  :Ah. I can agree with the guideline you quoted on my talk page. If your personal preference for limiting cast lists leaves other editors with the discretion to include those characters they see no reason to exclude, then I don't see a great problem, except that a subjective test will be applied differently by different editors and is sure to lead to conflict between them. In the case of Houp La!, for instance, I find all the character names are useful in throwing light on the nature of the show and I shall now reinstate them. You will then have to decide whether to edit-war with me!  :Thanks for your PS.   