Wiki Genealogist Honor Code

WikiTree is free, but it's not a free-for-all. Our wiki genealogy community is creating something special: a worldwide family tree that will make genealogy free and accessible for everyone. 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, this isn't critical, but those who participate at a higher level must agree to this shared code of ethics and principles.

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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Sara Heller, May 25, 2013. Naomi Gustafson, May 25, 2013. Brian LaGassie, May 25, 2013. Noreen Palladino, May 25, 2013. Tina Barnicoat, May 25, 2013. Kathy Winters, May 24, 2013. Amy Krycinski, May 24, 2013. Charlotte X, May 24, 2013. Barbara Zsembik, May 24, 2013. John Richard, May 24, 2013. Carolyn Dunn, May 24, 2013. Lisa Muse, May 24, 2013. Väinö Holopainen, May 24, 2013. Catherine Wills, May 24, 2013. James Bates, May 24, 2013. Mike Stone, May 24, 2013. Lindie Van Niekerk, May 24, 2013. Eeva Aarnio, May 24, 2013. Ed Grimes, May 24, 2013. Margaret Moyer, May 24, 2013. Cathy Witte Witte, May 24, 2013. Janet Gregory, May 24, 2013. Kristin Schmidt, May 24, 2013. Laletta Boivin, May 24, 2013. Brenda Ferris, May 24, 2013. Kim Ansaldo, May 24, 2013. Mark Peck, May 24, 2013. Edward Long, May 23, 2013. Jeffrey Cole, May 23, 2013. John Roberts, May 23, 2013. Bridget Swahlen, May 23, 2013. Thierry Cuypers, May 23, 2013. Linda Adendorff, May 23, 2013. Jim Hillyer, May 23, 2013. Jaki Spencer, May 23, 2013. Arthur Andrews, May 23, 2013. William Graham, May 23, 2013. Terry Craig, May 23, 2013. Philip O'Shea, May 23, 2013. Daniel Warwick, May 23, 2013. Sarah Johnson, May 23, 2013. Roseanne Kennelly, May 23, 2013. Marie Jackson, May 23, 2013. Bev Hockett, May 23, 2013. Brett Futcher, May 23, 2013. Wyatt Harrison, May 23, 2013. Stacy Norsworthy, May 23, 2013. Maranda Luper, May 23, 2013. Kevin Leighton, May 23, 2013. Mike Gardner, May 23, 2013. Ben Vallings, May 23, 2013. Merissa Jensen, May 23, 2013. Jennifer Maynard, May 23, 2013. Robin Haynes, May 22, 2013. Yvonne Dwyne, May 22, 2013. Lynell Gibson, May 22, 2013. Howard McCalla, May 22, 2013. Gwendolyn Deford, May 22, 2013. Christopher Leonard Patterson, May 22, 2013. William Holmes, May 22, 2013. Jack Gracey, May 22, 2013. Karen Letsinger, May 22, 2013. Rick Henderson, May 22, 2013. James Downhour, May 22, 2013. William Roll, May 22, 2013. Tom Loghrin, May 22, 2013. Eamon Banta, May 22, 2013. Sherll Plants, May 22, 2013. Rhonda Shoemaker, May 22, 2013. Carmel Danielson, May 22, 2013. Mara Hysell, May 22, 2013. Eric Powell, May 22, 2013. John Ralls, May 22, 2013. Gil Reich, May 22, 2013. Deeann Kronenwetter, May 22, 2013. Elly Cramer, May 22, 2013. Amanda Topsfield, May 22, 2013. Les Wellins, May 22, 2013. Ronald Langeveld, May 22, 2013. Amy Curtis, May 22, 2013. Freddy Ogterop, May 22, 2013. Julia Ralsten, May 22, 2013. Ryan Davis, May 22, 2013. Sheila Anderson, May 21, 2013. Edward Cartwright, May 21, 2013. Rod Alvarez, May 21, 2013. Paresh Adhia, May 21, 2013. Robert Johnson, May 21, 2013. Dawn Higgins, May 21, 2013. Alisa Fisher, May 21, 2013. Monica Finnberg, May 21, 2013. Jim Hastings, May 21, 2013. Cliff Griffith, May 21, 2013. Greg Bodge, May 21, 2013. Elizabeth Rapp, May 21, 2013. Chips Taratus, May 21, 2013. Andrea Anonymous, May 21, 2013. Eleanor Scott, May 21, 2013. Avi Markovitz, May 21, 2013. Alana Keygan, May 21, 2013.

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