Board Thread:Policies/@comment-1895174-20130128004155/@comment-4651179-20130128012137

In my opinion and  are the same because they both refer to the in-universe timeline.

Apparent Death may not be for those characters whose death is revealed to be false, but for those whose actual death is uncertain. If Red Skull is shot three times in the head, crushed and burn, I would consider it Death, but if he's thrown off a cliff but not shown to touch the ground and be turned into a pizza, I'd consider it Apparent Death (as that "thrown off a cliff" is the most cliché way to "not die" in everything). An example is the "death" or death-death of Jigsaw, which I listed as "AppDeath" because he's shown to fall into the flames of a building, but never shown to burn, it's possible to survive.

Behind the scenes is not for characters pulling the strings, in my opinion, but for those characters who have a "no-appearance", one case is the "appearance" of Phil Coulson in Indestructible Hulk #1, where Maria is talking to him on the phone. I would consider Phil appeared behind-the-scenes, because he takes part of a conversation between him and Maria Hill, but he is not shown.

I hope this helps.