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→‎Text credit character entries: generic name = background character

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 Text credits are used for character appearances when either:
 # '''There is <u>insufficient data</u> available to create a full character entry'''. Common missing data includes, but is not limited to: no assigned proper name (i.e. only a "generic" name is given, see examples below), character image, episode appearance data, etc.
-# '''A character is clearly a superficial and/or inconsequential <u>background character</u>'''. These characters typically appear in less than 10% of all episodes in the series (e.g. 5 episodes in a 52 episode series), all of which are very short (e.g. less than 1 minute per appearance).
+# '''A character is clearly a superficial and/or inconsequential <u>background character with a "generic" name</u>'''. These characters typically appear in less than 10% of all episodes in the series (e.g. 5 episodes in a 52 episode series), all of which are very short (e.g. less than 1 minute per appearance).
 ## As a general rule of thumb, only create full character entries for "true" characters, and not "background" characters.
 ## Background characters typically have "generic" names. Common examples include: "Boy A", "Woman C", "Nurse #1", "Student C", "Goddess B", "Police Officer", "Old Lady", "Gentleman", "Witch", "Shopkeeper", "Priestess", "Receptionist", etc.