I actually think it will work better as a "private family network". All it would take is one person to start it, then email family members and tell them to add

I actually think it will work better as a "private family network". All it would take is one person to start it, then email family members and tell them to add whatever info they can. There is a viral effect to it. Each family member that joins will see themselves as the "center" node, with branches connecting them to their closest relatives. The software should be smart enough to connect each member intelligently. So let's say you enter your grandmother's information, the software will ask: mother's side or father's side. then will create an empty node for your parents, and link it through them to your grandmother. (make sense?). Anyway, there's a bunch of cool things you can do with it.