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'''WikiProject Soap Operas''' was created to guide the structure of articles related to individual [[soap opera]]s and [[telenovela]]s, and to centralize the effort to improve and organize these articles. 

{{As of|2024|05|09|df=US}}, over '''17,900''' articles, lists and other elements bear the Project banner.<ref>[[:Category:Soap opera articles by quality]]</ref>

==Open tasks==
* Please add the &nbsp;'''<nowiki>{{WikiProject Soap Operas| class=}}</nowiki>'''&nbsp; template to the top of the ''talkpage'' of all soap opera-related articles
* Please participate in the discussions at [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Soap Operas]].

===Ongoing tasks===
{{WikiProject cleanup listing}}
* [[:Category:Stub-Class soap opera articles|Stub-class]] soap opera articles in need of expansion
* [[:Category:Start-Class soap opera articles|Start-class]] soap opera articles in need of expansion
* [[:Category:Unassessed soap opera articles|Unassessed soap opera articles]]: Assign a class!
* [https://tools.wmflabs.org/bambots/cwb/bycat/Soap_Operas.html Cleanup listing] of soap opera-related articles needing specific issues to be addressed

==Article alerts==

{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Soap Operas/Article alerts}}

==[[Image:Nuvola apps kdmconfig.png|20px]] Participants==
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'''To join the Project, just add your name to the list below.'''

There is also now a [[Wikipedia:Userboxes|userbox]] available for members of this Project (see right). To use it, add &nbsp; '''{{tl|User WP:Soaps}}''' &nbsp; to your [[Wikipedia:user page|user page]].

Adding the userbox to your user page automatically places you into [[:Category:WikiProject Soap Operas participants]], which will help the Project in organizing and contacting its participants in the future. If you prefer, you may simply add the category itself to your user page: <br>
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[[Category:WikiProject Soap Operas participants|{{subst:PAGENAME}}]]
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Technically speaking, anyone who edits or contributes to soap opera-related articles is a participant, and there are no requirements other than that. However, using the userbox and being listed as a participant helps spread the word about the project, and can help other editors see what types of articles you are interested in editing.

;Participants
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#[[User:Zzyzx11|Zzyzx11]] 07:48, March 9, 2005
#[[User:JamesB3|JamesB3]] 12:24, March 16, 2005
#[[User:Peterwill|Peterwill]]  08:19, December 17, 2006 - I'm not a US citizen either. Both the descendant projects are British Soaps.
#[[User:Elonka|El]][[User talk:Elonka|on]][[Special:Contributions/Elonka|ka]] 21:55, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
#[[User:Flyer22|Flyer22]] 23:46, May 14, 2007
#[[User:TAnthony|TAnthony]] 00:09, May 19, 2007
#[[User:Glo145|Glo145]] 00:44, October 3, 2007
#[[User:Toropop|Toropop]] 16:40, October 20, 2007 - Loyal viewer of the American [[soap opera]]s, ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]'' (1984 - 1999), ''[[All My Children]]'' (2000 - 2005), ''[[As the World Turns]]'' (2007 - Present), ''[[Days of our Lives]]'' (1971 - Present), ''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]'' (1986 - 1993), the [[United Kingdom|British]] soap opera, ''[[EastEnders]]'' (1998 - Present), and the [[Australian]] soap opera, ''[[Neighbours]]'' (2000 - Present).
#[[User:WTGDMan1986|WTGDMan1986]] - ''[[Days of our Lives]]'', ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'' (for a friend in [[Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington]]), and other teen soaps. I'll work to revert vandalism.
#[[User:Alessgrimal|Alessgrimal]]
#[[User:King Gemini|King Gemini]] - ''[[All My Children]],'' ''[[One Life to Live]],'' ''[[General Hospital]],'' and ''[[Days of our Lives]]''
#[[User:KingMorpheus|KingMorpheus]]-''[[Days of our Lives]], [[All My Children]], [[EastEnders]]'', and ''[[General Hospital]]''
#[[User:Spanish lullaby|Spanish lullaby]] — telenovelas and ''[[Passions]]''; I also have some basic knowledge about ''[[Days of our Lives]]'' and ''[[General Hospital]]''
#[[user:M42380|M42380]] - ''[[General Hospital]]'', ''[[All My Children]]'' and ''[[One Life to Live]]''
#[[user:candyo32|Candyo32]] - ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'', ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]'', ''[[All My Children]]'', ''[[One Life to Live]]'', ''[[General Hospital]]''
#[[User:Conquistador2k6|Conquistador2k6]] - ''[[Neighbours]]'', ''[[Home and Away]]'', ''[[EastEnders]]'', ''[[Coronation Street]]'' and ''[[Emmerdale]]'' are my main specialities. While I don't really watch/care for ''[[Hollyoaks]]'', I will still clean up the articles. I'm also trying to raise consciousness on the late ''[[Brookside]]'' and ''[[Family Affairs]]''.
#[[User talk:AniMate|<span style="font-family:papyrus; color:Green;">Ani</span>]][[Special:Contributions/AniMate|<span style="font-family:papyrus; color:Black;">Mate</span>]] 00:25, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
#[[user:Chris Bulgin|Chris Bulgin]] - ''[[The Young and the Restless]]''
#[[User:Nk3play2|Nk3play2]] - ''[[General Hospital]]'', ''[[One Life to Live]]'', ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'', ''[[All My Children]]'', ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'', and ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]''.
#[[User:JuneGloom07|JuneGloom07]] – Mostly ''[[Neighbours]]'' and ''[[Home and Away]]'', but I often help with the British soaps (including ''[[The Archers]]'').
#[[User:Raintheone|Raintheone]] – ''[[Neighbours]], [[Hollyoaks]], [[Coronation Street]], [[Home and Away]]'' and sometimes ''[[Emmerdale]]'' and ''[[EastEnders]]''.
#<span style="font-family:Tahoma;">[[User:AnemoneProjectors|<span style="color:green;">Anemone</span>]][[User talk:AnemoneProjectors#top|<span style="color:green;">Projectors</span>]]</span> – ''[[EastEnders]]''
#[[User:CloudKade11|CloudKade11]]- ''[[One Life to Live]]'' and ''[[Days of our Lives]]''
# [[User:Jester66|Jester66]] - ''[[All My Children]]'', ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]'', ''[[Days of our Lives]]'', ''[[General Hospital]]'', ''[[One Life to Live]]'', and ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'' and the cast/characters.
# <span style="text-shadow:#CCC 0.1em 0.3em 0.3em; font-family: Verdana;font-size: 10pt">[[User:Arre 9|<span style="color:black;">'''Ar'''</span>]][[User talk:Arre 9|<span style="color:black;">'''re'''</span>]]</span> – All four American soaps that are currently airing.
# [[User:livelikemusic|livelikemusic]] - I have a vast knowledge of all of the current daytime soap operas from the past 13 years. I am an avid soap fan, and have been watching since age three. Soaps include: ''[[All My Children]]'', ''[[As the World Turns]]'', ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]'', ''[[Days of our Lives]]'', ''[[General Hospital]]'', ''[[Guiding Light]]'' and ''[[The Young and the Restless]]''.
#[[User:Creativity97|Creativity97]] - Primarily ''[[The Young and the Restless]]''. 
#[[User:Tamravidhir|Tamravidhir]] - Primarily Indian and Pakistani soap operas.
#[[User:FrickFrack|FrickFrack]] - A primary article creator and contributor to ''[[One Life to Live]]'' and [[ABC Daytime]]-related articles
#[[User:Caringtype1|Caringtype1]] - Mainly ''[[General Hospital]]''
#[[User:Cambalachero|Cambalachero]] - Argentine telenovelas
#[[User:SoapFan12|SoapFan12]] — [[Daytime Emmy Awards]] and Mainly ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]'' . However, still contribute articles related to  ''[[General Hospital]]'', ''[[Days of our Lives ]]''  and ''[[The Young and the Restless]]''
#[[User:Bradford|Bradford]] - Mexican, Colombian, Venezuelan and American telenovelas.
#[[User:Kiraroshi1976|Kiraroshi1976]] Contributes to ''[[General Hospital]]''.
#[[User:Bigpoliticsfan|Bigpoliticsfan]] ''[[General Hospital]]'' and related character articles as necessary. 
#[[User:Azuxingmi|<span style="text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #333333;"><span style="color:#FFBF00;">'''Azuxingmi'''</span></span>]]<sup>[[User talk:Azuxingmi|<span style="color:#00BFFF;"><span style="text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #333333;">'''talk'''</span></span>]]</sup> &ndash; ''[[Red Rock (TV series)|Red Rock]]'' and ''[[EastEnders]]'' mainly, others occasionally.
#[[User:Soaper1234|Soaper1234]] — mainly ''[[EastEnders]]'', ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' and ''[[Holby City]]'', but also ''[[Coronation Street]]'', ''[[Emmerdale]]'' and ''[[Hollyoaks]]''.
#[[User:CaptainWill98|CaptainWill98]] 20:40, May 11, 2016 - ''[[Holby City]]'', ''[[Eastenders]]'' and ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' are my strong suits.
#[[User:AMS1970|AMS1970]] - a huge and dedicated fan of the entire genre in many of its forms (America/British/Australian, daytime/nighttime, TV/radio, etc.) but most passionate about ''[[All My Children]]'' and ''[[As the World Turns]]'', also very skilled with grammar/style and being able to determine what's necessary information and what's not
#[[user:Hatio93|Hatio93]] – Generally ''[[Neighbours]]'' and ''[[Shortland Street]]'' articles, but I also occasionally help out on ''[[Emmerdale]]'' articles too.
#[[user:Anusil|Anusil]] - huge fan of ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]'', ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'', ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'' and ''[[General Hospital]]''. I have huge knowledge of each soaps and I watch them daily.
#[[User:Braxton C. Womack|Braxton C. Womack]] - Soap fan of ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'' and ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]''.
#[[User:Bayonett|Bayonett]] - I have contributed to articles about U.S. daytime shows and actors and British, Australian, South African, and Mexican shows, most notably [[Another World (TV series)|''Another World'']], ''[[Egoli: Place of Gold]],'' [[Neighbours (TV series)|''Neighbours'']], ''[[One Life to Live]],'' and ''[[7de Laan]]''.
#[[User:Meena|Meena]] – ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'', ''[[EastEnders]]'', ''[[Coronation Street]]'', ''[[Emmerdale]]'', ''[[Hollyoaks]]'' and ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'', but will edit anything in soap.
#[[User:Rickyurs|Rickyurs]] 
#[[User:DaniloDaysOfOurLives|DaniloDaysOfOurLives]] – Hey! I edit mainly UK and US soap operas, mainly working on the storylines sections. I also mainly work on the Previous Cast Members Sections of the current US soaps, and have worked very hard on the cast members pages for defunct soaps ''[[One Life to Live]]'' and ''[[All My Children]]'', among others. I work tiredlessly to make the lists as complete as possible :) 
#[[User:Therealscorp1an|Therealscorp1an]] - I mainly edit ''[[Neighbours]]'' pages. I'm relatively new, so I may make mistakes, please let me know the mistakes I make and how to fix it. Thank you!
#[[User:GeekyDave|GeekyDave]] ([[User talk:GeekyDave|talk]]) 07:28, 21 July 2022 (UTC) - I'm a rather new wikipedian and  mainly do ''[[EastEnders]]'', please bear with me as I'm learning the ropes.
#[[User:FishLoveHam|FishLoveHam]] ([[User talk:FishLoveHam|talk]]) 16:18, 30 May 2024 (UTC) - Forgot to add myself to this ages ago. Mostly ''[[EastEnders]]'' :).
#[[User:SoapfanHTB456|SoapfanHTB456]] - Mostly edit ''[[Eastenders]]'' and ''[[Coronation Street]]''
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;Inactive participants
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#[[User:General Eisenhower|General Eisenhower]]
#[[User:Wootking|Wootking]]
#[[User:Miss Burkle|Miss Burkle]] 04:44, 15 April 2007 (UTC) I can help with ''[[Days of our Lives]]'' and ''[[Passions]]''.
#[[User:Charleenmerced|Charleenmerced]] - on ''[[General Hospital]]''
#[[User:Yllianos|Yllianos]] - Town profile pages of [[Llanview, Pennsylvania|Llanview, PA]] (''[[One Life to Live|OLTL]]'') & [[Pine Valley, Pennsylvania|Pine Valley, PA]] (''[[All My Children|AMC]]''); Template of [[Template:FictionalSoapOperaCities|FictionalSoapOperaCities]]; Caretaker of ''[[General Hospital: Night Shift|GH: Night Shift]]''
#[[User:Nicolete|Nicolete]]
#[[User:JAltman752|JAltman752]]
#[[User:Mosquera|Mosquera]] - I mostly focus on telenovelas, specifically those that air in the US on [[MyNetworkTV]] and [[Telemundo]], such as ''[[Dame Chocolate]]'', ''[[Madre Luna]]'' and ''[[Watch Over Me]]''
#[[User:MysticBlue|MysticBlue]] - ''General Hospital''
#[[User:TheRhani|TheRhani]]: Interested primarily in ABC soaps, but happily format and clean up any article that needs it (and there are more than a few that do!)
#[[User:Jessie val jean|Jessie val jean]] A bit of maintenance on ABC soap characters
#[[User:Liamodwyer13|Liamodwyer13]]
#[[User:AMCOneGen|AMCOneGen]] - Lover of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] daytime soaps, ''[[General Hospital]]'' in particular
#[[User:Evaglow|Evaglow]] — My focus is mainly on the characters and their portrayers on ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'' ; however, I also edit and format articles that are in need of clean-up... in addition to implementing the new character infobox and soap templates.
#[[User:Dmarex|Dmarex]]
#[[User:youngandrestless|Youngandrestless]] - A lot of ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'' and ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]''
#[[User:Dougie WII|Dougie WII]] 05:43, 2 November 2007 (UTC) - ''[[Passions]]''
#[[User:King garthur|King garthur]] - ''[[Hollyoaks]]''
#[[User:WaterOB|WaterOB]] - ''[[The X-Family]]''
#[[User:Kevdawg2007|Kevdawg2007]]- can help to some extent with articles on characters from the [[ITV]] soap ''[[Emmerdale]]''
#[[User:65852002o|65852002o]] - Any page dealing with ''[[General Hospital]]'' or ''[[One Life to Live]]''. Also some ''[[All My Children]]'' pages.
#[[User:Cregrexec|Cregrexec]] - ''[[Hollyoaks]],'' ''[[Hotel Cæsar]]''
#[[user:Michellekerchal|Michellekerchal]]- ''[[General Hospital]]'', ''[[All My Children]]'', ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'' and ''[[One Life to Live]]''
#[[user:Jenan34|Jenan34]]- any soaps
#[[user:mkk08|Mkk08]]
#[[User:AJ21SW|AJ21SW]] - Viewer of and contributor to British soap operas ''[[EastEnders]], [[Coronation Street]], [[Emmerdale]]'' and ''[[Hollyoaks]]'', Australian soaps ''[[Home and Away]]'' and ''[[Neighbours]]'', and American soaps ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]] and [[As The World Turns]]''. Also interested in expanding articles for axed soaps ''[[Brookside]]'', ''[[Family Affairs]]'' and ''[[Crossroads (TV series)|Crossroads]]''.
#[[User:GCFreak2]] - I have good knowledge of Australian and New Zealand soap operas such as ''[[Shortland Street]]'', ''[[Neighbours]]'' and ''[[Home and Away]]''
# [[User:MVHS2009]] - ''General Hospital'' and ''All My Children''
# [[User:Correctone|Correctone]] -
#[[User:Whoniverse93|Whoniverse93]] - ''[[EastEnders]]'' and ''[[Hollyoaks]]''.
#[[User:BigPadresDUDE|BigPadresDUDE]] Mostly ''[[General Hospital]]'' and ''[[One Life to Live]]'', ''[[All My Children]]'', And [[B&B]]
#[[User:KristinaPadres|KrissyP]] Mostly ''[[General Hospital]]'' and ''[[One Life to Live]]'', ''[[All My Children]]'', And [[B&B]] Like my husband [[User:BigPadresDUDE]]
#[[User:familiae_Watts|Familiae Watt§]] - ''[[EastEnders]]'' is my area of expertise.
#[[User:Tangyanzixuan|Tangyanzixuan]]
#[[User:Kinsonstar|Kinson]] — ''[[Young and the Restless]]'' and related cast/characters.
#[[User:Jacque FDS]] —  Indian soap operas (Malayalam & Hindi)
#[[User:Mike Halterman|Mike Halterman]] (versed in varying degrees of all soaps, but prefer ''[[Days of our Lives|Days]]'', ''[[The Young and the Restless|Y&R]]'' and ''[[Another World (TV series)|AW]]'')
#[[User:OLTL2002|OLTL2002]] - I will be working on articles pertaining to ''[[All My Children]]'', ''[[General Hospital]]'', and ''[[One Life to Live]]'', as well as ''[[As the World Turns]]''.
#[[User:Rocksey|Rocksey]] - ''All My Children, General Hospital'', and ''Young and the Restless''
#[[User:Andrewmc123|Andrewmc123]] - Mostly ''[[River City]]''
#[[User:Awtribute|Awtribute]] - ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]''
#[[User:Lilithilien|Lilithilien]] - ''[[Alles was zählt]]''
#[[User:Kelly_Marie_0812|Kelly Marie 0812]] - Primarily ''[[General Hospital]]''
#[[User:Ooh, Fruity|Ooh, Fruity]] - ''[[Coronation Street]]'' mainly, others occasionally.
#[[User:M.Mario|M.Mario]] - Partly ''EastEnders'' ([[Poppy Meadow]]) and ''Doctors''.
#[[User:D4nnyw14|D4nnyw14]] - ''[[Hollyoaks]]'' and sometimes ''[[EastEnders]]''. Occasionally [[Coronation Street]] and [[Emmerdale]].
#[[User:GSorby|GSorby]] - ''[[EastEnders]]'' and ''[[Coronation Street]]''. Includes other general tasks.
#[[User:Frickative|Frickative]] - Primarily ''[[EastEnders]]'' and ''[[Coronation Street]]''.
#[[User:Thepoodlechef|Thepoodlechef]] - SO FAR I have only watched one soap opera ''[[House of Anubis]]'' I'm completely new to this.
#[[User:ILoveLizWebber|ILoveLizWebber]] -''DAYS, Passions, PC, AMC, OLTL, GH, Y&R'', and ''B&B''.
#[[User:Miss X-Factor|Miss X-Factor]] — ''[[Young and the Restless]]'' and related cast/characters.
#[[User:Facts.people|Facts.People]] — Soap fan, especially ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]'' and ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'' and relatives pages.
#[[User:Zayya|Zayya]] - ''[[General Hospital]]''
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==[[Image:Nuvola apps mozilla.png|20px]] Barnstar==
There is now a [[Wikipedia:Barnstars|Barnstar]] to award to anyone who has made significant contributions to soap opera articles or the Project:

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|[[Image:WPSOAP-BarnstarIcon1.png|The Soap Opera Barnstar]]
|'''Copy and paste this, and feel free to customize the message:'''<br><br>{{tlsp|The Soap Opera Barnstar|You have been awarded the '''Soap Opera Barnstar''' for your contributions to <nowiki>[[Wikipedia: WikiProject Soap Operas|WikiProject Soap Operas]]</nowiki> and soap opera-related articles on Wikipedia. <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>}}
|'''[[:Category:Soap operas|Category:Soap operas]]'''.
|The '''Soap Opera Barnstar''' is awarded to editors who make significant contributions to soap opera-related articles on Wikipedia.
|}

==Associated Wikiprojects==
;Parent WikiProject
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Television|WikiProject Television]]

;Descendant WikiProjects
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Coronation Street|WikiProject Coronation Street]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject EastEnders|WikiProject EastEnders]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Emmerdale|WikiProject Emmerdale]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Holby|WikiProject Holby]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Hollyoaks|WikiProject Hollyoaks]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject River City|WikiProject River City]]

==Recognized content==
Many WikiProject Soap Operas articles have been recognized for their quality.

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==Assessment==
<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; ">{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Soap Operas/Statistics}}</div>
:''See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Soap Operas/Assessment|WikiProject Soap Operas Assessment]]''
The WikiProject Soap Operas banner template now automatically categorizes articles by quality based on [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Soap Operas/Assessment#How to Assess|class ratings]].

Ratings are helpful in this WikiProject to identify:
*[[:Category:Stub-Class soap opera articles|Stub-class]] and [[:Category:Start-Class soap opera articles|Start-class]] soap opera articles in need of expansion
*[[:Category:Unassessed soap opera articles|Unassessed soap opera articles]]

As the Project grows in size, ratings will be an important part of the process to expand and improve articles.

Remember to tag all soap opera-related Talk pages with: &nbsp;'''<nowiki>{{WikiProject Soap Operas| class=}}</nowiki>'''&nbsp;

===Useful assessment resources===
Using the [[:Category:Soap opera articles by quality|Soap opera articles by quality]] categorization, WP:1.0 automatically produces the following useful resources by bot:
*[[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Soap opera articles by quality|Automatically generated lists]] of WP:SOAPS articles, by rating
*[[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Soap opera articles by quality statistics|Statistics table]] of articles within the Project, by rating
*[[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Soap opera articles by quality log|Log of article assessment/renaming activity]]

==Templates==
* '''{{tlx|WikiProject Soap Operas}}''' - The WikiProject banner. Please add &nbsp;'''<nowiki>{{WikiProject Soap Operas| class=}}</nowiki>'''&nbsp; to the top of the talkpage on all soaps-related articles. Remember that performer articles do not fall within the scope of this Project.
** Note a Class if you can, using the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Soap Operas/Assessment#How to Assess|ratings scale]].
** As a shortcut for this template, you can use: {{tlx|soaps}}
* '''{{tlx|Infobox soap character}}''' - For all character articles that fall within the scope of this Project. The new infobox contains all Relationship information in a collapsible section, which is intended to replace unencyclopedic Relationship lists at the bottom of character articles (see fictional sample, ''right''). The infoboxes in general should be kept as uncluttered as possible. Extraneous information and redundant detail should be minimized; though there is no "official" way to present this information, parenthetical notes should only be used when clarification is needed. Years suffice instead of full dates (which presumably are noted in the article itself). See [[Template:Infobox soap character#Relationship parameters]] for more information.
* {{tlx|Infobox television}} - Infobox for show articles.
* {{tlx|Soap-char-stub}} - For stub articles on soap opera characters.
* {{tlx|Drama-tv-prog-stub}} - For stub articles on drama television programs.
* {{tlx|Infobox actor}} - For performer articles.
* {{tlx|Plot}} - To tag overly-long plot summaries
* {{tlx|In-universe|category{{=}}television}} - To tag articles written in an inappropriate [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (writing about fiction)#Real-world perspective|in-universe]] style.
* Image templates: {{tlx|Non-free image data}} and {{tlx|Non-free image rationale}}, which are used in conjunction with each other.
* See {{tlx|IMDb}} for a list of templates that allow to generate links at the [[Internet Movie Database]] (which can be added at the "External links" section). There are specific templates for actors, television series, episodes, episode lists, companies and fictional characters.

==Guidelines and recommendations==
{{anchor|Style guidelines}}
{{Infobox soap character
| name           = Tasha Roma 
| series         = The Sun Also Sets
| portrayer      = [[Natalie Zea]] (1994–1999) <br> [[Kelly Monaco]] (2000–2005)
| duration       = 1994–2005
| first          = 1994
| last           = 2005
| creator        = [[Darren Star]]
| image1         = Eva Gonzalès - Morning Awakening.jpg
| caption1       = [[Natalie Zea]] as Tasha Roma
| image2         = Isabella Colbran.jpg
| caption2       = [[Kelly Monaco]] as Tasha Roma
| gender         = Female
| occupation     = [[Lawyer]], [[Monarch]]
| parents        = [[Julian Crane]] <br> [[Barbara Ryan]] <br> [[Asa Buchanan]] (stepfather)
| siblings       = [[Brooke Logan]] (half-sister) <br> [[Jason Morgan (General Hospital)|Jason Morgan]]
| spouse         = [[Holden Snyder]] (1997–1998) <br> [[Cord Roberts]] (2000–2002)
| romances       = [[Lucas Roberts]] (1995) <br> [[Ethan Winthrop]] (2003)
| children       = [[Brennan Buchanan|Bree Brennan]] <br> [[Leora Hayward]] (adopted)
| grandparents   = [[Alice Horton]]
| aunts/uncles   = [[Claudia Blaisdel Carrington|Claudia Carrington]]
| cousins        = [[Tina Lord]] <br> [[Luke Snyder]]
| nieces/nephews = [[Hugh Hughes (One Life to Live)|Hugh Hughes]]
| relatives      = [[Timmy Lenox]]
}}
All articles within this wikiproject's realm of influence must follow [[WP:Policies and guidelines|all commonly accepted]] [[WP:List of guidelines|guidelines]] and [[WP:List of policies|policies]], mainly the [[WP:Article titles|article titles policy]], the [[WP:Manual of Style|Wikipedia Manual of Style guideline]] (and its subpages [[WP:Manual of Style/Writing about fiction|on fiction]] and [[WP:Manual of Style/Television|on television]]), as well as the [[WP:Notability|notability guideline]]. Nevertheless, the following recommendations relate some of these rules specifically to soap opera-related topics.

===Program articles===
A soap opera article should include:

*The name of the series (in '''''bold italics'''''), network affiliation, first airdate and, if applicable, final airdate
*A ''brief'' overview of ''notable'' historical and current storylines on the show
*Cultural impact of the series and/or its characters
*Notable cast members

===Character articles===

====Notability standards====
All soap-related articles, and character articles in particular, must meet [[Wikipedia:Notability|Wikipedia's notability guidelines]], including the [[Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline|general notability guideline]]. Though there is [[Wikipedia:Notability (fiction)|no special guideline for the notability of fictional elements]], a topic is presumed to be notable if it has received significant coverage in [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable sources]] that are [[Wikipedia:Verifiability#Sources|independent]] of the subject.

An article should be created about a soap opera character only if the character is notable within the series and has been the subject of third-party discussions. Otherwise, the character should simply be included in a "List of characters" for that particular program. 

Character articles should always be written from a "real world" perspective, and should definitely not consist simply of in-universe plot summary. As such, it should include:
* Real-world dates for when the character was created
* Which actors have played the character, and when
* Any awards which were won by the actor for playing that character

The article should ''not'' be used for a collection of storyline trivia about the character.  As a rule of thumb, only those events which were significant enough to have been written about in third-party sources should be included. Remember that we are here to create an encyclopedia, not to provide a comprehensive guide to soap opera storylines. Wherever possible, try to discuss the character in "real world" context: Why are they important to non-fans, how are they affecting modern  culture, what have they done that is historic in a real-world context.  If a detail is only interesting to those who watch the show, it is probably not worth including in the Wikipedia article.  See [[WP:CRUFT]] and alternatively [[WP:NOCRUFT]]. 

See the "[[#Examples|Examples]]" section lower on this page for samples of good articles.

====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]]

====Character relationships====
Soap opera characters tend to have complex family and romantic relationships. Obviously, notable relationships can and should be mentioned in the text of the article as they apply to a character's storylines. Though extensive relationship lists within the body of articles may seem helpful for navigation, article quality assessments have generally deemed them trivial and as having a negative impact on article quality. '''To keep articles visually appealing and manageable, relationships should be "listed" only in the infobox.''' The {{tl|Infobox soap character}} contains a collapsible section to accommodate this. In order to keep these lists manageable, use judgment on which relationships to include. 

* For most characters, relatives listed should be limited to closer family and generations having some relevance to the character in question. Remember, more distant relations (step-great-grandchildren?) will be noted in the infoboxes of other characters more closely related to them. This is especially important for long-running characters, who tend to have an excessive amount of relations. See [[Template:Infobox soap character#Relationship parameters]].
* For miscarriages or other unsuccessful pregnancies (common in soap operas), list these only on the pages of the parents, along with the year that the event occurred. In many cases a footnote may be preferred to present this information.
* To conserve space and improve readability, [[WP:COMMONNAME|Common names]] (usually the article name) should be used for links in infoboxes. For example, [[Sami Brady]] instead of the piped link [[Sami Brady|Samantha "Sami" Brady DiMera]].

====Notable couples====
In  general, articles should be about individual characters, rather than about couples; however bonafide [[supercouple]]s and other highly notable couples may be eligible for their own Wikipedia articles if:
* They have won a major award as a couple
* They have appeared on multiple "couple" lists
* They have been cited in outside (non-soap) press as a notable couple
However, large amounts of information should not be repeated on multiple articles; consider instead interlinking individual character and couple articles in a logical way to present all pertinent information without redundancies.

===Plot summaries===
: ''Keep summaries brief.''
Plot summaries should be kept brief, only as an overview of the topic.  The main purpose of Wikipedia articles is to provide encyclopedic information about a subject, such as its cultural impact, and not to provide a detailed and lengthy description of story events.  The Wikipedia articles can then provide links to other websites which have more detailed storyline information.

"Brief" in this context means a plot summary of approximately 500 words for a typical character article, though more may be appropriate for longrunning characters where there has been a great deal of real-world impact.

====Storyline sourcing====
As agreed by WikiProject participants, storyline sections do not require sourcing, as the programme itself acts as the source. These sections can be verified by watching the series.

====Tense====
Articles about fiction, like all Wikipedia articles, should adhere to the [[Real life (reality)|real world]] as their primary [[frame of reference]]. The approach is to describe the subject matter from the ''perspective of the real world'', in which the work of fiction and its publication are embedded. The [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Writing about fiction|Wikipedia Manual of Style guideline for fiction]] and [[WP:FICTENSE]] advise writing about fictional subjects in the present tense. Works of fiction are generally considered to "come alive" when read or viewed; they exist in a kind of ''perpetual present tense'', regardless of when the fictional action is supposed to take place relative to "now." Dates should be used when possible to establish the relative passage of time and establish real-world context:

{{Quote|In 1995, Amanda schemes to seize control of Warren's fortune, making several enemies along the way; she is murdered on January 22, 1996, leaving a string of suspects.}}

The basic intent of this tense guideline is to stylistically differentiate between real-world and fictional events. Past tense may sometimes be used for plot information which is framed by real-world content and described from that perspective:

{{Quote|When contract negotiations broke down, Stevenson was replaced by actress Judith Cray in 1976. Cray's Angelique immediately seduced longtime series patriarch Trent Dunham (original cast member Larry Braxton), branding her a villainess in viewers' eyes. Ratings soared when Trent's wife Olivia (Barbara Swain) finally learned of the affair and confronted her rival. Olivia slapped Angelique and called her a "whore," a choice the network had debated and initially regretted, before the anger of key sponsors was overpowered by a flood of viewer accolades, press coverage, and the highest ratings the show had seen in five years.}}

===Prose vs. lists===
: ''Avoid lists within articles whenever possible.''
The [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Bulleted and numbered lists|Manual of Style]] specifically notes "Do not use lists if a passage reads easily using plain paragraphs" and [[Wikipedia:Embedded list]] asserts that (among other things) "Most Wikipedia articles should consist of prose, and not just a list of links. Prose allows the presentation of detail and clarification of context, while a list of links does not. Prose flows, like one person speaking to another, and is best suited to articles, because their purpose is to explain ... ''In an article, significant items should be mentioned naturally within the text rather than merely listed.''"

Trivial lists such as "Crimes committed" or "Previous occupations" are also inappropriate, as they generally fail notability requirements. If events and details are notable, they will have a natural place within the text of the article.

===Images===
The use of non-free (copyrighted) images is of course tightly regulated to protect the rights of copyright holders, and all editors should familiarize themselves with the [[Wikipedia:Non-free content|non-free content guidelines]], [[WP:Image use policy|policies of image use]], and [[WP:non-free use rationale guideline|non-free use rationale guideline]] so our articles and images stay in compliance. In the context of soap-related articles, we need to remember to use only as many images per article as are necessary, and as few images as possible. Specifically:

====Usage====
*One main title image to identify the show in [[:Template:Infobox television|Show infobox]]
*One image per performer to identify the character in the [[:Template:Infobox soap character|Soap character infobox]]
*Subsequent images as necessary, to illustrate only ''notable'' elements discussed in the article, such as characters/relationships, storylines, or real-world coverage on magazine or book covers
*For articles featuring several characters, try to only feature images of the most notable, as necessary. Too many images in such articles may appear to be a gallery or repository of images, which push the boundaries of fair use.
*For a non-free image of the actual soap opera actor, if that person is living and neither ''retired'' nor ''deceased'', do not add it to a biography of the living person. An image of that person may exist with either "[[Creative Commons|some rights reserved]]," [[public domain|an expired copyright, or a failure to comply with copyright laws]].

====Image description page====
Images themselves must have certain information on their description pages, in particular the names of articles in which the image is used must be noted (not just auto-displayed under "The following pages link to this file") and ''each use must have its own fair use rationale''.

The image upload process can automatically insert the proper [[:Category:Non-free use rationale templates|non-free use rationale template]]. '''Be sure to put in the proper info for each parameter''', or the image will be tagged by a bot and deleted for non-compliance. You must also designate licensing by inserting the appropriate [[Wikipedia:Image copyright tags/Non-free|image copyright tag]], which can also be chosen by pulldown during the upload process.

For images used in multiple articles, each use much have its own rationale, so the separate templates '''{{tl|Non-free image data}}''' and '''{{tl|Non-free image rationale}}''' can be used in conjunction with each other. ''Each image should contain one instance of {{tl|Non-free image data}} with all parameters filled in, and then one instance of {{tl|Non-free image rationale}} '''for each use'''.'' It is also helpful to note the uploader of the current version under "source", whether or not an actual source weblink is available.

Many shows have image categories, so categorize images as appropriate. And of course, existing images should also be made fully compliant if not already. Be sure to "watch" any images you upload or care about, so that if they are tagged you can make the proper adjustments.

;Image examples for copying and study:
*'''[[:File:Tina-AndreaEvans-2008-06-11.jpg]]''' - Clean example of a character screenshot which is used in only one article.
*'''[[:File:Vanessa Gold.jpg]]''' - Example of a promotional image used in one article; note the different copyright tag under Licensing.
*'''[[:File:Super Friends.jpg]]''' - Image used in multiple articles; note that the "media data" (blue) template appears once but the "media rationale" (pink) template is repeated, and the "purpose/rationale" may be slightly different for each, depending on that particular use.

==See also==
===Wikipedia policies and guidelines===
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (writing about fiction)]]
* [[Wikipedia:Fancruft]]
* [[Wikipedia:Notability (fiction)]] (essay)

===External websites===
The following websites may be useful in referencing articles:
* [http://www.ew.com/ew/ ''Entertainment Weekly'']
* [http://www.soapoperadigest.com/ ''Soap Opera Digest'']
* [http://www.soapsindepth.com/ ''Soaps In Depth'']
* [http://www.tvguide.com/ ''TV Guide'']
* [http://tvline.com/ ''TV Line'']

===Community discussions===
List here links to past discussions that may be useful for future reference.
*[[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Television/Archive_11#Age_fields_in_fictional_character_infoboxes|WP:TV Discussion]] on removal of age fields from all fictional character infoboxes
*[[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Soap_Operas/Archive_6#Universal_Colour_for_US_Soap_Character_Infoboxes|WP:SOAPS consensus]] for all soap infoboxes to use the same color for consistency.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External watchlist==
*[http://toolserver.org/~tim1357/cgi-bin/wikiproject_watchlist.py?template=WikiProject+Soap+Operas Wikiproject Watchlist - WikiProject Soap Operas]

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