User blog comment:UFO Editor/Regarding the "make-over"/@comment-392210-20110108232956/@comment-392210-20110109010325

I'm sorry, but yes, people are clueless (rather than full blown stupid) sometimes. Anytime there's a cliffhanger with one of the leading ladies, like Susan getting trampled or Bree being stuck inside a wrecked recreational house a lot of folks still wonder whether they'll make it through or not. Not everyone is a hardcore fan who knows that the four leading ladies are here for the long run. People can be fans without that sort of commitment. And I think that I'm in a good position to deffend that type of fans because I'm not one of them, so I'm not biased. I know the title of every single episode, the order of billing presented in all "guest starring" credits, etc. I know what characters made their last appearances when, and I know that the four mainies won't be killed off until the very end (maybe then someone out of the four dies, who knows?).

Susan's portal color could give that impression, so people who haven't watched that far ahead might have to check her page out. Whereas if you say that Susan was last seen in episode 7.11 (which is true, I'll give you that), people will also probably be lead to believe that she won't appear anymore, and will have to check it out. Our purpose is to provide accessible information, and that just gives the fans who check out the wiki more work. And it's particularly misleading if one of the current characters hasn't shown up for 2 or 3 episodes in a row (like Mike before 7.10). No "Last seen" section is traditionally known as "the character is still appearing on a regular basis". "Last seen" gives the impression that a character might not show up for a long while, or might never show up again. Couldn't we make things easier for everyone? The color in Susan's portal is a necessity, it can't be changed unless another category is created; the "Last seen" section for current characters is not necessary, particularly if it has to change every week.

But, hey, suit yourself.