I just had a nice long intro written out and somehow managed to delete it all. :(
I just want to say, I'm glad I found this site. It seems a wiki is perfect for genealogy. Other sites seem more concerned about selling something, or monoploizing the data.
Although I've only been a dabbler in genealogy, it sucks me in when I give it a minute, and I'm looking forward to participating on wikitree. The stories, pictures, and lives seem to come to life. Even other peoples familes can suck me to their past. Looking at how the branches quickly reach out, it reminds me that we are all family, and probably closer than we imagine. If people undersatood that fact, perhaps we'd see a kinder world. Reading the stories of those long gone, and noticing how many others have slipped from recorded memory, encourages me to be a better person.