Profile Status
The profile status is an indication as to how often a charcater is intended to be played. It is primarily intended to make sure that characters aren't being forgotton, but it also recongises that some characters have bigger roles than others.
Side note: You can change your char's status as regularily as you want.
Major
Char must be involved in at least 4 threads a month. (Yes I am aware that the chars we use the most are probably used in far more than 4 per month. But if I say 10 or something it'll be a pain to try and keep track, lol)
Minor
Char must be involved in at least 1 thread a month.
Rogue
A char who pops up at irregular intervals. This is intended for our wandering and otherwise mobile chars. Should be involved in at least one thread a quarter, if possible, however it is duly noted that these kinds of char might not have anything for long periods of time, and then wham! 15 in a row or something :-p Example, A, the Eye.
Under 10
Does matter much if you don't use them that often. There isn't really a lot that can happen to a child in this age range that's actually interesting.
Holidays
No plans for short term use, but are planning on bringing them back (i.e. how Joy has Clark in the North Pole until further notice - no point in writing about him as it's rather boring)
Retired
No longer in use, but they're not dead or anything, and you don't want other people to pick them up.
Dead
Self explanitory. And hey, once they're dead, they're dead okay?