Board Thread:Wiki discussion/@comment-84037-20170106215439/@comment-84037-20170106221417

ACsenior wrote: Why not just add mentions as well in the info box? Or add the characters mentioned in the end of the pages with all the medias they appear in? Instead of adding extra weight to the articles along with stating something that's already said to an extent as the medias they appear in are in the info box and at the end if their pages.

Mentions would likely take up too much space for an information box to have and not look cluttered. A section for appearances gives space for mentions, flashbacks, images, non-canon appearances and other details that would take up too much space in an information box.