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FamilySearch Wiki was launched on the Web in an open beta using [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki] software during the first quarter of 2008. Before that the wiki was available to a limited group of users on a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plone_%28software%29 Plone] site.  
FamilySearch Wiki was launched on the Web in an open beta using [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki] software during the first quarter of 2008. Before that the wiki was available to a limited group of users on a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plone_%28software%29 Plone] site.  


Also see the article [[History_of_the_Main_Page|History of the Main Page]] for a pictorial review of the changing face of the wiki; in addition to many noteworthy  Research Wiki highlights.


== Our mission and funding  ==
== Our mission and funding  ==
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== Subjects outside the wiki’s scope  ==
== Subjects outside the wiki’s scope  ==


FamilySearch Research Wiki is about genealogical research advice. The site’s scope does not include two important domains. First, this is not a site for posting what you know about a specific ancestor. If you want to document facts about an ancestor’s life, please visit [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org]. See the Wiki article [[FamilySearch Wiki:Try another wiki|Try another wiki]].
FamilySearch Research Wiki is about genealogical research advice. The site’s scope does not include two important domains. First, this is not a site for posting what you know about a specific ancestor. If you want to document facts about an ancestor’s life, please visit [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org].  


Another type of content that is not for the FamilySearch Research Wiki is that which focuses on how to use FamilySearch products like Ancestral File, IGI, or Pedigree Resource File. Such information can be found in the [http://help.familysearch.org FamilySearch Help Center].  
Another type of content that is not for the FamilySearch Research Wiki is that which focuses on how to use FamilySearch products like Ancestral File, IGI, or Pedigree Resource File. Such information can be found in the [http://help.familysearch.org FamilySearch Help Center].  
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