Wiki Genealogist Honor Code

WikiTree is free, but it's not a free-for-all. Our community is collaborating on something special: an accurate single family tree that's free and open to the world. This grand project requires mutual trust and a common understanding of how the community works.

If you were invited by a family member and are just creating or editing a few private family profiles, the following isn't critical. Those who participate at a higher level must agree to this shared code of ethics and principles.

This code is a pledge that community members make to each other. The creators and hosts of WikiTree have also made a pledge: to keep WikiTree free forever.

Our Honor Code

  1. We collaborate. When we share ancestors we work together on the same ancestor profiles.
  2. We care about accuracy. We're always aiming to improve upon our worldwide family tree and fix mistakes.
  3. We know mistakes are inevitable. We don't want to be afraid to make them. We assume that mistakes are unintentional when others make them and ask for the same understanding.
  4. We know misunderstandings are inevitable. We try to minimize them by being courteous to everyone, even those who don't act accordingly.
  5. We respect privacy. We privacy-protect anything we think our family members might not want public. If that's not enough for someone, we delete their personal information.
  6. We respect copyrights. We don't knowingly copy information that's owned by someone else. If we ourselves want to preserve a copyright, we're clear about what's copyrighted so others don't accidentally copy it.
  7. We give credit. Although most genealogy isn't copyrighted, researchers deserve credit for the work they've done.
  8. We cite sources. Without sources we can't objectively resolve conflicting information.
  9. We are united in a mission to increase the world's common store of knowledge. We always respect copyrights and privacy, but we keep information as free and open as possible.

Signers

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J Northcote 20 Apr 2024. M Coleborne 20 Apr 2024. Jason Rowe 20 Apr 2024. Anne Holden 20 Apr 2024. Kim Travis 20 Apr 2024. Heather Mcbee 20 Apr 2024. Kevin Everets 20 Apr 2024. Chloe Baker 20 Apr 2024. ML McLain 20 Apr 2024. Michael Sherwood 20 Apr 2024. Rebecca MacKay 20 Apr 2024. Peter Fenton 20 Apr 2024. Linda O’Reilly 20 Apr 2024. Nikki Swift 20 Apr 2024. Albert Esterhuyse 20 Apr 2024. A Cashmore 20 Apr 2024. Guenter Stertenbrink 20 Apr 2024. J Edmonds 20 Apr 2024. Anne Badans 20 Apr 2024. Pamela Kendrick 20 Apr 2024. Cathy Nickell 20 Apr 2024. Jenny Chapman 20 Apr 2024. N Burke 20 Apr 2024. Maddison Hollis 20 Apr 2024. B Wattrus 20 Apr 2024. Kellie Logan 20 Apr 2024. Robert Hunt 20 Apr 2024. T Holmes 20 Apr 2024. Sheila Dixon 20 Apr 2024. Lisa Maas 20 Apr 2024. TW Kelly 20 Apr 2024. Anonymous Johnson 20 Apr 2024. Shauna Gates 20 Apr 2024. Cher Reed 20 Apr 2024. Shawneise Wright 20 Apr 2024. Mitch Dumont 19 Apr 2024. Kobus Opperman 19 Apr 2024. Johann Grobler 19 Apr 2024. Justin Walsh 19 Apr 2024. Tom Keene 19 Apr 2024. David Duncan 19 Apr 2024. Jennifer Chambers 19 Apr 2024. Nicole McCarthy 19 Apr 2024. Damon Flaugher 19 Apr 2024. Suzanne Mckinley 19 Apr 2024. Timothy Torgerson 19 Apr 2024. Gerald Villani 19 Apr 2024. Lori Gargus 19 Apr 2024. Brett Logan 19 Apr 2024. Ashley Woolley 19 Apr 2024. Robert Schwalger 19 Apr 2024. Faye Holloway 19 Apr 2024. Karen Baacke 19 Apr 2024. Jessica Connelly 19 Apr 2024. Joshua Reed 19 Apr 2024. Larry Fulham 19 Apr 2024. Dennis Dutterer 19 Apr 2024. Tamara Petrie 19 Apr 2024. Shannon Prescott 19 Apr 2024. Suzanne Stetson 19 Apr 2024. Tessa Crider 19 Apr 2024. Audra Bodine 19 Apr 2024. Lynn Rawson 19 Apr 2024. Bill Borthwick 19 Apr 2024. Albert Harms 19 Apr 2024. Doug Knowles 19 Apr 2024. Lyn Landsdale 19 Apr 2024. Jordyn Nicholson 19 Apr 2024. Lauren Gillenwater 19 Apr 2024. Tim Jenkins 19 Apr 2024. Laura Lindley 19 Apr 2024. R Davis 19 Apr 2024. Sven Wagner 19 Apr 2024. Susan Tomlinson 19 Apr 2024. Chris Grant 19 Apr 2024. Tatum Moore 19 Apr 2024. John Horton 19 Apr 2024. Tyana Myers 19 Apr 2024. David Maxwell 19 Apr 2024. Janine Wsol 19 Apr 2024. Will Dickerson 19 Apr 2024. Linda Lang 19 Apr 2024. Jeanette Clark 19 Apr 2024. William Stump 19 Apr 2024. Lisa Wicks 19 Apr 2024. Teri Marshall 19 Apr 2024. Jennifer McLaren 19 Apr 2024. Kevin Nirsimloo 19 Apr 2024. Susan Loftus 19 Apr 2024. Geoff Donges 19 Apr 2024. Lorraine Bash 19 Apr 2024. Megan Koontz 19 Apr 2024. Tosca Reis 18 Apr 2024. Dawn Meyers 18 Apr 2024. Carolyn Golden 18 Apr 2024. Stephanie Wilkins 18 Apr 2024. Roger Bradley 18 Apr 2024. Anon McConchie 18 Apr 2024. Sharon Freeman 18 Apr 2024. Carol Horne 18 Apr 2024.

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See About WikiTree for more on our mission and organization or Membership for more on the benefits of signing the Honor Code.

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