Living People

How does the WikiTree system decide if someone is alive?

This may sound silly but it's an important issue. This defines whether their profile will be protected. Full information about living people, or those with living direct relatives, is only visible to their Trusted List. Unprotected profiles are open to all WikiTree users. Therefore, WikiTree is very conservative in this area.

1. When there is a Death Date, obviously, the person is considered non-living.
   
   
2. When there is no Death Date and no Birth Date, the person is considered living.
   
   
3. When there is no Death Date but there is a Birth Date, the person is considered living unless:
   1. the Birth Date is more than 100 years ago, and
   2. the Death Date is not marked "blank because still living".