Wikipedia:WikiFauna
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.
Types
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.
- 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.
- 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
Other accounts by the same person, that somehow count as wikifauna
- 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
- 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
Mascots
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Wikipe-tan_Fighting_Wikipede.jpg/220px-Wikipe-tan_Fighting_Wikipede.jpg)
- Miwiki ant, an arthropod native to wikimedia
- Wikipede, a millipede endemic to wikipedia
- Commonspede, a variety of wikipede endemic to commons
Other
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Rainbow_trout_transparent.png/220px-Rainbow_trout_transparent.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Jimbowhales3.jpg/220px-Jimbowhales3.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Shavethewhales1.jpg/220px-Shavethewhales1.jpg)
- 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