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WikiDinosaur; Temporal range: 1995-2003 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	This WikiDinosaur was found fossilized mid-edit.
Conservation status
	; Extinct (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Species:	†D. Wikidinosaur
Binomial name
	†Dinosauria Wikidinosaur;

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An ancient statuette of WikiWiki-sama, mother of all wikis

The WikiDinosaur was a prehistoric WikiFauna that edited exclusively in the distant past, extant during the WikiWikian and Nupedian eons. Despite being wiped out during the mass wiki-extinction event of 2003, they live on as the ancestors of all modern WikiFauna.

Subspecies

WikiAgent

Described as "an agent that senses and acts on WikiPages (and beyond)."^[1] Technically almost all WikiFauna are WikiAgents, but the term has long fallen into obsolescence. Thus, WikiAgents can be considered the prototype of the concept of WikiFauna, in the way natural philosophy was the prototype of natural science.

WikiButcher

The ancestor of the WikiVandal and its ilk.^[2]

WikiMaster

A wise and fabled user who penned the primordial wisdom: "WikiMasters add value by removing that without". While many other sayings are attributed to this mysterious figure,^[3] it is more likely they were written by countless anonymous "Wikizens" (users), showing the WikiMaster lives within us all.^[4] The WikiMaster should not be confused with The WikiMaster, who is basically the complete opposite.

WikiFilterist

Believed in allowing multiple viewpoints – "don't like it, don't read it".^[5] The ancestor of the Inclusionist.

WikiReductionist

The ancestor of the Deletionist.^[6]

WikiSauropod

Lumbering WikiFauna who created big, bold edits, they were the ancestors of WikiDragons.

WikiWiki-sama

The primal mother of all wikis.

Userboxes

It is generally assumed that all WikiDinosaurs are extinct. However, if any living WikiDinosaurs are out there, they may self-identify with these userboxes:

Code

Result

This user is a WikiDinosaur and has been editing wikis since the WikiWikian eon.

Usage

This user is a WikiDinosaur and has been editing wikis since the Nupedian eon.

Usage

[1] ttps://wiki.c2.com/?CategoryWikiUser

[2] ttps://wiki.c2.com/?CategoryWikiUser

[3] ttps://wiki.c2.com/?WikiMaster

[4] ttps://wiki.c2.com/?CategoryWikiUser

[5] ttps://wiki.c2.com/?CategoryWikiUser

[6] ttps://wiki.c2.com/?CategoryWikiUser

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+{{Humorous essay}}
 {{speciesbox
 | name                            = WikiDinosaur
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 | fossil_range                    = 1995-2003
 | image                           = Iguanodon de Bernissart IRSNB 01.JPG
-| image_caption                   = This Wikidinosaur was found fossilized mid-edit.
+| image_caption                   = This WikiDinosaur was found fossilized mid-edit.
 | genus                           = Dinosauria
 | species                         = Wikidinosaur
@@ Line 12: / Line 12: @@
 [[File:Goddess gif small 17.gif|thumb|An ancient statuette of WikiWiki-sama, mother of all wikis]]
-The '''WikiDinosaur''' was a prehistoric [[Wikipedia:WikiFauna|Wikifauna]] that edited exclusively in the [[History of wikis|distant past]], extant during the [[WikiWikiWeb|WikiWikian]] and [[Nupedia|Nupedian]] eons. Despite being wiped out during the [[Nupedia#History |mass wiki-extinction event of 2003]], they live on as the ancestors of all modern WikiFauna.
+The '''WikiDinosaur''' was a prehistoric [[Wikipedia:WikiFauna|WikiFauna]] that edited exclusively in the [[History of wikis|distant past]], extant during the [[WikiWikiWeb|WikiWikian]] and [[Nupedia|Nupedian]] eons. Despite being wiped out during the [[Nupedia#History |mass wiki-extinction event of 2003]], they live on as the ancestors of all modern WikiFauna.
 ==Subspecies==
 ===WikiAgent===
-Described as “an agent that senses and acts on WikiPages (and beyond).”<ref> https://wiki.c2.com/?CategoryWikiUser </ref>
+Described as "an [[Intelligent agent|agent]] that senses and acts on WikiPages (and beyond)."<ref>https://wiki.c2.com/?CategoryWikiUser</ref> Technically almost all WikiFauna are WikiAgents, but the term has long fallen into obsolescence. Thus, WikiAgents can be considered the prototype of the concept of WikiFauna, in the way [[natural philosophy]] was the prototype of [[natural science]].
 ===WikiButcher===
-The ancestor of the [[Wikipedia:Vandalism|WikiVandal]].<ref> https://wiki.c2.com/?CategoryWikiUser </ref>
+The ancestor of the [[Wikipedia:Vandalism|WikiVandal]] and its ilk.<ref>https://wiki.c2.com/?CategoryWikiUser</ref>
 ===WikiMaster===
-[[File:Zhang Lu-Laozi Riding an Ox.jpg|thumb|left|A  purported picture of the WikiMaster on his [[Aurochs|WikiAurochs]], the ancestor of the [[Wikipedia:Eguor admins|Eguor]].]]
+[[File:Zhang Lu-Laozi Riding an Ox.jpg|thumb|left|A purported picture of the WikiMaster on his [[Aurochs|WikiAurochs]], the ancestor of the [[Wikipedia:Eguor admins|Eguor]]]]
-A wise and fabled user who penned the primordial wisdom: ''“Wiki Masters add value by removing that without.”'' While many other sayings are attributed to this mysterious figure<ref>https://wiki.c2.com/?WikiMaster</ref>, it is more likely they were written by countless anonymous “Wikizens” (users), showing the WikiMaster lives within us all.<ref> https://wiki.c2.com/?CategoryWikiUser </ref> The WikiMaster should not be confused with [[Wp:The WikiMaster|The WikiMaster]], who is basically the complete opposite.
+A wise and fabled user who penned the primordial wisdom: "WikiMasters add value by removing that without". While many other sayings are attributed to this mysterious figure,<ref>https://wiki.c2.com/?WikiMaster</ref> it is more likely they were written by countless anonymous "Wikizens" (users), showing the WikiMaster lives within us all.<ref>https://wiki.c2.com/?CategoryWikiUser</ref> The WikiMaster should not be confused with [[Wp:The WikiMaster|The WikiMaster]], who is basically the complete opposite.
 ===WikiFilterist===
-Believed in allowing multiple viewpoints— “don’t like it, don’t read it”.<ref> https://wiki.c2.com/?CategoryWikiUser </ref> The ancestor of the [[Wp:Inclusionist|Inclusionist]].
+Believed in allowing multiple viewpoints{{snd}}"don't like it, don't read it".<ref>https://wiki.c2.com/?CategoryWikiUser</ref> The ancestor of the [[Wp:Inclusionist|Inclusionist]].
 ===WikiReductionist===
-The ancestor of the [[Wp:Deletionist|Deletionist]]. <ref> https://wiki.c2.com/?CategoryWikiUser </ref>
+The ancestor of the [[Wp:Deletionist|Deletionist]].<ref>https://wiki.c2.com/?CategoryWikiUser</ref>
-===WikiSauropod===
+===[[Sauropoda|WikiSauropod]]===
 Lumbering WikiFauna who created big, bold edits, they were the ancestors of [[Wikipedia:WikiDragon|WikiDragons]].
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 ==Userboxes==
-It is generally assumed that all WikiDinosaurs are extinct. However, if any living WikiDinosaurs are out there, they may self-identify with these userboxes:
+It is generally assumed that all WikiDinosaurs are [[Wikipedia:Seven Ages of Wikipedians#WikiDeath|extinct]]. However, if any [[Living fossil|living WikiDinosaurs]] are out there, they may self-identify with these userboxes:
 {{usbktop}}
 {{usbk| user:Dronebogus/Userboxes/WikiDino1}}
 {{usbk| user:Dronebogus/Userboxes/Dino2}}
 {{usbkbottom}}
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