Wikipedia:Wikipe-tan

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Wikipe-tan (ウィキペたん?) is one of the personifications of Wikipedia. She is the mascot character for WikiProject Anime and manga and the Counter-Vandalism Unit; she was also a contender for the Wikipedia mascot. The "-tan" in "Wikipe-tan" is a hypocoristic suffix, in the form of a Japanese title. Like the OS-tans, she is a product of moe anthropomorphism.

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[edit] Background

The idea and her name came from an anonymous IP user who suggested that Wikipedia should have a mascot like the OS-tans on the Wikipedia mascot vote on 5 January 2006. Japanese Wikipedia user Kasuga then drew and posted her in the Futaba Channel on 8 January 2006; she later showed up on the Wikipedia mascot vote. Wikipede won the mascot vote, but new Wikipe-tan images were made, and saw continued use.

[edit] Use on Wikipedia

In June 2006, Wikipe-tan was made the mascot for the anime and manga Wikiproject after the previous mascot, fan-art image of the title character from Midori Days, was removed from the commons due to copyright problems. Since her first appearance, many users across the Wikimedia project have adopted her into their userpages. (See commons usage for each image).

On August 8, 2006, an image of Wikipe-tan was promoted as a featured picture, and it appeared on the main page as the October 2 Picture of the day.

Starting September 2006, Wikipe-tan is also acting as the mascot of the Counter-Vandalism Unit, since their previous logo had trademark and copyright related complications.

On 21 February 2007 WikiProject Military history began using a Wikipe-tan image, requested to be created with her in a navy uniform for featured articles, to decorate one of their userboxes.

[edit] Use outside Wikipedia

  • A userChrome.css, written by Kylu, is available for Firefox users to add Wikipe-tan in their browsers.
  • games™, a UK gaming magazine, used an image of Wikipe-tan as an illustration of maid cafés (p 30, Issue 48).
  • On October 12, Apple Daily ran a short article discussing Wikipe-tan, and how the GFDL license helped her spread across the Wikipedias.
  • Two Wikipe-tan cosplayers have been spotted in a cosplay activity in the University of Hong Kong. One of them, Heung Ying Ching(向映晴), was interviewed by Hong Kong magazine Easy Finder weeks later. [1][2] In that article, more images of Wikipe-tan were used to illustrate how Heung became an "international icon". As an aside, the article erroneously told how she was invited by Kasuga and Norwegian "administrator" GunnarRene to become the real-life Wikipe-tan. Apple Daily went further on that error, saying Heung became a representative for Wikipedia. [3]

[edit] Gallery

Wikipe-tan by Kasuga

The original Wikipe-tan image

Wikipe-tan sock puppet show

Wikipe-tan is a little heavy

She needs your help!

Wikipe-tan in color

Wikipe-tan is ready to learn in her sailor fuku

Wikipe-tan front view

Wikipe-tan cleaning up

Sock puppetting

TrollBoat-tan

Wikipe-tan in casual clothes

The Library of Babel

Kasuga's own pixel art version of Wikipe-tan

Her past, now, and future

Don't abbreviate Wikipedia as Wiki!

Wikipe-tan gets a birthday present

Gothic Lolita Wikipe-tan

Wikipe-tan grows up to be featured. FA-tan?

Wikipe-tan with Commons and Quote sisters
Wikipe-tan by others

It's summer! The sea! Wikipe-tan!
(by zh:陈少举)

Wikipe-tan dot art (by ja:User:Cpro)

Wikipe-tan cosplayer Heung Ying Ching(向映晴) in Hong Kong

GA Wikipe-tan by User:Squilibob (GA-tan)

3D Wikipe-tan made by FUSHIMI-DOLLS
Derivatives

Wikipe-tan as a DVD cover

Wikipe-tan in a visual novel

The same, using Ren'Py

This Wikipe-tan is a stub..

Wikipe-tan in riot gear

CVU

Wikipe-tan in a retro RPG

Wikipe-tan with Jimbo Wales

Wikipe-tan stars in a comic

The Wikipedia super-team

In the opening of her own anime
Cropped versions








Wikipe-tan as an avatar

FA-tan

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NAME Wikipe-tan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Mascot
DATE OF BIRTH January 2006
PLACE OF BIRTH Wikipedia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

[edit] See also

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[edit] External link

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