Did you see the "signed on" date on your profile?

Question

Hi WikiTreers,

If you have signed our Honor Code you might notice that it now says "Signed [date]" at the top of your profile.

If you are a Family Member or Guest, it says "Joined [date]".

The following will be too deep in the weeds for most, but if you're interested in the details ...

Two weeks ago we released a large round of changes connected with the new Genealogist Sections.

A small part of these big changes was the addition of "Joined [date]" beneath your member type at the top of your profile. Prior to this we had a much smaller line on member account profiles that said "Account confirmed [date]" along with the line "[WikiTree ID] created [date]" that appears for all profiles.

We don't actually store joined dates anywhere. Your confirmed date is the date your email address was confirmed. That date may have been updated if your email address was changed, you reconfirmed your email address, your account profile was merged with another, or even in some cases if you changed your last name at birth.

We are still using confirmed dates as quasi-joined dates in some places. As mentioned above, we're still doing it for Family Members and Guests. And it will still appear on profile previews and G2G profiles, unless we decide to update those.

Personally, I think emphasizing the date you signed the Honor Code is a good thing. The Honor Code is what binds us together as a community. The date you signed is a more relevant marker for when you joined the community than any other I can think of.

Do you agree? Or do you see any problems, or have questions? Post here.

Thanks!

Chris

Comments

Thank you.  When I joined it was with just an initial, then when I became a greeter, thought I should have a full name, loosing prior history.  Yes - the Honor Code is indeed an important marker.

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thanks Chris, works for me!  

Answer 1

Yes, I saw it - much better! although I find it strange that I joined on 29 May 2011, but didn't sign the Honor Code until 30 December 2012...oh, well. 2012 is better than 2017, that's for sure.

Comments

Looks like the earliest signers are from 2012. Mine is the one exception with 2011. Everyone else is May 2012 or later. So, it looks like you joined before you could sign the Honor Code. :-)

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That's me! joining before I could sign! I noticed with some amusement a while ago that I never volunteered, either - I don't think there was such a thing when I signed up. LOL

Answer 2

Yes, if I understand what you're saying, a great change.  I've seen many complaints by people who have changed their e-mail address and found their "joined" date altered to a much more recent date, to their disappointment.  If this change removes that issue, wonderful!

Answer 3

Thank you for listening to the community and making that change, Chris! I was one of those whose "confirmed" date was two years later then when I joined. I am happy to see it is a much closer date, and agree the signing of the Honor Code is worth "celebrating" on our profiles.

Answer 4

I joined in 2011 and only signed the honour code in 2015 because it took me more than three years to decide to bring my research to WikiTree, in itself, for me, a non-English person, a massive undertaking. I don't have a volunteer badge either, probably because I was never asked to volunteer. For me, WikiTree constitutes a stable free collaborative genealogy site with the prospect to remain so for a very, very long time.

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Thank you, Louis!

Answer 5

That's a very nice solution to the problem of "dating" members.

Answer 6

That is a good idea and a useful change.