FamilySearch Wiki:Purpose and Appropriate Topics: Difference between revisions

*Lists of Family History Library materials derived from the Family History Library Catalog (FHLC). The wiki isn't meant to replicate the FHLC. However, when a FHLC entry fails to provide enough information for patrons to be able to use a resource, the wiki, like [[Define |the in-house Registers at the FHL]], can complement the FHLC entry.  

*Information on specific repositories. The wiki is not intended to replicate the catalogs of other repositories, but it can be helpful to provide a general description of the major collections of a library or archive.   

*Information on genealogical groups, such as genealogical societies, companies, or non profit organizations. Although the wiki is not intended to replicate, for instance, the catalog of a genealogical society's library, it can be helpful to list certain facts about a genealogical society. Which facts are appropriate and which are not?

Writings on the topics above can easily become bloated. For instance, while some kinds of geographic information can help genealogists learn where their ancestors may have migrated, others have little or no bearing on genealogy. When writing on any topic, then, the best rule of thumb is to ask “Have I made a good case as to how this information helps someone find, use, or analyze genealogical records?”