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On [[2007]] [[29 March]], 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". |
On [[2007]] [[29 March]], 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". |
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| − | In June 2007, a suggestive image of Wikipe-tan was proposed to be used in the article on [[lolicon]], and got rejected amidst controversy over other images. |
+ | In June 2007, a suggestive image of Wikipe-tan was proposed to be used in the article on [[lolicon]], and got rejected amidst controversy over other images. The image itself 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". [http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=delete&page=Image:LoliWikipetan.jpg] |
==Use outside Wikipedia== |
==Use outside Wikipedia== |
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Revision as of 08:42, 30 June 2007
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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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.
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.
On 2007 29 March, 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".
In June 2007, a suggestive image of Wikipe-tan was proposed to be used in the article on lolicon, and got rejected amidst controversy over other images. The image itself 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]
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. [2][3] 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. [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.
Gallery
- Wikipe-tan by Kasuga
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Wikipe-tan is ready to learn in her sailor fuku
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Gothic Lolita Wikipe-tan
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Wikipe-tan grows up to be featured. FA-tan?
- Wikipe-tan by others
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It's summer! The sea! Wikipe-tan!
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Wikipe-tan dot art (by ja:User:Cpro)
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Wikipe-tan cosplayer Heung Ying Ching(向映晴) in Hong Kong
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GA Wikipe-tan by User:Squilibob (GA-tan)
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3D Wikipe-tan made by FUSHIMI-DOLLS
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Jumoing Wikipe-tan.svg
Jumping Wikipe-tan
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Wikipetan as maid.png
Wikipetan as maid, by User:Fiolexgirl44
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Wikipetan tries to hold off the WikiOgres.png
tries to hold off the WikiOgres, by User:UNKNOWNcookies
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Wikipetan In a Sailor Moon outfit.png
in a Sailor Moon outfit, by User:UNKNOWNcookies
- Derivatives
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Wikipe-tan in a visual novel
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Wikipe game.PNG
Wikipe-tan in a retro RPG
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(Wo)man in Black Wikipe-tan, by Perfectblue97
- Cropped versions
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Wikipe-tan as an avatar
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Wikinews-tan child-single.png
Quote-tan
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See also
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wikipe-tan. |
