Thread:Hatebunny/@comment-220364-20140408222800/@comment-3361105-20140408231119

While we're on the subject of appearance tags, I want to talk to you about Cameo:

There are some broader definitions of the word "Cameo" out there, but I take it to mean that it is a minor appearance that stands out from other minor appearances. For example, a minor role played by a major celebrity or an important crew member stands out.

With that in mind, I would not apply the tag to a character who simply has a minor role, and is there because of their role in the plot.

I would differentiate it like this:

A scene in which a bunch of mystics are trapped in Thaumaton wheels because the Thaumaton Project runs on mystics' energy would not likely contain any cameos, just minor appearances.

A crowd scene in which Barbara Gordon and Dinah Lance are out enjoying coffee, and as a joke, the artist drew Martian Manhunter eating cookies in the corner (even though he doesn't appear anywhere else in the book) - that's a cameo.

A massive Perez-esque battle scene in a crisis book, where hundreds of characters appear fighting each other is not a scene full of cameos, it's a scene full of minor appearances.

A massive Perez-esque battle scene in a crisis book where hundreds of characters appear fighting each other and he drew the creative team and DC staffers among those characters - those are cameos.