Now Viewing: wikipe-tanTag type: Character Wikipe-tan (ウィキペたん Wikipetan) is a personification of Wikipedia and was created in January 2006 by the editor then known as Kasuga (Kasuga39). 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 moé anthropomorphism (personification). 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 Wikipe-tan wearing the character 維 (being the first character of Wikipedia's Chinese name) and the correct Japanese katakana ウィ from the current Wikipedia logo. From en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipe-tan See also: Kasuga39 OS-tan Other Wiki Information Last updated: 06/22/16 7:14 PM by surveyork This entry is not locked and you can edit it as you see fit. |
     
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