Wikipedia:Wikipe-tan
Wikipedia personification and unofficial mascot / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wikipe-tan (Japanese: ウィキペたん) is a personification of Wikipedia created in January 2006 by Japanese editor Kasuga.[lower-alpha 1] She is an unofficial mascot of Wikipedia and is used at several WikiProjects. The -tan in "Wikipe-tan" is an affectionate suffix, in the form of a Japanese honorific. Like the OS-tans, she is a product of moe anthropomorphism.
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Wikipe-tan | |
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First appearance | Futaba Channel (January 8, 2006) |
Created by | Kasuga[lower-alpha 1] |
Based on | Moe anthropomorphism of Wikipedia |
In-universe information | |
Species | Human |
Gender | Female |
Family | Commons-tan (sister) Wikiquote-tan (sister) |
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 an official Wikipedia mascot. In addition, Wikimedia Hong Kong uses Wikipe-tan images and her cosplay during functions and promotions. Wikipe-tan has occasionally been treated as a mascot for Wikipedia or its community in news reports.