::But it's useless to mention the "passing fancy" characters. They were there, then they were gone. [[User:Therequiembellishere|Therequiembellishere]] ([[User talk:Therequiembellishere|talk]]) 03:04, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
::::Were they not seen last season? I may be misremembering, but it seems like we saw them recently. I think they are certainly as "mentionable" as most of the freighter crew. [[User:Ursasapien|Ursasapien]] <small>[[User talk:Ursasapien|(talk)]]</small> 02:16, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
:::::[[Lost (season 3)|Last season]], they appeared in "[[The Brig]]" and "[[Stranger in a Strange Land (Lost)|Stranger in a Strange Land]]". –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 04:18, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

The freighter crew doesn't matter. They're fine. [[User:Therequiembellishere|Therequiembellishere]] ([[User talk:Therequiembellishere|talk]]) 05:04, 24 March 2008 (UTC)


==Dividing the characters to Oceanic Six and others==
I am now watching season 1. I think this division violated [[WP:FICTION]]. In season 1 the characters are not divided in people who left the island and people who don't. I think we have to regroup all the characters together or divided them by seasons. AAny other kind of separation, IMO, is fancract and unencyclopedic. -- [[User:Magioladitis|Magioladitis]] ([[User talk:Magioladitis|talk]]) 20:17, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

The expression "who have safely gotten off the Island" is already a violation of rules. In season 1, for example, no one got off the island. Everyone is there. -- [[User:Magioladitis|Magioladitis]] ([[User talk:Magioladitis|talk]])
:Erm, are you aware of the current plot developments?--[[User:CyberGhostface|CyberGhostface]] ([[User talk:CyberGhostface|talk]]) 21:09, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

::Yes, I am. I just want to make my point that the article cannot be based on the "current developments" but has to be more general. Maybe they are "current developments" for someone who watches the show now, but in fiction there is not "current". Example: Did Charlie just die? Well, let's press the backwards button on the DVD player! Now, he is still alive! Friendly, [[User:Magioladitis|Magioladitis]] ([[User talk:Magioladitis|talk]]) 21:13, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

:::I'm sorry (and I'm not being sarcastic) but I don't get what the problem is? I mean, aren't articles (even fiction) supposed to be up-to-date as much as possible? Yeah, someone rewatching Season 1 won't think Charlie's dead but that doesn't mean we shouldn't include it.--[[User:CyberGhostface|CyberGhostface]] ([[User talk:CyberGhostface|talk]]) 21:22, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

::We don't mention character status anymore for the same reason. Because, a characters is dead or alive depending in which episode you watch. So, I think, that when we describe characters we have to avoid things that depend on the "last episode seen so far". -- [[User:Magioladitis|Magioladitis]] ([[User talk:Magioladitis|talk]]) 21:30, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

::Well, no. CyberGhostface is right. The article are kept up to date as much as possible. FICTION hasn't been violated and your argument is why SPOILER has decided not to put a spoiler tag at the top of every fiction article. If someone didn't want to find out the information, they shouldn't be looking at the page, i.e. it's their own fault. What else should they expect when looking at a page detailing a show? To only talk about the first episode an stop there? I sorry but your arguing a moot point. [[User:Therequiembellishere|Therequiembellishere]] ([[User talk:Therequiembellishere|talk]]) 15:34, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

:You can always write down all the characters appearing on the show but in a way you take under consideration all seasons. I think this makes the article easier to read for people who haven't watched the forth season yet, and they are a lot, in many countries the third season is on. Why is so important to divide characters to those who left the island and those who don't? How does it help someone who reads an encyclopedic article about the TV show? I don't wonder why the article needs a serious cleanup. -- [[User:Magioladitis|Magioladitis]] ([[User talk:Magioladitis|talk]]) 16:14, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

::Because writing down a list of character with no information is highly un-encyclopedic. Please read [[Wikipedia:Spoiler]], [[Wikipedia:Content disclaimer]], [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view]], [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view]], [[Wikipedia:Lead section]] and most importantly: '''[[Wikipedia:No disclaimers in articles]]'''. It's their own fault if they haven't seen the episode and still look up information on the show. [[User:Therequiembellishere|Therequiembellishere]] ([[User talk:Therequiembellishere|talk]]) 20:17, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

::Would you also agree with a groups as "Deceased Characters" or "Former Characters"? -- [[User:Magioladitis|Magioladitis]] ([[User talk:Magioladitis|talk]]) 20:18, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
::Spoiler doesn't apply here. Of course, there is spoiler to reveal the full list of characters. This has nothing to with the style you present the facts. -- [[User:Magioladitis|Magioladitis]] ([[User talk:Magioladitis|talk]]) 20:21, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

:::Those aren't an options or on the page so that holds absolutely no weight. Putting the Oceanic Six where they are shows their status as major characters. The reason that's not allowed is because of uncertainties in some shows (''Lost'' being one of them) and POV. And the article is fine under all the policies I presented. I don't see how much clearer I can make that. You replied within the minute, which means you haven't read the articles again. All other pages are like this, I don't see you putting argument on their pages. You've launched this campaign on other pages and had the same response. You'd used FICTION as your source, but it doesn't violate FICTION. [[User:Therequiembellishere|Therequiembellishere]] ([[User talk:Therequiembellishere|talk]]) 20:29, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
:::Well, I had. In Jericho I removed a section called "Deceased characters" some days ago. Well, I begin a conversation in FICTION then. Maybe, this is not the correct place for this discussion. Moreover, I really don't understand why you linked NPOV (and twice!). I believe this division you have here in Lost characters, as you said stating their '''status''', applies to the same rule we deleted all ''status'' things from the infoboxes and in the same rule that says that we can't write "Charlie was a fictional character in Lost" because there is no past in a fictional universe. I still try to expain that we need "status-free" sections. Thanks. [[User:Magioladitis|Magioladitis]] ([[User talk:Magioladitis|talk]]) 20:36, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

I do not feel too strongly on the matter, but I support separation of the Oceanic Six. This page contains spoilers and as much as it sucks when you read one that you wish that you had not, it is probably your own fault and could have been avoided. Anyone who comes to this page sees "''Kahana'' crew" and "other island inhabitants", so why not "Oceanic Six"? –'''[[User:thedemonhog|<span style="color:#B22222">thedemonhog</span>]]''' <small>''[[User talk:thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/thedemonhog|<span style="color:green">edits</span>]]''</small> 21:43, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

:I mean: I completely disagree with the whole division in that way :) -- [[User:Magioladitis|Magioladitis]] ([[User talk:Magioladitis|talk]]) 22:01, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

::NPOV was to show that whole "stay neutral thing", which we have by it. Twice was a copy/paste accident. FICITON is a better place for this. The reason a sentence such as, "Charlie was a fictional character in Lost" is because articles about fiction aren't allowed to be written in-universe ([[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (writing about fiction)]]). So I guess I'll see you at FICTION. [[User:Therequiembellishere|Therequiembellishere]] ([[User talk:Therequiembellishere|talk]]) 22:12, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
:::Thanks for the explanation. :) -- [[User:Magioladitis|Magioladitis]] ([[User talk:Magioladitis|talk]]) 22:20, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

:I started a discussion in '''[[Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style (writing about fiction)]]'''. -- [[User:Magioladitis|Magioladitis]] ([[User talk:Magioladitis|talk]]) 22:33, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

==String of changes by [[User:Magioladitis|Magioladitis]]==
[[User:Magioladitis|Magioladitis]] made a string of edits that seemed to not improve the article. The edits appear to be, primarily, to remove spoilers. I would like to give Magioladitis the opportunity to explain these changes. [[User:Ursasapien|Ursasapien]] <small>[[User talk:Ursasapien|(talk)]]</small> 07:37, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

:Do you have any doubt that the expression "we can expect to see more of them in future episodes" is just a unreferenced guess? Wikipedia is not a [[WP:CRYSTALBALL|Crystal Ball]]. Or "the fate is unknown" sounds encyclopedic to you? Moreover, this is an article about the characters and not the episodes. Just describing the part of the plot the characters are involved doesn't mean you are explaining the characters profile. The article is tagged for cleanup, not by myself but I agree with this tag, and I am just trying to perform a cleanup. -- [[User:Magioladitis|Magioladitis]] ([[User talk:Magioladitis|talk]]) 08:08, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

:One problem I see is that many descriptions are not written in present continuous but in the past tense like these things really happened! (example: "Horace died in the purge"). We certainly have to fix that. -- [[User:Magioladitis|Magioladitis]] ([[User talk:Magioladitis|talk]]) 08:15, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

::Let's take these issues one at a time. First, we have "we can expect to see more of them in future episodes." Yes, this seems like OR when taken out of context, but when you read the entire sentence, "The producers have confirmed that Horace and Olivia Goodspeed are important to the DHARMA story, and we can expect to see more of them in future episodes," it appears like the producers of the show have stated that we will see more of these characters in the narrative. I agree that this needs to be referenced. I am fine with "the fate is unknown" being removed, but not the sentence that states the character was shot. I agree that the entire article could use more real-world context, but this is a list and the development information and critical review of the actors portrayals belongs in the individual character articles. I have no problem with cleanup, but I do not think we ought to censor the article from spoilers/current information. I would love to work with you to have a consistent verb tense, but we need some way to inform readers about the chronology of the characters. [[User:Ursasapien|Ursasapien]] <small>[[User talk:Ursasapien|(talk)]]</small> 08:36, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

:I think you understand that the sentence "was shot" was already changed 2 or 3 times by people "guessing" that "Alex" was "killed" or maybe she is still alive but maybe bleeding at this very moment, etc. IMO, I think we can reach a nice consensus here and write a good article where we state all the facts without speculations, recentism, etc. I apologize for not working hardly in this article, using the talk page more, etc. but my time available is limited and I like more working in many articles at the same time. Friendly, [[User:Magioladitis|Magioladitis]] ([[User talk:Magioladitis|talk]]) 09:09, 25 April 2008 (UTC)


:I hope, I am not ht only one who belives that they way the article is written, [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Characters_of_Lost&diff=208107385&oldid=208087085 this kind of problems] will be very common. -- [[User:Magioladitis|Magioladitis]] ([[User talk:Magioladitis|talk]]) 15:58, 25 April 2008 (UTC)


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We have to quit this kind of separation of the characters and move to a non in-universe way of presentation. Main characters, supporting characters, etc. With this system Keamy is on the island or off the island? Charlie? -- [[User:Magioladitis|Magioladitis]] ([[User talk:Magioladitis|talk]]) 10:27, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
We have to quit this kind of separation of the characters and move to a non in-universe way of presentation. Main characters, supporting characters, etc. With this system Keamy is on the island or off the island? Charlie? -- [[User:Magioladitis|Magioladitis]] ([[User talk:Magioladitis|talk]]) 10:27, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

==Vandalism==
Some of the descriptions for characters have been altered. For example "A former cock police officer, Ana Lucia is the leader of the survivors of the tail section of Flight 815 and guides them to the relative safety of the fuselage survivors. She is shot and killed by Leonardo Da Vinci." is the description for Ana Lucia. I'm rusty on some knowledge, could someone with more Lost knowledge correct these? For the most part it seems words were simply changed and I know I'll get things wrong if I try and fix them. --[[User:Burrard|Burrard]] ([[User talk:Burrard|talk]]) 18:35, 10 May 2008 (UTC)


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Should Charles Widmore have his own page?

It seems like, at this point anyway, he's being built up as the "big bad" on LOST, not to mention he has appeared several times now. Coupled with the fact that there's probably enough information from all the Desmond flashbacks, on the island with the boat people, and the Ben flashforward, it seems like he deserves to be bumped up at this point, as I can only imagine his role is going to get bigger. Alotofsparetime (talk) 10:11, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Did the actor give any interviews about his role? -- Magioladitis (talk) 12:55, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah (there is at least one from IGN), but let's wait a bit more before giving him his own article. –thedemonhog talkedits 16:11, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
He is not even in the main cast! -- Magioladitis (talk) 16:21, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Being a main cast member or doing interviews are not the only guidelines for notability. I agree with thedemonhog, he has not been on the show enough to have his own article, but it's a possiblity in the future. Jackieboy87 (talk) 16:37, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I second that. Tphi (talk) 00:24, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Why should that matter that he is not in the main cast? Alex, Rousseau, Tom, Rose, and Bernard aren't part of the main cast, but they still have their own articles. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.152.84.21 (talk) 03:09, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

He most definitely should have his own page. Charles Widmore seems to pretty much be the antagonist for the entire series. He is involved in just about everything that his going on and it's his team that is on the Island trying to massacre everyone. He IS main cast whether he is listed as it or not. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.186.148.51 (talk) 04:11, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well he's not "main cast" unless you see his name in the credits of the show as such. However he may currently appear, there isn't enough information in his current section to warrant a new article. If it was expanded and shown to be needing of its own page, then maybe it'd be different. Tphi (talk) 04:19, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Perhaps, that is the way forward. Editors could add information to his section of this article (particularly "real world" information like the actor's interview and any devlopment notes we can find). Then an argument to split out the information based on WP:SIZE can be made. Ursasapien (talk) 05:02, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'd wait until the season is over just to be safe, but yeah, he should get his own article eventually.--CyberGhostface (talk) 16:46, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]


Let me remind you that in Talk:Others (Lost) people voted that some character called "Richard" who appeared in 3-4 episodes should take his own page since he seemed important. I agree with Ursasapien in the way we have to create separate articles. -- Magioladitis (talk) 20:56, 3 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Way too many characters on Off-Island characters !!!

Why are Jae Lee, Yemi, Diane, and Helen on the recurring characters and not "other recurring off-island characters. They have had little impact on the overall plot and it strongly seems that their storylines have been wrapped up and will never or rarely be mentioned again. Yemi and Helen haven't been mentioned since Season's 3 and 2. Cassidy and Sarah have potential to return and Nadia is an obvious important player right now in Sayid's life off of the Island and is slated to appear again. Overall, it just dilutes the overall article, since those characters have no where near the importance of the Widmores, Christian, and Abaddon. (signed by someone who doesn't know his screen name).

Couldn't disagree more. All the characters you have mentioned have had profound impacts on the overall plot, in that they've all influenced a main character on the island. Most in the sense that they are responsible for the main characters being on the island. The fact that they may not be mentioned anymore isn't relevant - they are still very important to the overall story. Tool2Die4 (talk) 13:03, 8 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Can you please tell me how do you believe this article can be cleaned-up? Most of the descriptions are not character profiles but small plot summaries. Moreover, most of them contain in-universe point of view. What exactly is "day 68" for example?? -- Magioladitis (talk) 13:08, 8 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I am assuming you are responding directly to me. I agree that the 'day 68' type references could be reworked. Can you give me an example of a description that you think needs re-written, so I better understand where you are coming from? Tool2Die4 (talk) 13:26, 8 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
"Matthew Abaddon" and "Yemmi" have really long descriptions. The latter also has sentences like "Eco pays him a visit" etc. etc. I would prefer shorter descriptions. For major characters because everything can be found in their articles and for minor because more is not needed to be written. -- Magioladitis (talk) 13:38, 8 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keamy get his own page?

He seems to be quite an important character, he has killed quite a few prominent characters and looks to be the main bad guy this season. I suggest he gets his own page, he's at least on par with Ethan when it comes to bad guys. —Preceding unsigned comment added by CharismaInjection (talk • contribs) 08:27, 9 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Check the discussion about Charles Windmore, who already had appeared more in the show. -- Magioladitis (talk) 08:45, 9 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Christian Shephard

Presumably he should be moved out of 'off island characters' now that he's been spotted numerous times ON the island... Seems to be more than just an apparition to me. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 01:23, 10 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The writer-producers have confirmed that he died off-island so I support his current classification. –thedemonhog talkedits 10 May 2008 (UTC)
Clearly in a show like this, the line between dead and alive is very blurred. I would have thought it would be more about the prominence and significance of his role on the island. As of the latest episode, I would say he's possibly developing as a far more important character on the island than off, but perhaps we'll have to wait and see. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 10:19, 10 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

We have to quit this kind of separation of the characters and move to a non in-universe way of presentation. Main characters, supporting characters, etc. With this system Keamy is on the island or off the island? Charlie? -- Magioladitis (talk) 10:27, 10 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism

Some of the descriptions for characters have been altered. For example "A former cock police officer, Ana Lucia is the leader of the survivors of the tail section of Flight 815 and guides them to the relative safety of the fuselage survivors. She is shot and killed by Leonardo Da Vinci." is the description for Ana Lucia. I'm rusty on some knowledge, could someone with more Lost knowledge correct these? For the most part it seems words were simply changed and I know I'll get things wrong if I try and fix them. --Burrard (talk) 18:35, 10 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Day counting in descriptions

I think that describing when an event happens using "days after the crash" system is completely fancraft. The correct is to state in which episode that happens. Moreover, for those who watched the last two episodes it's clear that time references in this TV series is a funny thing. For example, the doctor first found dead and then died. -- Magioladitis (talk) 11:45, 10 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Chucky Widmore

This might help:

People are always asking me what the secret is behind Lost - especially as my character seems to be pulling all the strings. But I know as much as anyone else. When I did my first scene I had no idea about the character, and then I didn't see it when it was aired. Next thing I know, my publicist is screaming down the phone, 'You're the one behind it all; you're the one behind the island!'

"Isn't that Jim from Neighbours?". Daily Mail; Weekend. Northcliffe House, London, UK: Associated Newspapers Ltd. 2008-05-10. p. 33. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)

Sceptre (talk) 14:30, 10 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Should Richard get his own article?

If Ethan has one, then Richard certainly should. He'll have 10 episodes before the end of the season, and that should be plenty. We also have alot of information on him, and he will be a very important character. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.227.15.170 (talk) 05:00, 16 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

He did have his own article, but it was deleted. Not much has happened with his character since then so we should wait until there is significantly more info before trying again. Jackieboy87 (talk) 05:18, 16 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
We have found out about him and Locke's history, but I agree that we should wait at least until the end of the finale to do it. This is just more of a heads up that he's going to need one. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.227.15.170 (talk) 05:55, 16 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"Aaron" in the main characters?

"Aaron" is not a main character. -- Magioladitis (talk) 22:55, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Agree! –thedemonhog talkedits 23:12, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
He's not a main character, but he's still part of the Oceanic Six. So either we re-organize the list or leave him there. I'm sure during the cleanup this summer we'll figure something out. Jackieboy87 (talk) 06:28, 21 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I have to agree with Jack here. It may not be a bad idea to revisit this article during the off-season and find consensus on reorganizing the whole thing. Ursasapien (talk) 06:49, 21 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]