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Wikipe-tan

Wikipe-tan (jap. 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.

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.

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. In October 2007, the image was delisted and is no longer a featured picture.

Starting September 2006, Wikipe-tan is also acting as the mascot of the Counter-Vandalism Unit, since their previous logo had been removed in February 2006 due to 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.

On 29 March 2007, Wikipe-tan was joined by her sister projects Commons-Tan and Quote-Tan. Kasuga has stated "...new Wiki-sisters will be designed in the future". However, Kasuga stated "...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 Wikimedia Commons by Jimbo Wales, who acknowledged Wikipe-tan as a "community mascot" who should not be subject to such "pedophilic sexualization". [1] Kasuga would later draw a new image for the article without Wikipe-tan.

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" Serene LAU (向映晴), was interviewed by Hong Kong magazine Easy Finder weeks later. [2][3] In that article, more images of Wikipe-tan were used to illustrate how Lau 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 Lau became a representative for Wikipedia. [4]
• 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 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, [5] and the Chancellor of Justice ruled that the act was a copyright infringement in November.[6]

Gallery

• Wikipe-tan by Kasuga
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  The original Wikipe-tan image
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  Wikipe-tan sock puppet show
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  Wikipe-tan is a little heavy
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  She needs your help!
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  Wikipe-tan in color
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  Wikipe-tan is ready to learn in her sailor fuku
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  Wikipe-tan front view
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  Wikipe-tan cleaning up
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  Sock puppetting
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  TrollBoat-tan
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  Wikipe-tan in casual clothes
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  The Library of Babel
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  Kasuga's own pixel art version of Wikipe-tan
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  Her past, present, and future
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  Don't abbreviate Wikipedia as Wiki!
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  Wikipe-tan gets a birthday present
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  Gothic Lolita Wikipe-tan
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  Wikipe-tan grows up to be featured. FA-tan?
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  Wikipe-tan with Commons and Quote sisters
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  I've been expecting you, Mr. Anderson
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  Adult Commons-tan taking a picture
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  She needs your help! (color version)
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  Wikipe-tan in the library
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  Wikipe-tan pondering the mysteries of Wikipedia. Aum.
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  Nekomimi-mode Wikipe-tan.
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  Wikipe-tan holding up a blank sign, for various uses
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  Miko Wikipe-tan
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  Adult Wikipe-tan
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  Adult Commons-tan
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  Simple Wikipe-tan
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  Adult Quote-tan
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  Wikipe-tan in Santa costume
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  Wikipe-tan wearing ao dai
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  Wrong season? That's a Northern Hemisphere's POV~
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  Wikipe-tan at Valentine's Day

• Wikipe-tan by others
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  Wikipe-tan cosplayer "Heung Ying Ching" Serene LAU (向映晴) in Hong Kong
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  GA Wikipe-tan by User:Squilibob (GA-tan)
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  Angry wikipe-tan
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  Chibi Wikipe-tan
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  animated
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  "Heung Ying Ching" Serene LAU as Wikipe-tan again at the Wikimedia Hong Kong establishment ceremony
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  Cheerleader Wikipe-tan

• Derivatives
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  Wikipe-tan as a DVD cover
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  Wikipe-tan in a visual novel
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  The same, using Ren'Py
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  This Wikipe-tan is a stub..
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  Wikipe-tan in riot gear
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  CVU
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  Wikipe-tan with Jimbo Wales
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  Wikipe-tan stars in a comic
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  The Wikipedia super-team
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  In the opening of her own anime
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  in a portal
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  Wikipe-tan in outlines only
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  Afro Wikipe-tan
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  Afro Wikipe-tan (alternate)
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  Burqa Wikipe-tan
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  A desktop wallpaper
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  With a dialogue bubble
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  Banner ad for Wikipedia:Fundraising redesign
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  Gothic Wikipe-tan wallpaper ver.1: normal
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  Gothic Wikipe-tan wallpaper ver.2: darker
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  Gothic Wikipe-tan wallpaper ver.3: normal ver - smaller with Japanese text reading "wikipe tan"
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  Wikipe-tan attacked by a Wikitroll.

• Cropped versions
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  Wikipe-tan as an avatar
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  FA-tan

• Sisters
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  Commons-tan
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  Quote-tan

See also

• Moe anthropomorphism
• OS-tan

External links

• Kasuga's deviantART page
• Cosplay by yuugikiseki
• http://miya-len.hp.infoseek.co.jp/cpa/

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