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Wikipedia:WikiFauna

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A wikifauna is an creature which is usually meant to represent how different users edit this encyclopedia, you should only take what it represents seriously.

Here is a list of wikifauna:

  • WikiTrolls, approximately the opposite of WikiGnomes.
  • WikiVandals, those who vandalise the encyclopedia;
    • WikiGnomovandal, a variant of wikignomes and vandals. those who do minor vandalism, usually not detected for large periods of time, not to be behaviorally confused with newbies.
      • Newbies, new users not doing very well, which if you see, you should assume good faith with.
  • WikiGnomes, editors which do work behind the scenes.
  • WikiFallens, editors banned from the wiki.
  • WikiLions, bold editors.
  • WikiFairies, editors helping "beautify" (make beautiful) the encyclopedia.
  • WikiChefs, editors interested in creating articles.
  • WikiCats, editors mainly setting up goals.
  • WikiPuppy, editors mainly focusing on small changes, like typos. Not to be behaviorally confused with WikiGnomes.

Disputed status

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Other accounts by the same person, that somehow count as wikifauna

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  • Sockpuppets, another account by the same person, usually for malicious purpose.
    • Humourpuppets, sockpuppets used for humour
  • WikiRobots, programmed to do tasks automatically or semi-automatically.
    • DeleteBots, made to delete content
    • VandalBots, made for vandalism
  • Wikivatars, similar to a sockpuppet but for friendly use

Other disputed status

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  • Newbies, those new to the encyclopedia, can struggle, ane if they accidentaly do a bad edit, do not acuse them of vandalism.

Not used to represent users

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Mascots

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Wikipetan's revenge
  • Miwiki ant, an arthropod native to wikimedia
  • Wikipede, a millipede endemic to wikipedia
  • Commonspede, a variety of wikipede endemic to commons
Whack!
A jimbo whale breaches
A shave whale
  • WikiMinnow, for smaller situations
  • WikiTrout, used for the purpose of wikitradition to tell users that they have done something silly
  • WikiWhale, for more silly situations
    • JimboWhale, another cetacean native to wikimedia
    • ShavesWhale, endemic to wikipedia, and a shaved version of the JimboWhale
  • WikiMastodon, REALLY bold editors that as a result may vandalise