Geni.com

Geni.com

(not part of original row)
source type	foobar (not part of original row)
publisher	Fooland (state-funded media) (not part of original row)
classification	Deprecated: There is community consensus to deprecate the source.

Geni.com was deprecated in the 2025 RfC due to its persistent misuse and limited utility. Geni.com is an open wiki, which is a type of self-published source. Primary source documents from Geni.com may be usable in rare circumstances, but editors should be careful to comply with policies on original research and due weight.

Prior discussions

Please add links to other significant discussions. When in doubt, read and rely on the discussions themselves, rather than the simple summary.

• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 106#Geni.com? Reliable source?
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 126#Geni.com for Brian Haberlin birth info
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 229#prabook/geni.com/Familysearch
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 251#Geni.com
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 268#Geni.com

• Simple summary of prior discussions: TBD

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Perennial sources

Source	Status (legend)	Discussions			Use
		List	Last	Summary
Geni.com WP:GENIWP:GENI 📌		2025	2025	Geni.com was deprecated in the 2025 RfC due to its persistent misuse and limited utility. Geni.com is an open wiki, which is a type of self-published source. Primary source documents from Geni.com may be usable in rare circumstances, but editors should be careful to comply with policies on original research and due weight.	1