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The FamilySearch wiki uses a creative commons non-commercial license vs. the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license which is used by Wikipedia.org (as well as many other well known wikis). As the hosts of the wiki, we are proposing a change in the licensing of our content in order to allow our community at large greater flexibility for legitimate uses of the wiki content. Prior to doing so, we want to solicit community input on this planned change...[[User talk:Benrbennett|CONTINUE]]
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Revision as of 11:42, 11 February 2010

Feedback Requested: Proposed changes to the FamilySearch wiki license[edit | edit source]

The FamilySearch wiki uses a creative commons non-commercial license vs. the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license which is used by Wikipedia.org (as well as many other well known wikis). As the hosts of the wiki, we are proposing a change in the licensing of our content in order to allow our community at large greater flexibility for legitimate uses of the wiki content. Prior to doing so, we want to solicit community input on this planned change...CONTINUE

Having difficulty signing in or combining accounts?[edit | edit source]

Tell us at Tech Support on the Forums. The fastest way to get help! We are listening.

What's new[edit | edit source]

Featured Wiki Pages[edit | edit source]

Our Featured Wiki Pages recognize the hard work by our community contributors. Thank you for your time, enthusiasm for your work, and especially, for sharing with us. If you would like to recommend exceptional pages you have seen on the wiki, please add a link on Nominate a featured wiki page.

Brandenburger Tor Blaue Stunde.jpg
Liberty-statue-from-below.jpg
Pacific island scene.jpg
As a result of wars and political realignments, the internal and external boundaries of Germany have changed . . . Census takers enumerated Manhattan (New York County) twice in 1870 . . . Because Pacific island family history is based largely on an oral tradition, researchers face special challenges. They need to . . .