User:Jinnai/Wikipe-tan

Wikipe-tan
Wikipe-tan
Created by	Kasuga (2006)

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Wikipe-tan (ウィキペたん, Wikipetan) is one of the personifications and an unofficial mascot of Wikipedia. The "-tan" in "Wikipe-tan" is ahypocoristic 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, the Counter-Vandalism Unit, and Admin coaching (in which she is dressed like a stereotypical gym teacher); she was also a contender for the Wikipedia mascot. In addition, Wikimedia Hong Kong uses the images and cosplay of Wikipe-tan as their mascot, during their functions and promotions.

Creation

On January 5, 2006 during the vote for a Wikipedian mascot, an IP user suggested that the Wikipedian mascot should be like the OS-tans. A Japanese Wikipedia user Kasuga drew and posted a image that showed up on the Wikipedia mascot vote.^[1]^[2] Although Wikipede won the mascot vote, new Wikipe-tan images have been made and see continued use in multiple Wikimedia related pages.

Use on Wikipedia and Wikimedia

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 Commons due to copyright problems. Since her first appearance, many users across the entire 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. On October 29, 2007, the image was delisted and is no longer a featured picture.

Starting in September 2006, Wikipe-tan is also acting as the mascot of the Counter-Vandalism Unit since their previous logo had been removedin February 2006 due to trademark and copyright-related complications. In 2009 a new image replaced Wikipe-tan, however the old logo with Wikipe-tan is still kept on the talk page.

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.

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

On March 29, 2007 Wikipe-tan was joined by Wikipedia's sister projects' mascots 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."

In June 2007, a suggestive image of Wikipe-tan was proposed to be used in the article on lolicon. The image was removed from Commons by Jimbo Wales, who acknowledged Wikipe-tan as 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.

Recepton

Jimbo Wales dislikes Wikipe-tan.^[3]

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, 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.^[4]^[5] The Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily compounded that error, reporting that she had became a representative for Wikipedia.^[6]
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^[7] 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,^[8] and the Chancellor of Justice ruled that the act was a copyright infringement in November.^[9]
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

Wikipe-tan and others 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 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?
Wikipe-tan with Commons and Quote sisters
I've been expecting you, Mr. Anderson
Adult Commons-tan taking a picture
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
Adult Wikipe-tan
Adult Commons-tan
Simple Wikipe-tan
Adult Quote-tan
Wikipe-tan in Santa costume
Wikipe-tan wearing ao dai
Wrong season? That's a Northern Hemisphere's POV
Wikipe-tan at Valentine's Day
Wikipe-tan in 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

Wikipe-tan by others

Wikipe-tan by others
It's summer! The sea! Wikipe-tan!
(byzh:陈少举)
Wikipe-tan dot art (by ja:User:Cpro)
GA Wikipe-tan by User:Squilibob(GA-tan)
3D Wikipe-tan made byFUSHIMI-DOLLS
Jumping Wikipe-tan
Wikipe-tan battling a Wikitroll in the Darknesses of Ignorance
Angry wikipe-tan
Chibi Wikipe-tan
animated
Cheerleader Wikipe-tan
SchoolGirl WikiNeko-tan

Wikipe-tan in real life

Wikipe-tan in real life
Wikipe-tan cosplayer"Heung Ying Ching" Serene LAU (向映晴) at "Hong Kong University Cosplay Party" in Hong Kong
"Heung Ying Ching" Serene LAU as Wikipe-tan again at the establishment ceremony ofWikimedia 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

Derivatives

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, byPerfectblue97
Afro Wikipe-tan
Afro Wikipe-tan (alternate)
Burqa Wikipe-tan
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.
Hello mah honey, hello mah baby, hello mah ragtime-tan...
Don't abbreviate Wikipedia as Wiki! (English)
Don't abbreviate Wikipedia as Wiki! (Russian)
Wikipe-tan recruiting wikiLovers
Angry Wikipe-tan without caption, for various uses
Aww look at her, the rotten vandals made her cry.
Wikipetan celebrating 100 years of Girl Scouts and Girl Guides.
Wikipe-tan sorceress colored by Erimaxbau
Jimbo's Angels

Cropped versions

Cropped versions
Wikipe-tan as an avatar
FA-tan

Sisters of Wikipe-tan

Sisters
Commons-tan
Quote-tan

Wikipe-tan in Shift JIS art

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Code

Result

This user loves Wikipe-tan, the cutest personification of Wikipedia.

Usage

References

^ "2.30 Wikipie-tan". Wikipedia Mascot. Wikimedia. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
^ "File:Wikipe-tan sockpuppet show.png". Wikipedia. Retrieved February 25, 2011.}}
^ Wales, Jimbo (February 7, 2011). "I am not a fan". Wikipedia. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
^ "?" (in Japanese). i65.photobucket.com. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
^ "?" (in Japanese). i65.photobucket.com. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
^ "?" (in Japanese). game.21.cn.com. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
^ "?" (PDF) (in Swedish). regeringen.se.^{[dead link‍]}
^ Helander, Magnus (2007-04-30). "UD plankade Wikipedia" (in Swedish). resume.se. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
^ "Filecrunch.com homepage". filecrunch.com. Retrieved 22 November 2010.

External links

Kasuga's deviantART page
Cosplay by yuugikiseki
Uncyclo-tan, the unofficial mascot of Uncyclopedia (created bySunnyChow)
Trope-tan, the mascot ofTV Tropes

Category:Wikipe-tan

[1] "2.30 Wikipie-tan". Wikipedia Mascot. Wikimedia. Retrieved February 25, 2011.

[2] "File:Wikipe-tan sockpuppet show.png". Wikipedia. Retrieved February 25, 2011.}}

[jimbo-3] Wales, Jimbo (February 7, 2011). "I am not a fan". Wikipedia. Retrieved February 7, 2011.

[4] "?" (in Japanese). i65.photobucket.com. Retrieved 22 November 2010.

[5] "?" (in Japanese). i65.photobucket.com. Retrieved 22 November 2010.

[6] "?" (in Japanese). game.21.cn.com. Retrieved 22 November 2010.

[7] "?" (PDF) (in Swedish). regeringen.se.^{[dead link‍]}

[8] Helander, Magnus (2007-04-30). "UD plankade Wikipedia" (in Swedish). resume.se. Retrieved 22 November 2010.

[9] "Filecrunch.com homepage". filecrunch.com. Retrieved 22 November 2010.

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