Thread:TsukiYaksha/@comment-27702860-20170311015806/@comment-25331127-20170311023535

Well it is written according to the Writing policy, first sentence:

Character articles should be written in the third person and in the past tense, not present or future tense. All other articles (chapter, episode, music, etc.) may be written in the present tense.

I went on searching for any similar issues, and it seems like it was brought up before:

Hi Serena. I was reading our writing style guide and I noticed that we should write the articles in past tense. Is it applicable to all articles, including the ones about living people like Inuyasha, Kagome etc., or only the ones about deceased people? Ryoga (talk ) 11:41, December 18, 2011 (UTC)


 * It applies to all character pages. セレナ(Rin &amp; Sesshōmaru) 16:13, December 18, 2011 (UTC)

Oh, but when writing, we assume they're real people, right? Also, when the anime and manga ended, Inuyasha and Kagome were still alive. If we use past tense in our articles, wouldn't readers think they are no more? I'm confused, that's why I'm asking :) Ryoga (talk ) 16:18, December 18, 2011 (UTC)


 * Yes, we act as though they are real people. And no, we write in past tense because the series has ended, meaning that its no longer ongoing. People will be able to tell that they're not dead because the infobox has no "Death" section on their pages. Hopefully that clears things up? セレナ(Rin &amp; Sesshōmaru) 16:24, December 18, 2011 (UTC)

Ah, I understand now. Thanks Serena! Ryoga (talk ) 16:26, December 18, 2011 (UTC)