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{{Infobox source reliability
 | type			= website
 | shortcut		= WP:GENI
 | status		= d
 | last			= 2025
 | domain1		= geni.com

 | rfc			= [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 465#RfC: Geni.com, MedLands, genealogy.eu|Rfc]]
 | rfcdate		= 2025

}}

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

== Excerpt ==
{{hatnote|Excerpt from the lead of [[Geni.com]]:}}
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{{excerpt|Geni.com|paragraphs=1|only=paragraphs|hat=no|references=no|inline=yes}}
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== Discussions ==
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=== Links ===

==== RSN ====
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* [[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]]

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=== Recency ===
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=== Rfcs ===
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# 2025 [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 465#RfC: Geni.com, MedLands, genealogy.eu|Rfc]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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== Original table row for comparison ==
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|- class="s-d" id="Geni.com"
| [[Geni.com]] {{WP:RSPSHORTCUT|WP:GENI}}
| {{WP:RSPSTATUS|d}}
| {{rsnl|465|RfC: Geni.com, MedLands, genealogy.eu|2025|rfc=y}}
| {{WP:RSPLAST|2025|stale=n}}
| [[Geni.com]] was deprecated in the 2025 RfC due to its persistent misuse and limited utility. Geni.com is an [[WP:UGC|open wiki]], which is a type of [[WP:SPS|self-published source]]. [[WP:PRIMARY|Primary source]] documents from Geni.com may be usable in rare circumstances, but editors should be careful to comply with policies on [[WP:original research|original research]] and [[WP:due weight|due weight]].
| {{WP:RSPUSES|geni.com}}
|}