Em's World Wiki:Writing About Fictional Characters

Character Names
Characters, in casual conversation, should be referred to with their preferred names, whether they be a nickname (like Maggie), a stage name (like Fergie), or another form of pseudonym (like Numba 1). Though with those 3 examples, it is okay to refer using their full names, in some cases though (such as the name of a transgender person after they began their transition, or someone who has gotten a legal name change), you should refer to the person with their preferred name.

Good Examples

 * D.J. or Deej
 * ALF or A.L.F
 * Whiplash
 * Em

Bad Examples

 * Donna Jo Tanner
 * Gordon Shumway
 * Whitney Chubbington
 * Emily

Character Pronouns
While in most cartoons you can easily tell the genders of the characters one way or another, others are more complicated (such as Candy from Les Zinzins De L'espace/Space Goofs). Remember to either use the perferred pronouns of these characters, or if you don't know than the Wiki will use neutral pronouns (them/them/their), until Em finds a solution to the problem or the issue.

Characters With Unknown Names
Several fictional characters from shows like Family Guy, SpongeBob SquarePants, and many others often tend to use and sometimes reuse characters as ways to fill the background to make it more lively. Shows like MLP and Sesame Street would sometimes give these characters names (Examples: Dr. Hooves and Herry Monster), but in most cases they remain unnamed and some were even given placeholder names by fans (Examples: Bubblegum Brush and Matchgirl).

So the solution would be the consult with one of the admins over what would be a good idea, keep the characters the way that they are right now, deicide on a good placeholder name for the time being, or in the case of a character from one of Em's cartoons/comics, ask Em what the actual name of the character is (if Em has already thought of giving the character one).

Multi-Headed Characters
In most (if not all) cases, you should refer to a multi-headed person as multiple people, weather they be real people or fictional characters.

With one exception being if the character’s name is something like The 2-Headed Monster, and it’s implied that they are one person with a second head, then refer to them that way (as 1 person). (Em (talk) 15:29, June 2, 2019 (UTC))