The Encyclopedia of You
Hi WikiTreers,
This week, on the advice of my wife Megan, I’m experimenting with a different tagline: The Encyclopedia of You.
Huh? What? Why?
Hear me out on this.
I’ve got a problem. I’m having a heck of a time describing WikiTree to people, even in person.
The thing is, it’s not just a family tree tool. The collaborative free wiki space is structured, yes, and it’s optimized for family history. But to me family history isn’t all pedigrees and bloodlines. (Actually, I find those terms really distasteful. Maybe it’s the mental association with dog breeding. Anyway …)
Family history is personal history; it’s anything of significance to you and your loved ones.
Collaborating on personal history means pages about your family members, definitely. Maybe also about the house you grew up in. Or the dog your father adored. Or the pipe your grandfather smoked. Or the business your sister started.
All sorts of things can be meaningful to you and should be recorded and shared. I can’t say in advance what those things will be, but I know they’ll go beyond family trees. I want WikiTree to be a tool for all your personal history, not just your “bloodline”.
This is why Megan thinks the “Encyclopedia of You” line makes sense.
What do you think? E-mail me or post here.
Chris