Wikipedia:WikiKitten

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WikiKitten
Temporal range:
Late Nupedian (2003) – Recent
Putatively since Middle Nupedian (2001)
A cheeky WikiKitten editing Wikipedia

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1
)
Scientific classification
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Genus:
Wikifelus

2F1, 2007
Species:
W. wikifelus
Binomial name
Wikifelus wikifelus
2F1, 2007
The known range of the WikiKitten is shown in white.

A WikiKitten is an editor whose edits are a little

Myspace, and who usually has at least ten edits to the mainspace. They strive for recognition, and usually look for friends to help them out. They will normally look for little things to fix while editing, like correcting spelling or replying to talk page posts; their edits escalate from there. Some WikiKittens exhibit roadrunner
editing tendencies.

Some WikiKittens need help and attention to become good editors, but most of the time they manage to make it on their own. They are fairly good at fighting off vandals, though they sometimes have trouble discovering them. WikiKittens nearly always act in good faith, though some of the time they don't. When a WikiKitten acting in good faith is mistaken for a vandal, they can get quite sensitive and will either lash out or retreat into the den.

WikiKittens who manage to grow up usually develop into either WikiCats or WikiPumas. Sometimes they might even develop into WikiGryphons, though this is highly unlikely. They are unlike WikiPuppies in that the WikiKitten will usually have more edits to the mainspace, might want to work independently without a large friend-group, and will get over kittenhood faster. Nonetheless, they will usually remain friends with their Wikipedian friends as long as they are on Wikipedia.

Identification

If you are a WikiKitten and wish to identify yourself so you are not mistaken for a vandal, feel free to put {{User:UBX/WikiKitten}} on your user page:

This user is a WikiKitten.
If you used to be a WikiKitten but have grown up into something else, put {{User:UBX/FormerWikiKitten}} on your user page:
This user used to be a WikiKitten, but has now grown up into a {{{1}}}.

Gallery

  • Two exhausted WikiKittens after having played with edited an article
    Two exhausted WikiKittens after having played with edited an article
  • A WikiKit editing...
    A WikiKit editing...
  • ...and having a kitnap
    ...and having a kitnap
  • Sometimes, a WikiKitten will try to stalk a user's page, with varying degrees of success.
    Sometimes, a WikiKitten will try to stalk a user's page, with varying degrees of success.
  • "Hewwo, r th-th-ther awny awticles down thewe?". Like other new editors, WikiKittens want to help, but can find Wikipedia a big scary place.
    "Hewwo, r th-th-ther awny awticles down thewe?". Like other new editors, WikiKittens want to help, but can find Wikipedia a big scary place.
  • Some WikiKits do not mind being adopted by an experienced editor.
    Some WikiKits do not mind being adopted by an experienced editor.

See also