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'''WeRelate.org''' is a free web search engine and [[wiki]] site for '''{{tag|genealogy}}''' from the [http://www.FOLG.org Foundation for On-Line Genealogy, Inc.], and is about {{tag|social networking}}, sharing {{tag|research}}, and {{tag|collaboration}}. | '''WeRelate.org''' is a free web search engine and [[wiki]] site for '''{{tag|genealogy}}''' from the [http://www.FOLG.org Foundation for On-Line Genealogy, Inc.], and is about {{tag|social networking}}, sharing {{tag|research}}, and {{tag|collaboration}}. | ||
In order to create new pages, or edit existing pages, you need to {{tag|ConfirmEmail|confirm a valid e-mail address}}. The site also prefers that editors use [[WikiIndex:Real names|real names]]. It uses the popular {{tag|MediaWiki}} software, and obtains revenue by way of {{tag| | In order to create new pages, or edit existing pages, you need to {{tag|ConfirmEmail|confirm a valid e-mail address}}. The site also prefers that editors use [[WikiIndex:Real names|real names]]. It uses the popular {{tag|MediaWiki}} software, and obtains revenue by way of {{tag|Google advertising}}. However, the site makes [https://www.WeRelate.org/wiki/WeRelate:General_disclaimer no guarantee of validity or accuracy] – and this was very evident from glaring mistakes on their main page 'featured page' of 5 November 2012, which has a map of [[:Category:Germany|Germany]] incorrectly highlighted with the supposedly correct location of the state of [[:Category:Bavaria|Bavaria]]! | ||
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