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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Bernard Thomas 28 Apr 2024. Richard Selby 28 Apr 2024. C Herzog 28 Apr 2024. Veronique Claes 28 Apr 2024. Richard Espino 28 Apr 2024. Susan Anonymous 28 Apr 2024. B Wilson 28 Apr 2024. Jason Medina 28 Apr 2024. Mustafa Saruhan 28 Apr 2024. Margaret Elaine Clift 28 Apr 2024. Matt Gilson 28 Apr 2024. Bill Blow 28 Apr 2024. Martin Humphry 28 Apr 2024. Harrison McEvoy 28 Apr 2024. Angel Goudeaux 28 Apr 2024. Dwan Brown 28 Apr 2024. C Miles 28 Apr 2024. Deborah C Taylor 28 Apr 2024. Lisa Santos 28 Apr 2024. Quinn Casey 28 Apr 2024. Jamie Youngblood 28 Apr 2024. P Baker 28 Apr 2024. Eduardo Perez 28 Apr 2024. Donna McManus 28 Apr 2024. Ava Johnston 28 Apr 2024. Samantha Cook 28 Apr 2024. Tara Baxter 27 Apr 2024. Ross Polson 27 Apr 2024. M Duncan 27 Apr 2024. Ann Rotolante 27 Apr 2024. Cindy Hatfield 27 Apr 2024. Robert Belton 27 Apr 2024. Amy Lampel 27 Apr 2024. T Baillio 27 Apr 2024. Megan Rittinger 27 Apr 2024. Wanda Hall 27 Apr 2024. Francois Taute 27 Apr 2024. S. Tucker 27 Apr 2024. Jack Adams 27 Apr 2024. Jaime Dick 27 Apr 2024. Micah Loken 27 Apr 2024. Rosemary Whitley 27 Apr 2024. pa Stiles 27 Apr 2024. Laurie Stinnett 27 Apr 2024. Steven Johnson 27 Apr 2024. Leanne Chatwin 27 Apr 2024. Lonnie Moore 27 Apr 2024. Michael Lee 27 Apr 2024. Marco Cristofaro 27 Apr 2024. Janis Austin 27 Apr 2024. Lori Cook-Folger 27 Apr 2024. Vicky Meiers 27 Apr 2024. Marshall Foster 27 Apr 2024. Robert Kennerley 27 Apr 2024. Christine Cole 27 Apr 2024. Wicasta Lovelace 27 Apr 2024. David van der Werf 27 Apr 2024. Jaqui Nash 27 Apr 2024. Dee Tree 27 Apr 2024. Jennifer Rushton 27 Apr 2024. Jane Casler 27 Apr 2024. Paul McWhinnie 27 Apr 2024. Richard Kenmuir 27 Apr 2024. Barbara Forbes 27 Apr 2024. Peter Luckow 27 Apr 2024. Margaret Marrin 27 Apr 2024. Bimal Panda 27 Apr 2024. Brenda Scarbrough 27 Apr 2024. Di Shearer 27 Apr 2024. Keri Carmel 27 Apr 2024. Fiona Hellyer 27 Apr 2024. Lauren Gossler 27 Apr 2024. Anonymous Mccormick 27 Apr 2024. Curtis Yorke 27 Apr 2024. Corie Denmead 27 Apr 2024. Cathy Dearnley 27 Apr 2024. F Shellenberger 27 Apr 2024. Kathy Kracht 27 Apr 2024. Jimmy Pugh 27 Apr 2024. Vicki Caldwell 27 Apr 2024. Steven Tollison 27 Apr 2024. A Headley 26 Apr 2024. Geoffrey Stevenson 26 Apr 2024. Judith Mitchell 26 Apr 2024. P Jackson 26 Apr 2024. Leah LeBouef 26 Apr 2024. Nic Picard 26 Apr 2024. Kimberly Icenogle 26 Apr 2024. Nathan van Eyk 26 Apr 2024. Nicholas Holland 26 Apr 2024. Shelly Zortman 26 Apr 2024. Paweł Nowakowski 26 Apr 2024. John Dent 26 Apr 2024. Richard Hicklin 26 Apr 2024. K Belisle 26 Apr 2024. Becky Perdue 26 Apr 2024. Sandie Huckfeldt 26 Apr 2024. Patrick Maier 26 Apr 2024. Dylan Collins 26 Apr 2024. Paul Leavitt 26 Apr 2024.

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