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.

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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Matt DeBettencourt 10 Oct 2024. Leslie Duiker 10 Oct 2024. Monika Radley 10 Oct 2024. Jared Loveday 10 Oct 2024. S. Miller 10 Oct 2024. Meghan Buckler 10 Oct 2024. K Seaden 10 Oct 2024. Chris Spradling 10 Oct 2024. Bob Luker 10 Oct 2024. Ronald Lee 10 Oct 2024. Reggie Blennerhassett 10 Oct 2024. José Matos 10 Oct 2024. Shannon Kissane 10 Oct 2024. R. Morris 10 Oct 2024. Gerard Fitzpatrick 10 Oct 2024. Roxanne Hojnacki 10 Oct 2024. James McSporran 10 Oct 2024. Tomáš Hrabálek 10 Oct 2024. Alicia Griffin 10 Oct 2024. Mindaugas Skrupskelis 10 Oct 2024. Lorraine Killoran 10 Oct 2024. David Bennett 10 Oct 2024. Graeme Brown 10 Oct 2024. Petro Nel 10 Oct 2024. Kerrie Seymour 10 Oct 2024. Sarah Mackenzie 10 Oct 2024. John Fulp 10 Oct 2024. Rob Frank 10 Oct 2024. Basil Rowe 10 Oct 2024. Adelson Scalfoni 10 Oct 2024. Thomas McNeal 10 Oct 2024. Brittnie Davis 10 Oct 2024. Christopher Heald 10 Oct 2024. Kathy Peoples 10 Oct 2024. Mark Lavery 10 Oct 2024. Finlay McLuckie 10 Oct 2024. Adam Weitzel 10 Oct 2024. Kathleen Foust 10 Oct 2024. JIll Nese 9 Oct 2024. S Hillmer 9 Oct 2024. Kevin Muise 9 Oct 2024. Angel Drame 9 Oct 2024. Lillian Sowers 9 Oct 2024. Wendy Rydings 9 Oct 2024. Kevin Harrington 9 Oct 2024. Anonymous Camby 9 Oct 2024. Leah Bell 9 Oct 2024. Alexandra Macmillan 9 Oct 2024. Paul Richards 9 Oct 2024. Patricia Pigeon 9 Oct 2024. Michael Massing 9 Oct 2024. Sally Pick 9 Oct 2024. Moira Stephens 9 Oct 2024. Valerie Coleman 9 Oct 2024. Christopher Fitzgerald 9 Oct 2024. Rodney Briggs 9 Oct 2024. Mac Clabaugh 9 Oct 2024. Madde Deming 9 Oct 2024. Colleen McCloskey 9 Oct 2024. Donna James 9 Oct 2024. Teresa Robinson 9 Oct 2024. Lisa Warren 9 Oct 2024. Karen McFadden 9 Oct 2024. Daniel Kernohan 9 Oct 2024. Paul Cripwell 9 Oct 2024. Kirsty Shearwood 9 Oct 2024. James Hooper 9 Oct 2024. S. Steel 9 Oct 2024. Bobbie Eichensehr 9 Oct 2024. Kevin Krall 9 Oct 2024. A. Rasmussen 9 Oct 2024. Linda Bellah 9 Oct 2024. Martin Worsley 9 Oct 2024. Kathy Armistead 9 Oct 2024. Kristen Hansen 9 Oct 2024. Tracie Ragan 9 Oct 2024. Morgan Falicity Jane Underwood 9 Oct 2024. Maies Tahmasian 9 Oct 2024. Charles Stricklin 9 Oct 2024. Kelly Hamilton 9 Oct 2024. Edward West 9 Oct 2024. William Cole 9 Oct 2024. Thomas Atkinson 9 Oct 2024. Mark Baardman 9 Oct 2024. Katja Hartnagel 9 Oct 2024. Matthew Norton 9 Oct 2024. Myrl Jaquith 9 Oct 2024. Jennifer Holley 9 Oct 2024. Flávia D'Alcantara 9 Oct 2024. Shannon Evans Javes 9 Oct 2024. Gordon Jones 9 Oct 2024. James Ristuccia 9 Oct 2024. Tina Tieden 9 Oct 2024. Jessy Casey 9 Oct 2024. J. Campbell 9 Oct 2024. Nicky Hunkin 9 Oct 2024. Brendan Rogan 9 Oct 2024. Amanda Swart 9 Oct 2024. Alisa McCullough 9 Oct 2024. Karl Glasgow 9 Oct 2024.

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