Wikipedia:Wikipe-tan

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Vorlage:Infobox VG characterstupid wikipetan had sex Vorlage:Nihongo is a personification of Wikipedia created in January 2006 by the editor then known as Kasuga.Vorlage:Efn She is an unofficial mascot of Wikipedia and is used in multiple WikiProjects. The "-tan" in "Wikipe-tan" is a hypocoristic suffix, in the form of a Japanese honorific. Like the OS-tans, she is a product of moe anthropomorphism.

Wikipe-tan is the mascot character for WikiProject Anime and manga and WikiProject Holidays' Christmas task force; she was also the mascot for Admin coaching, the Counter-Vandalism Unit, and a contender for the Wikipedia mascot. In addition, Wikimedia Hong Kong uses Wikipe-tan images and cosplay during functions and promotions. Wikipe-tan has occasionally been treated as a mascot for Wikipedia or its community in news reports.

The puzzle pieces worn by the character are from an earlier version of the Wikipedia puzzle-ball logo. ワィ is apparently a misspelling of ウィ ("wi"), the first syllable of the Japanese katakana transliteration of "Wikipedia", while 祖 is a kanji character apparently changed from the puzzle-ball's 袓, the latter being a Chinese character not used in Japanese. The most up-to-date picture by Kasuga shows her wearing the characters 維 (being the first character of Wikipedia's Chinese name) and the correct Japanese katakana ウィ from the current Wikipedia logo.

Background

The general idea for a "Wikipe-tan" mascot was posted on January 5, 2006, by the anonymous Taiwanese IP address 192.192.170.2, who suggested a mascot "just like OS-tan" on the Wikipedia mascot vote.^[1] Japanese Wikipedia user Kasuga drew at least two images of a "Wikipe-tan" character and posted them on the Futaba Channel on January 8; the thread was linked from the mascot discussion on January 13,^[2] and two of the images were uploaded to Commons and added directly to the discussion on January 18.^[3]

Kasuga has stated that when designing Wikipe-tan and, later, her sisters, he "kept two advices"Vorlage:Sic in mind: Fujiko F Fujio's advice that a good character design should have a distinctive silhouette, and an observation by Scott McCloud in his Understanding Comics that golden age comic book artists gave each character symbolic color charts.^[4]

On March 29, 2007, Wikipe-tan was joined by mascots for Wikipedia's sister projects, Commons-tan and Quote-tan. Kasuga has stated "...new Wiki-sisters will be designed in the future". However, Kasuga also stated that "...there was no page that needed other sisters' images up to now. I might draw their images if there are pages which need them."

Although Wikipede won the mascot vote, new Wikipe-tan images were made and saw continued use. Jimbo Wales described Wikipe-tan as a community mascot in 2007,^[5] though he has since noted that he personally dislikes the character.^[6] Vorlage:Clear

Use on Wikipedia and Wikimedia organizations

The three current Wikimedia sisters (from left to right): Commons-tan, Wikipe-tan, and Quote-tan.

In June 2006, Wikipe-tan was made the mascot for the Anime and manga WikiProject after the previous mascot, a fan-art image of the title character from Midori Days, was removed from Commons due to copyright problems. Since her first appearance, many users across the entire Wikimedia project have placed images of her on 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. On October 29, 2007, the image was delisted and is no longer a featured picture.

Starting in September 2006,^[7] Wikipe-tan also acted as the mascot of the Counter-Vandalism Unit since their previous logo had been removed^[8] in February 2006 due to trademark and copyright-related complications. In August 2008 a new image replaced^[9] Wikipe-tan, though the old logo with Wikipe-tan was still used on the Project template until^[10] March 2011.

On February 21, 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.

In June 2007, a suggestive image of Wikipe-tan was proposed to be used in the article on lolicon. The image was removed^[11] from Commons by Jimbo Wales, who called Wikipe-tan a "community mascot" who should not be subject to such "pedophilic sexualization". Kasuga later drew a new image for the article which did not use Wikipe-tan.

On December 21, 2007 an image of Wikipe-tan wearing baro't saya was added to Wikipedia:Tambayan Philippines. That same image is currently used on the front page of the Chavacano-language Wikipedia at cbk-zam.wikipedia.org and has been since June 27, 2008 (and was then made bigger on July 22, 2009).

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Use outside Wikipedia and Wikimedia organizations

A userChrome.css, written by Kylu, is available for Firefox users to add Wikipe-tan in their browsers.
games™, a United Kingdom gaming magazine, used an [[:|image]] of Wikipe-tan as an illustration of maid cafés (p 30, Issue 48).
On October 12, 2006, Hong Kong's Apple Daily ran a short article discussing Wikipe-tan, and how the GFDL license helped her spread across Wikimedia.
Two Wikipe-tan cosplayers have been spotted in a cosplay activity at the University of Hong Kong. One of them was later interviewed by the Hong Kong magazine Easy Finder, which erroneously reported that she had been invited by Kasuga and Norwegian "administrator" GunnarRene to become the real-life personification of Wikipe-tan.^[12]^[13] The Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily compounded that error, reporting that she had become a representative for Wikipedia.^[14]
On June 15, 2007, the German newspaper Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten (circulation ca. 31,000) used Wikipe-tan on the front page as well as next to an article on the variety of manga.
In March 2007, the Swedish foreign ministry published a promemoria^[15] about Japanese anime and manga, using text and Kasuga's Wikipe-tan image from the Swedish Wikipedia without acknowledgement as required by the GFDL licence. The Swedish media reported this violation in April,^[16] and the Chancellor of Justice ruled that the act was a copyright infringement in November.^[17]
British newspaper The Observer featured a picture of the cropped sailor fuku version of Wikipe-tan in the article "Girl geeks find manga haven" (World, Page 35, 2008-06-01, by Justin McCurry). The article makes no mention of Wikipedia, Wikipe-tan, or the GFDL license.

Gallery

Wikipe-tan and others by Kasuga

The original Wikipe-tan image
Wikipe-tan sock puppet show
Donations needed!
She needs your help!
Wikipe-tan in color
Wikipe-tan in sailor fuku
Wikipe-tan front view
Wikipe-tan cleaning up
Sock puppeting
TrollBoat-tan
Wikipe-tan in casual clothes
The Library of Babel
Kasuga's own pixel art version of Wikipe-tan
Her past, present, 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?
I've been expecting you, Mr. Anderson
Adult Wikipe-tan in a bikini
She needs your help! (color version)
Wikipe-tan in the library
Wikipe-tan pondering the mysteries of Wikipedia. Aum.
Nekomimi-mode Wikipe-tan.
Wikipe-tan holding up a blank sign, for various uses
Miko Wikipe-tan
Simple-tan
Adult Wikipe-tan
Wikipe-tan in a Santa costume
Wikipe-tan wearing the áo dài
Wrong season? That's a Northern Hemisphere's POV
Wikipe-tan on Valentine's Day
Wikipe-tan in a Cleopatra-style costume
Wikipe-tan coaching
Wikipe-tan wearing baro't saya
Wikipe-tan presenting a carnation
A new badge
Wikipe-tan in a Halloween costume
Wikipe-tan as a sorceress in an RPG
Newest and possibly last Wikipe-tan image by Kasuga

Wikipe-tan by others

It's summer! The sea! Wikipe-tan!
Wikipe-tan dot art (by ja:User:Cpro)
GA Wikipe-tan by User:Squilibob (GA-tan)
3D Wikipe-tan
Angry Wikipe-tan
Chibi Wikipe-tan
animated
SchoolGirl WikiNeko-tan

Wikipe-tan in real life

Wikipe-tan cosplayer at "Hong Kong University Cosplay Party" in Hong Kong
"Heung Ying Ching" Serene LAU as Wikipe-tan again at the establishment ceremony of Wikimedia Hong Kong
Wikipe-tan cosplayer Kashuu TAI (戴雅秀) in Hong Kong
Kashuu TAI as Wikipe-tan at the second anniversary function of Wikimedia Hong Kong
Wikipe-tan cosplayer SoHome Jacaranda (蘇戶花楹) at "Macau Comics Festival" in Macau
Cosplay of Wikipe-tan on the right, together with cosplay of Green Dam Girl on the left
User:Steven Walling giving an Ignite speech at Ignite Portland 8

Barnstars and barnstar proposals

Barnstars and barnstar proposals
Current Barnstar for Wikipedia:WikiProject Anime and manga.
Anime and manga project Barnstar 2.0
Proposed barnstar cat wikipe-tan.
Proposed Barnstar.
Proposed Barnstar cleanup.
Proposed barnstar cleanup cat wikipe-tan.
Contributors of the project anime and manga barnstar
Italian wikipe-tan barnstar
Early version of the Barnstar 2.0

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 with Jimbo Wales
Wikipe-tan stars in a comic
The Wikipedia super-team
In the opening of her own anime (with engrish)
in a portal
Wikipe-tan in outlines only
(Wo)man in Black Wikipe-tan, by Perfectblue97
Afro Wikipe-tan
Afro Wikipe-tan (alternate)
A desktop wallpaper
With a dialogue bubble
Banner ad for Wikipedia:Fundraising redesign
Gothic Wikipe-tan wallpaper ver.1: normal
Gothic Wikipe-tan wallpaper ver.2: darker
Gothic Wikipe-tan wallpaper ver.3: normal ver - smaller with Japanese text reading "wikipe tan"
Wikipe-tan attacked by a Wikitroll.
Wikipe-tan cleaning up.
Hello mah honey, hello mah baby, hello mah ragtime-tan...
Don't abbreviate Wikipedia as Wiki! (English)
Wikipe-tan recruiting wikiLovers
Angry Wikipe-tan without caption, for various uses
Kamina Wikipe-tan
Aww look at her, the rotten vandals made her cry.
Wikipetan celebrating 100 years of Girl Scouts and Girl Guides, used in 2010 for the centennial celebration on Wikipedia.
Wikipe-tan sorceress colored by Erimaxbau
Jimbo's Angels
Wikipe-tan looking for a needle in a haystack
Wikipe-tan as an angel
Wikipe-tan as an angel 2
Polish folk costume Wikipe-tan by Władysław Gdowik based on version by Editor at Large