Re: Is there a genealogy Wiki anywhere?

On Thu, 8 May 2008 12:53:23 -0700 (PDT), Daniel Morgan
<daniel.f.morgan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>Has anyone used a wiki for a group transcription or indexing project?
>It seems to me that might be another good genealogical application,
>especially when working from scanned images.  Easy for checkers to
>correct transcription errors.  A ready-built mechanism for discussion
>of uncertain transcriptions.  Partial results available in real time
>starting on day one.  Automatically full-text searchable.

I have my doubts about that. 

Indexing, especially, should be done in a database, and transcribing full
records of things like registers should probably use a database too. In a
wiki
links have to be put in by hand.


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