Editing Encyclopedia:WikiProject Genealogy

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The '''WikiProject for Genealogy''' aims to improve genealogy-related articles and to standardize and verify [[genealogical]] information on [[Wikipedia]]. While Wikipedia is not and never was intended as a [[genealogy software]], this area may still be further improved. Nearly all [[royalty]] articles include a section of brief ancestry, as well as a list of [[spouse]](s) and [[Issue (genealogy)|issue]]. This practice may possibly be extended outside the bounds of royalty and [[aristocracy]] where encyclopedically relevant, while keeping within Wikipedia's [[WP:N|notability]] and [[WP:V|verifiability]] standards.

This project covers all Wikipedia articles related to the subject of [[genealogy]], including businesses, individuals, websites, software, etc. that are involved in the genealogical field. It also covers any genealogical information on [[wp:notability|notable]] families, usually formatted as family tree charts, [[Template:Ahnentafel|ahnentafel pedigree]] charts, or lists. Templates to create family trees and ahnentafels are also in the scope of this WikiProject.

== Goals ==
* Improve articles related to [[genealogy]] as a hobby, profession, and academic field.
* Standardize and verify [[List of family trees|family trees]] and [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Ahnentafel|ahnentafel charts]] on Wikipedia.
* Standardize and verify [[:Category:Descendants of individuals|lists of descendants]] on Wikipedia.
* Discuss the creation of a [[:meta:Wikimedia genealogy project|Wikimedia genealogy project]].
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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | When editing genealogy-related articles and genealogical information on Wikipedia, keep in mind the following:
* '''[[WP:NOTGENEALOGY|Wikipedia is not a genealogy]].''' Family histories should be presented only where appropriate to support the reader's understanding of a [[WP:N|notable]] topic.
* '''Do not contribute [[WP:OR|original research]] to Wikipedia.''' Sources to verify genealogical information in Wikipedia should follow Wikipedia's [[WP:V|verifiability]] guidelines.
If you have questions about how these guidelines relate to an article you are editing, post your questions on the article's talk page or on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Genealogy|this WikiProject's talk page]].
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{{seealso|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Biographies}}

== Things you can do ==
* Find genealogy-related articles and add the [[Template:WikiProject Genealogy|WikiProject Genealogy banner]] to their talk pages.
** Such as family articles
* Give [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Genealogy#Assessment|importance and quality ratings]] to genealogy [https://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Genealogy&importance=Unknown-Class articles needing assessment].
* Make improvements to our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Genealogy/Collaboration|current article collaboration]].
* Expand [[:Category:Stub-Class Genealogy articles|articles needing expansion]].
* Fix [https://bambots.brucemyers.com/cwb/bycat/Genealogy.html articles needing cleanup].
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The current [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Genealogy|Genealogy WikiProject]] '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Genealogy/Collaboration|Collaboration]]''' is:<br />
'''[[Genealogy]]'''.
<p>Please help improve the article to [[Wikipedia:Good article criteria|good article]] standards!</p></div><noinclude>
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* Improve and harmonise contents presentation within family articles

== Assessment ==
To assess articles, use the [[Template:WikiProject Genealogy|WikiProject Genealogy banner]] on the article's talk page.
*Under class, give the article a quality rating: FA, FL, A, GA, B, C, Start, Stub, List, or NA

*Under priority, give the article a priority/importance rating: Top, High, Mid, Low

For example, a good article of high importance will use this code:

<pre>{{WikiProject Genealogy |class=GA |priority=high }}</pre>

*[[:Category:Genealogy articles by quality|Genealogy articles by quality]]
*[[:Category:Genealogy articles by importance|Genealogy articles by importance]]

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=== Importance scale ===

'''Priority must be regarded as a ''relative'' term.'''  If priority values are applied within this project, these only reflect the perceived importance ''to this project''.  An article judged to be "Top-Class" in one context may  be only "Mid-Class" in another project. The criteria used for rating article priority are '''not''' meant to be an absolute or canonical view of how significant the topic is.  Rather, they attempt to gauge the probability of the ''average'' reader of Wikipedia needing to look up the topic (and thus the immediate need to have a suitably well-written article on it).
{{Importance scheme
|topic          = Genealogy
|Top_example    = [[Genealogy]], [[Surname]], [[Royal family]]
|High_example   = [[FamilySearch]], [[Mayflower Society]], [[Society of Genealogists]]
|Mid_example    = [[Genealogical Proof Standard]], [[Who Do You Think You Are?]], [[Whakapapa]]
|Low_example    = [[Ji (surname 姞)]]
|NA             = yes
|NA_example     = [[Template:Ahnentafel]]
|Unknown        = yes
|Unknown_example= [[:Category:Unknown-importance Genealogy articles]]
}}

=== Quality scale ===
{{Grading scheme
|Project=Genealogy
|Unassessed_cat=yes
|Unassessed_example=[[:Category:Unassessed Genealogy articles]]
}}

== Article Alerts ==
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Genealogy/Article alerts]]

== Templates ==

{{Main|Help:Family trees}}
{{seealso|:Category:Genealogy templates}}

The most common template used for displaying ancestry trees is {{tlx|Ahnentafel}} (for what the German word ''Ahnentafel'' means see the Wikipedia article "[[Ahnentafel]]"). For help on how to use {{tlx|Ahnentafel}} and other templates and methods that are available for displaying family/ancestory trees see [[Help:Family trees]] and the documentation within the templates.

=== Current template discussions ===
Place below any templates that are potentially useful for members of this project and that are currently the subject of a discussion (most recent first):
<!--* [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2019 January 22#Template:Ahnentafel-chart]] -- an example-->

* These should automatically appear in [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Genealogy/Article alerts|Article Alerts]].

=== Wikidata equivalent ===
A [[Wikidata]] ancestry equivalent similar to [[WikiTree]], for a language independent encyclopedically relevant database, likely containing mostly monarchs and such. Thus, each generation where ancestry is deemed relevant in biographical articles would not need a complete reformatting, while access and implementation over the language board would be facilitated. Naturally, if applied, a new template rendering from this wikidata family tree would be needed. Also, precaution of personal integrity would be a main issue.

== Members ==
{{Seealso|Wikipedia:WikiProject Genealogy/Mailing list}}

Please feel free to add your name to this list if you would like to join this project. Currently active participants are also listed [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Directory/Description/WikiProject Genealogy|here]].

The following are registered members of this WikiProject:
* {{Lu|JohnAlbertRigali}}
** (currently not very active on Wikipedia, but now trying to resurrect this WikiProject nonetheless)
* {{Lu|KuatofKDY}} AKA: Darius von Whaleyland
** (had previously attempted to resurrect the project and standardize genealogical boxes currently in use at Wikipedia; also the founder of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Succession Box Standardization]] and a frequenter to any royalty page)
* {{Lu|Kthapelo}}
** (very interested in genealogy, and tracking how people tie together through their blood lines)
* {{Lu|OlliffeObscurity}}
** (amateur genealogist with advanced knowledge of genealogical systems and terminology; strongly agreeing with and frequently adhering to the project goals!)
* {{Lu|Iamthecheese44}}
** (amateur genealogist with many years of experience; interest is in royalty pages and genealogy in general. Member of [[Ancestry.com]], [[Geni.com]], and others)
* [[User:Dan Koehl|Dan Koehl]] ([[User talk:Dan Koehl|talk]]) 
** Founder of Wikipedia:WikiProject Genealogy  Dec 9, 2002 ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Genealogy&dir=prev&action=history link to first edit]])
**Interest is European middle-ages nobility and royalty, but also genealogy in general. Member in [[Wikitree]], [[Geni.com]] and several other genealogy websites.
* {{Lu|Mark Miller}}
**Interest in Hawaiian Royalty, British royalty and European royalty as well as genealogy in general.
* {{Lu|CM2G0005}}
** British, USA, [[Portal:Ukraine|eastern European]] experience. Aspire to start articles and expand stubs, [[Wikipedia:Translation|translate]], [[Wikipedia:WikiGnome|edit]], and source other language settlement pages into English with reliable sources from [[Wikipedia:TWL/Journals|The Wikipedia Library]].
* {{Lu|CsikosLo}}
**Amateur genealogist
**Interest is European middle-ages nobility and royalty, but also genealogy in general.
* {{Lu|Weitzhandler}}
**Genealogist
**Interested in Jewish Genealogy in general, but my dream is to have a free open world spanning family tree
* I'd love to see a Wikimedia genealogy project. I invite project members and passersby to contribute to [[:meta:Wikimedia genealogy project|this discussion at Meta-Wiki]]. ---[[User:Another Believer|<span style="color:navy">Another Believer</span>]] <sub>([[User talk:Another Believer|<span style="color:#C60">Talk</span>]])</sub> 01:09, 7 February 2017 (UTC)
* I'm with Another Believer. To restrict this project to Wikipedia in the Eglish language is not a very good idea. What about a domain Wikitree, Wikigenea or something similar? &nbsp;[[User_talk:KlaasZ4usV|Klaas]]&nbsp;`Z4&#x241f;`&nbsp;[[User:KlaasZ4usV|V]] 08:41, 7 February 2017 (UTC)
* {{Lu|Gap9551}}
** Strong interest in a Wikimedia genealogy project aimed at building a public single tree (one profile per person), including an option for adding living people using privacy controls. People with Wikipedia entries in any language, or with content on other projects, can be linked. I'm currently a member of Wikitree and WeRelate. [[User:Gap9551|Gap9551]] ([[User talk:Gap9551|talk]]) 18:32, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
*[[User:ChristianKl|ChristianKl]] ([[User talk:ChristianKl|talk]]) 13:20, 15 June 2017 (UTC) 
* {{Lu|Adityavagarwal}} 
** Happy to help!
* {{Lu|AndersHellstrom2}}
** Amateur. Genetic genealogy/tools/websites, links in notables' articles to genealogical material or websites when appropriate.
* [[User:Salgo60|Salgo60]]
** Swedish genealogy has free church books online and we have done a lot see [http://salgo60.github.io/Svenskaforsamlingar Swedish Church parishes], Phabricator project space [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/wmse-riksarkivet-tora wmse-riksarkivet-tora] I have initiated or populated properties {{Q|P3217}}, {{Q|P6192}}, {{Q|P5259}}, {{Q|P5536}}, {{Q|P4819}}, {{Q|P5324}}.... 
* {{Lu|Rollidan}}
** Amateur. I'll help where I can!
* {{Lu|Tea and crumpets}}
**Professional genealogist. Want to improve accuracy of genealogy-related articles and genealogical content on Wikipedia. Also see [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Genealogy#Scope_of_WikiProject_Genealogy|talk page]] for my thoughts on project goals.[[User:Tea and crumpets|Tea and crumpets]] ([[User talk:Tea and crumpets|talk]]) 22:43, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
* {{Lu|Tamsier}}
**Amateur genealogists with years of experience. I am particularly interested in Sub Saharan Africa family history and genealogy, especially Senegambian precolonial royalty.[[User:Tamsier|Tamsier]] ([[User talk:Tamsier|talk]]) 01:01, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
*[[User:Ibn_Daud|User:Ibn_Daud]]
**Amateur genealogists. I mostly focus on early Rabbinic genealogy [[User:Ibn Daud|Ibn Daud]] ([[User talk:Ibn Daud|talk]]) 06:04, 9 May 2020 (UTC)
* {{Lu|Brookford}}
**European, mostly Belgian genealogy. --[[User:Brookford|Brookford]] ([[User talk:Brookford|talk]]) 20:39, 22 May 2020 (UTC)
*{{Lu|Carsrac}}
** Amateur genealogist, focused mostly on Dutch and European genealogy, active member of Geni.com, translator for Geni.com and MyHeritage. Active in Wikidata and nl.wikipedia to correct the genealogy errors and add genealogy info.*
*[[User:Eewilson]]
**Intermediate–Advanced amateur genealogist with decades of experience primarily on research in the [[Midwestern United States]] ([[Indiana]] and [[Ohio]]), [[Southeastern United States]] ([[North Carolina]], [[Virginia]], and [[West Virginia]]), and those with ancestry in the [[Society of Friends]] (Quaker). —[[User:Eewilson|Eewilson]] ([[User talk:Eewilson|talk]]) 08:15, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
*{{Lu|Firvales73}}
*{{Lu|Terrickisaiah555}}
** Amateur with quite a few years of experience. I'm quite familiar which just about all the main sites and resources available. Hoping to help where I can.
*{{Lu|StarTrekker}}
** Amateur with great interest in [[ancient Roman prosopography]].
* {{Lu|WiltedXVI}}
*{{Lu|Azurerae}}
*{{Lu|Ookap}}
*[[User:KINGHB190]]
**Interested in Irish family history, especially the Hiberno-Norman [[House of Burgh]]. I have been researching my family history since 2018.
*[[User:Arx76]]
**Interested in genealogy of French noble families.
*[[User:BethanyGrahamOZ]]
** I am passionate about genealogy and love uncovering the stories of the past.
*[[User:savannaking]]
** I love genealogy and Wikipedia. Interested to see how this project could help improve the sharing of genealogical information on Wikipedia. Noticed the French genealogy project on Wikipedia earlier today and was very intrigued; that led me to see if there was anything close on the English language side, and I found this project.
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Feel free to insert the [[Template:User WikiProject Genealogy]] on your user page with the following code: <nowiki>{{User WikiProject Genealogy}}</nowiki>.

== See also ==
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Sidebar}}
=== Wikimedia genealogy projects ===
* [[M:Wikipeople|Wikipeople Project]]

* [[m:Wikimedia_genealogy_project|Wikimedia genealogy project]]
* [[M:GlobalFamilyTree|GlobalFamilyTree]]

=== Partner projects ===
{{Shortcut|WT:SBS}}

* [[WP:WikiProject Succession Box Standardization]]

===Related WikiProjects===
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography|WikiProject Biography]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Ethnic_groups|WikiProject Ethnic groups]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Genetics|WikiProject Genetics]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Heraldry and vexillology|WikiProject Heraldry and vexillology]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Historical information|WikiProject Historical information]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Human Genetic History|WikiProject Human Genetic History]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists|WikiProject Lists]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Royalty and Nobility|WikiProject Royalty and Nobility]]

== External links ==

=== Tools === 
{{WikiProject cleanup listing|Genealogy}}
:''Main tool page: [[tools:~dispenser/view/Tools|toolserver.org]]'' 
* [[tools:~dispenser/view/Reflinks|Reflinks]] - Edits bare references - adds title/dates etc. to bare references 
* [[tools:~dispenser/view/Checklinks|Checklinks]] - Edit and repair external links 
* [[tools:~dispenser/view/Dab_solver|Dab solver]] - Quickly resolve ambiguous links.
* [[tools:~dispenser/view/Peer_reviewer|Peer reviewer]] - Provides hints and suggestion to improving articles.

=== Genealogy databases ===
* [http://wikitree.org/index.php?title=Main_Page WikiTree]
* [http://rodovid.org Rodovid]
* [http://werelate.org WeRelate]
* [[wikia:familypedia|Familypedia]]
* [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch]
* [https://www.myheritage.com/ MyHeritage]
* [https://www.geni.com/home geni.com]
* [https://home.rootsweb.com/ rootsweb]


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