Wikipedia:WikiPuppy
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| WikiPuppy | |
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| Aww, who's a cute widdle WikiPuppy? A WikiPuppy attracts other WikiFauna with its WikiCuteness. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Genus: | Canis |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | C. w. puppis |
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| Canis wikilupus puppis InvalidOS, 2020 | |
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| Range shown in white | |
A WikiPuppy is a good-faith newcomer whose edits are somewhat Myspacey.
WikiPuppies are always good-faith newcomers. However, because they have little experience, they think of Wikipedia as a social networking site. Therefore, they have many, many edits to userspace, and few, if any, edits in the mainspace. WikiPuppies are always friendly, and love attention. As a result of their cuteness, many other WikiFauna overlook their myspacey-ness, so they usually have many friends. If you are the critical type, you may think their cuteness is a disguise. Don't think this way! WikiPuppies are learning the ropes, and it takes them training to learn tricks.
As a result of their myspacey nature and their non-encyclopedic userpage and subpages, WikiPuppies are the #1 victim of WikiWitches. Although not the most common victim of WikiVampires, they're one of their top victims.
Dealing with a WikiPuppy
[edit]A good way to deal with a WikiPuppy is to give them a friendly notice informing them that Wikipedia is not Myspace. Adoption will almost always help a WikiPuppy become a better editor. Nominating their pages for MFD immediately is very bitey, and should only be done as a last resort. Sometimes they may grow up into WikiDogs.
Identification
[edit]If you are a WikiPuppy and wish to identify yourself, feel free to use this userbox: {{User wikipedia/WikiPuppy}}
| This user is a WikiPuppy. |
If you were a WikiPuppy but now contribute to the encyclopedia regularly, feel free to use this userbox: {{User wikipedia/FormerWikiPuppy}}
| This user was a WikiPuppy, but now contributes to the encyclopedia regularly. |
