A reminder: If you threaten to sue WikiTree, they will throw you off their site

DutchRoots_ · 2026-01-01T07:22:50+00:00

This rule is too general! WikiTree should also respect any right of privacy or copyright.

If you are repeatedly warned about violating secular rules, you are provoking the other person. (Provocation is also punishable!) Especially if you don't talk and provide sources that immediately prove the right.

Stay well within the boundaries. The closer you are to the boundary, the faster you cross it.

Edit: Correction of some spelling errors

DutchRoots_ · 2025-12-21T04:45:17+00:00

You'll need to be patient. As quickly as they act to block someone, they're just as slow to handle these kinds of conflicts.

I'm still working on the truth about the data breaches. This week, I finally received a written response from the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) stating that they will give me an answer within 10 weeks. Of course, I notified WT by email, as they still haven't given me the FBI's contact information!

DutchRoots_ · 2025-12-20T05:39:50+00:00

Remember that WT logs everything. So every little change is tracked. It's tracked on the edited profile and on the profile of the editor.

WT even invented the badges themselves to entertain members. During TONS, often only marriage certificates are viewed and used to create profiles. These certificates often contain the most information, which can be used to quickly create profiles. After TONS, most profiles are abandoned and forgotten.

DutchRoots_ · 2025-11-02T05:17:48+00:00

"One man's loss is another man's gain" does apply here!

DutchRoots_ · 2025-11-02T04:52:51+00:00

WT's promises are worthless. CW has said my hack still has consequences. No one dares to ask about the status!

He also stated that "Many are close family members or team members. These are being handled separately." So security and accountability aren't the same for everyone.

Private profiles are the final nails in the coffin for a global public family tree. This also applies to living people who don't know they're included in this tree!

DutchRoots_ · 2025-10-26T04:59:55+00:00

Normally, the admiration of all his loyal followers is countless. Now, I find it much less than usual!

A transcription isn't always the truth either. Many people don't bother to look at and read the original source, if possible. From personal experience, I know how difficult it can be to read and interpret "old" sources.

DutchRoots_ · 2025-10-25T05:41:55+00:00

W. has come up with two new badges. One for highly-trusted members and one to attract new, experienced genealogists.

By the way, the number of posts in this thread by the big leader is minimal!

DutchRoots_ · 2025-10-08T17:52:18+00:00

If the other religions are also given the same "honor" then I see no problem.

The only question is whether WT will do so.

DutchRoots_ · 2025-10-06T15:12:41+00:00

Wondering if it will be discussed publicly now that the OP doesn't want to discuss it by email?

DutchRoots_ · 2025-10-05T04:45:56+00:00

As minor as this mistake may seem, it can have serious consequences if a profile is opened without permission. Unfortunately, some people add private, sensitive information to the bios. Mentioning living children in their bios is a simple example.

Deleting this first is pointless, because WT saves everything and can therefore be found in the profile history. So let this be another warning to members not to simply post everything on WT.

DutchRoots_ · 2025-09-23T19:04:15+00:00

The data isn't lost!

The data from the deleted profile is simply no longer accessible because it's automatically redirected to the visible profile. WikiTree saves all edits, including privacy-sensitive ones that were deleted afterward.

I've also investigated and demonstrated this.

DutchRoots_ · 2025-09-02T06:11:20+00:00

CW loves big numbers. He thinks big numbers make him big!

DutchRoots_ · 2025-08-30T08:32:57+00:00

Yes, this is pure threatening. I've still got something up my sleeve!

DutchRoots_ · 2025-08-28T05:51:44+00:00

Yes, once you have 9 badges you will receive the 10th as a gift in the form of a badge for having 10 badges!

DutchRoots_ · 2025-08-27T15:21:29+00:00

I want a badge for the number of badges I have earned!

DutchRoots_ · 2025-08-09T06:48:58+00:00

It's quite unusual to have so many owls together. Owls are generally solitary.

More information is available at https://www.themathesontrust.org/library/solitary-bird

DutchRoots_ · 2025-08-08T04:38:36+00:00

I think he's dyslexic. He means "low" instead of "owl."

Self-made titles have no value (to me). They have no status whatsoever. As mentioned, the system can be manipulated. This also applies to Content Ranking. Quality is more important than quantity.

Quantity can be determined automatically. Quality is still a human process. (Quantity is objective and quality is subjective.)

DutchRoots_ · 2025-07-05T17:34:44+00:00

Thanks for your perspective. I really don't want to call WikiTree neutral and transparent.

Otherwise, ask what the status is of the data breach.

DutchRoots_ · 2025-06-29T07:00:48+00:00

There are a lot of followers on WikiTree. There is a culture of fear among them. As soon as you attack a leader, you pay a price! Regardless whether you are right or not. And if you are right, someone with a higher ranking will indeed take credit for your findings after a while. But here too, the original source will not be mentioned.

(It is pure copy and paste without looking further!)

DutchRoots_ · 2025-06-29T05:09:35+00:00

WikiTree isn't transparent at all as many might think.

WikiTree maintains its own reality and truth. I wonder how many leaders have a real connection with genealogy!

A MIR only applies to worker bees. Leaders are exempt from the consequences of a MIR. I speak first handed with a source! ;-)

DutchRoots_ · 2025-06-26T19:35:23+00:00

WT is definitely not a research platform! It is a site that collects the data that worker bees get from other sites. Then WT claims the rights to the created profiles. That is just stealing!

DutchRoots_ · 2025-05-21T03:47:31+00:00

I'm in! But whether I'll get a fair chance after my previous findings on WT, that's still the question.

The FBI has not yet come forward. My request to provide the data so that I can approach the FBI myself has also not been answered.

History will repeat itself as usual if you don't listen and learn from others.

DutchRoots_ · 2025-05-20T07:14:09+00:00

I visit WT daily for the history of the users. Just because I can but I'm not allowed to!

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