Once Upon a Time Wiki talk:Staff/@comment-3393671-20121005070545/@comment-67.149.189.132-20121010205533

You're wrong, though. Just because the actor is "starring" does not make their character central to the overall plot, especially on this show. They reward fan-favorite actors with star billing.

In case you forgot, there are six characters central to the plot: Emma, SW/MM, Charming/David, Henry, Regina, and Gold/Rumpel. Those are the main characters. Belle and Ruby/Red are not central to the overall plot.

I'm not the only person who thinks this, and you're not the only person who thinks star billing = main character, so your assertion that you're automatically correct is short sided.

That all being said and established, I agree with solitude's recent change in the wording on the headings: "main" for the actual main characters, and "major" for the other starring actor's characters. It still calls them out specially, but still keeps them kind of separate from the central characters. (Maybe even use "central" for the main characters and "major" for the others?)