[WikiEN-l] Re: WikiEN-l Digest, Vol 12, Issue 47

[Frank Pinter]

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 17:12:07 +0000 (UTC),
wikien-l-request at wikipedia.org <wikien-l-request at wikipedia.org> wrote:
> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 17:43:49 +0100
> From: sean.clarke at guardian.co.uk
> Subject: [WikiEN-l] a proposal: wikigenealogy
> To: wikien-l at wikipedia.org
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> hello
> 
> I've long wished there were a genealogical database of European monarchs
> etc, where for instance Charlemagne exists as an entry with his wives
> listed in one column, his sons in another, his daughters in another, his
> known mistresses in another and his mother and father in two more.
> 
> as it grew (wikistyle) you could then see things like: all male descendants
> of Charlemagne (or whoever) or choose to display the information in all
> sorts of ways.
> 
> but I don't know a) how to do it or b) if wikipedia is the right place for
> it
> 
> any thoughts?
> 
> sc

Yes, that is a good idea. However, it should not be on Wikipedia,
according to [[Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not]]. Maybe if some big
Wikimedia person (like Jimbo, maybe) sees this a consideration for a
project may be started.

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