AO3 tagging question

[potentiality_26]

I get that this is probably a writer's choice/no right answer sort issue, but I'm wondering if maybe there's a consensus out there that I don't know about.  When writing a fic where a character is fairly heavily mentioned, but does not appear, is it best to mention them in the character tags, or not?  Right now, my inclination is to mention a pairing that's discussed but doesn't appear, but not a character- does that sound like the right idea?  Again, I know there's probably no right answer, I'm just curious what everyone else thinks.
  

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[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

I usually put 'mention of XX' and let it go at that (basically create my own tag). Not sure how anyone else does it, though. If I want to mention a character, but leave them a surprise, I list them as a surprise character. Dunno if any of this blithering helps though, lol!!

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[potentiality-26.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, interesting. I'm just trying to get a feel for what most people do.