Editing Incubator escapee wiki:WikiProject Soap Operas (section)

====Character article format====
Articles should include:
* The '''{{tl|Infobox soap character}}''', with basic information included. See the template documentation for important notes on usage.
* A [[WP:LEAD|lead paragraph]] which indicates the name of the character, when it originated, current or last portrayer, and a very brief summary of the other material in the article.  A good lead encapsulates the entire article in a couple of paragraphs.
* Notation of all of actors that have played the character, and the dates; this is usually done in the infobox, and often summarized in the lead section.
* Storyline summary; 500-1000 words '''maximum'''
* A list of the awards that have been won for the role
* Sources and references. Every article ''must'' have [[WP:V|verifiable]] sources such as newspaper and magazine articles that talk about the character, or at the minimum, links to character biography pages on the official website for the series (per policy, fansites are usually considered unreliable). If a character is not notable enough to be mentioned in outside press, then they're not notable enough to have an article on Wikipedia!
* Appropriate categories; see [[:Category:Soap opera characters]]