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|slogan=You Don't Need To Be Famous To Be Unforgettable | |slogan=You Don't Need To Be Famous To Be Unforgettable | ||
|own_words=An online open-content collaborative biographical encyclopedia of people | |own_words=An online open-content collaborative biographical encyclopedia of people | ||
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− | '''Prabook''' is a largely machine generated encylopedia of personal information, harvested from publicly available sources such as national registries. | + | '''Prabook''' is a largely machine generated encylopedia of personal information, harvested from publicly available sources such as national registries. It also allows edits from users, including anonymous ones. |
==Criticism== | ==Criticism== | ||
− | + | Prabook has been criticised as assisting in identity theft, since it provides details such as mother's maiden names etc. | |
==Use on Wikispooks== | ==Use on Wikispooks== | ||
+ | Prabook can be helpful with [[people]] who don't have a page on other sites such as [[Wikipedia]], [[Powerbase]], [[HistoryCommons]] etc. | ||
+ | {{#ask: [[Has prabook::+]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:17, 27 December 2019
http://prabook.com
"You Don't Need To Be Famous To Be Unforgettable"
"You Don't Need To Be Famous To Be Unforgettable"
In its own words:
"An online open-content collaborative biographical encyclopedia of people"
Prabook is a largely machine generated encylopedia of personal information, harvested from publicly available sources such as national registries. It also allows edits from users, including anonymous ones.
Criticism
Prabook has been criticised as assisting in identity theft, since it provides details such as mother's maiden names etc.
Use on Wikispooks
Prabook can be helpful with people who don't have a page on other sites such as Wikipedia, Powerbase, HistoryCommons etc.
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