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From: Robin Forlonge Patterson <>
Subject: Re: [WIKI-GENPAGES] Updating GEDCOMs - etc
Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:35:43 +1300
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The Wikia hasn't solved the problems related to
updating gedcoms either. Barely organised a way to
upload them, in fact. But it's on the agenda.
Other major developments on the Wikia deserve the
occasional revisit from people such as Jillaine
who have already invested time in putting some of
their data up there, because there are better ways
of linking it, for example, and there is much more
county data. The Watercooler give a cross-section
of some of the recent improvements:
http://genealogy.wikia.com/index.php?title=Forum:Watercooler


[Mr] Robin Forlonge Patterson,
88 Motuhara Road, Plimmerton, Porirua City 5026,
New Zealand
Member of NZ Society of Genealogists since 1974
http://wc.rootsweb.com/~robinp
And see http://genealogy.wikia.com/ a free
cooperative MediaWiki site


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jillaine Smith" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 9:38 AM
Subject: [WIKI-GENPAGES] WeRelate: Updating
GEDCOMs


> Well, the off-topic exchange about Ancestry.com
actually did have
> some valuable merit, John, so don't feel too
bad.
>
> It had me re-familiarize myself with WeRelate
(which I fear I have
> sometimes confused with GenWiki-- My apologies
to Dallan et al.)
>
> I have a profile over there and I uploaded two
trees last July.
>
> The problem is there is no easy way to update,
all at once, a GEDCOM.
> With WorldConnect, I simply replace my old
GEDCOM with a new one.
> On WeRelate, I have to delete my old tree, then
upload the new one,
.....
> basically, WeRelate-- and perhaps GenWiki as
well-- was created for
> people who are DONE with their research and are
using the Wiki to
> "publish". I doubt I'll ever be done. And I have
absolutely no
> interest or time in maintaining my data in two
places.
>
> So while I like the idea of WeRelate-- and the
community building
> there is great-- the tools for managing and
updating data just aren't
> ready for prime time by this particular user.
.....
>
> -- Jillaine Smith
> Washington DC
>
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jillaine
> and (for what it's worth):
> http://werelate.org/wiki/User:Jillaine
>

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