Template talk:General Hospital

message: I realize that the template currently says "Current contract cast", but perhaps we should change this to "Current cast"?   In my opinion, anyone who's got an active recurring presence on the show, within the last month or so, should be in this template, because those are the names that our readers are going to be the most interested in. --Elonka 04:20, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The potential problem with that is trying to figure out at which point someone is not eligible for inclusion. Some recurring players are seldom seen, but GH has an even larger list of active recurring players than they do contract players. Rachel Ames is seldom seen, but she's definitely part of the current recurring cast. (I think it's a great idea, I just don't know how it could be organised without creating multiple edits.) D'Amico 05:35, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  I guess I'm confused about how to tell the difference.  Are Cooper Barrett and Logan Hayes "contract" or "recurring"?  They seem to be appearing about as much as Spinelli. And Dr. Lainey Winters and Mac Scorpio are very much backburner characters right now. Perhaps we want to make a separate page like "List of current recurring characters," and then include that list in the template?  Ultimately, my read of "current contract cast," means "anyone who's currently under contract."  Even if it's a short-term contract.  --Elonka 07:08, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The contract players are the ones that are specifically signed to a certain contract that guarantees them certain wages and the like. Bradford Anderson (Spinelli) is not on contract. Kent Masters King (Lainey) and John J. York (Mac), although seldom seen, are on contract. Jason Gerhardt (Cooper) and Josh Duhon (Logan) are both on contract. D'Amico 12:12, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Who should be on this template?

message: I removed the names of Robert Justin Scorpio and Lindsay Maria Spencer, because I believe them to be a hoax, added by , a new editor. I have been unable to find a single reference which affirms that Lindsay Maria Spencer is real. The relatives of Luke and Laura have been well-documented.  There's no mention of a "Lindsay Maria Spencer" anywhere, and a character that was one of the "longest-running characters on the show" would surely be mentioned somewhere. And this article says that the character has been played by "Emmy Award-winning actress Elyse Austin since 2000."  There's no such actress.  There is no listing at IMDB.  This appears to be a hoax. The editor who added this information also added an article for Robert Justin Scorpio, who "has been played by Eric Dunn for the last 22 years."  Again, there's no such mention of this character, and no evidence of the actor "Eric Dunn" playing on General Hospital.  If anyone can provide information showing that I'm wrong, I'll be happy to take a look at it, but in the meantime I am removing all additions of these names. --Elonka 19:52, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You aren't wrong, Elonka. I have watched GH since 1979 and can say unequivocally that neither character has ever existed. MysticBlue 07:54, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Reversion

message: Kin Shriner is frequently re-added as Scott Baldwin, but he is not on contract. He is recurring. Here is the list of ABC's contract players as stated on Friday, July 27, 2007, with the character names as stated on-air by ABC (ABC lists the actors in the order that they began their contract run):
Leslie Charleson (Monica Quartermaine), Stuart Damon (Alan Quartermaine), Jacklyn Zeman (Bobbie Spencer), Anthony Geary (Luke Spencer), John J. York (Mac Scorpio), Steve Burton (Jason Morgan), Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos), Ingo Rademacher (Jasper Jacks), Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis), Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth Webber Spencer), Robin Christopher (Skye Quartermaine), Rick Hearst (Ric Lansing), Greg Vaughan (Lucky Spencer), Natalia Livingston (Emily Quartermaine), Tyler Christopher (Nikolas Cassadine), Kelly Monaco (Sam McCall), Jane Elliot (Tracy Quartermaine), Lindze Letherman (Georgie Jones), Dylan Cash (Michael Corinthos), Kirsten Storms (Maxie Jones), Kimberly McCullough (Robin Scorpio), Laura Wright (Carly Corinthos), Julie Berman (Lulu Spencer), Jason Thompson (Patrick Drake), Kent King (Lainey Winters), John Ingle (Edward Quartermaine), Jason Gerhardt (Cooper Barrett), Josh Duhon (Logan Hayes), Sebastian Roché (Jerry Jacks), Megan Ward (Kate Howard) and Bradford Anderson (Damien Spinelli).
D'Amico 10:20, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Confirmed as of 09/21, there are a few changes from the cast list back in July. Stuart Damon is now off contract as Alan Quartermaine, and Sonya Eddy and Nazanin Boniadi have been added at the end as Epiphany Johnson and Leyla Mir. D'Amico 19:17, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Kin Shriner

message: Leya Mir is a contract Character!!! Leave her on the list!! Just look on the GH website
*It is easy to distinguish Contract Players from Recurring Characters:  A Contract Player will appear at the top of every show in the Credits with their photo.  A Recurring Character is not included at the top of the show in the Credits.  It is possible to be a Recurring Character and appear for months on the show but that does not make you a Contract Character. Zayya (talk) 18:34, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  '''Leyla Mir''' 

message: There's much confusion about Contract Player vs. Recurring Characters.  I hope this can clear it up somewhat:  The simplest means to distinguish Contract Players from Recurring Characters is that a Contract Player will appear at the top of every show montage in the Credits with their Photo. A Recurring Character is not included at the top of the show in the Credits. It is possible to be a Recurring Character and appear for months even a year or two on the show but that does not make you a Contract Character.  Recurring Characters may even appear on the ABC website if they happen to have a heavier storyline at times.  Still, they are not Contract Players. Zayya (talk) 18:42, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Contract Player vs. Recurring Character