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| wiki_URL = http://genealogy.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page | | wiki_URL = http://genealogy.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page | ||
| wiki_recentchanges_URL = http://genealogy.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Recentchanges | | wiki_recentchanges_URL = http://genealogy.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Recentchanges | ||
| wiki_wikinode_URL = | | wiki_wikinode_URL = http://genealogy.wikia.com/wiki/project:Wikinode | ||
| wiki_status = Active | | wiki_status = Active | ||
| wiki_language = English | | wiki_language = English | ||
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The genesis of this database was as a repository for Genealogical information that is not of sufficient encyclopedic interest to be an integral part of [[Wikipedia]]. | The genesis of this database was as a repository for Genealogical information that is not of sufficient encyclopedic interest to be an integral part of [[Wikipedia]]. | ||
There are multiple facets to this site. It captures details on | There are multiple facets to this site. It captures details on individuals — both historically significant people and the everyday people usually not listed in encyclopedias, histories, or even "people's histories" — as well as providing other information, such as: | ||
* documentation for family trees and quick links to recorded ancestors, siblings, and descendants | * documentation for family trees and quick links to recorded ancestors, siblings, and descendants | ||
* | * backgrounds, meanings, and distribution of names | ||
* county-specific pages and categories fully covering several English-speaking countries, and scope for all countries | |||
* relationships that often determine who people are, eg: | |||
** monarchs | ** monarchs | ||
** the chain of Sufi initiation | ** the chain of Sufi initiation | ||
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This site aspires to be truly global, with active contributors and information from multiple cultures and regions over four Hemispheres. | This site aspires to be truly global, with active contributors and information from multiple cultures and regions over four Hemispheres. | ||
Mostly in English, but with ways of linking to other languages. | |||
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| wiki_statistics_URL = http://genealogy.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Statistics | | wiki_statistics_URL = http://genealogy.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Statistics | ||
| wiki_pages = | | wiki_pages = 28270 | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[Category:Wikia]] | [[Category:Wikia]] | ||