Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-23316-20140519031409/@comment-23316-20141109231304

We probably should decide how we want to group characters (based in part on how the show does, and in part on how many group members have been identified in the series) and then create (or rename) categories to match. Once that's done as a foundation, then each article would be updated with the most specific appropriate categories.

I would suggest (as a starting point) broad groups based on origin (and frequency of appearance), and sub-groups based on faction within each origin:
 * Grounder
 * Mountain Man
 * Clan Grounder
 * Reaper
 * Ark Born (aka Sky People)
 * The 100 (pilot drop ship + Reyes) (currently named "Delinquents")
 * Ark Officer (scientists, guardsmen, etc. noted as )
 * Ark Councilor (current or former, including Chancellors)
 * Ark Citizen (any Ark Born, not an officer or 100)

Any category that gets notably large (or diverse), would be given further sub-categories. I.E. eventually "Clan Grounder" could have a "Woods Clan" sub-cat., and "Mountain Man" could get a rank/position based sub-cat.

I would also-suggest that broad categories (categories of categories) should not be on individual articles whenever a relevant sub-category exists. I.E. "Characters" should exist as a foundation, but it is redundant on a specific page, since ALL members of a sub-category are inherently members of the parent category. Anyone in multiple separate sub-categories would still be listed in each of them. I.E Octavia is a "Main Character", "Female Character", and "Protagonist" (each of which makes "Character" redundant) and "The 100" (which makes "Ark Born" redundant).