Like anything, there is a bit of a learning process involved, but you can always start at your Navigation Home Page. Click the "My Nav Page" link in the upper-right corner of any page, when logged-in.
First, you login. After creating an account, you are sent to your Navigation Home Page. This is a good place to start every time you use WikiTree.
WikiTree is entirely Internet-based. It was created online. The creator of WikiTree, Chris Whitten, lives in New York State.
There are over 2,120,000 profiles on WikiTree as of August, 2011.
No, WikiTree is a free genealogy platform that allows users to create and share family trees.
Yes, there are some simple forms available on wikitree.
Yes, it is very possible to get addicted to WikiTree. It is possibly to get addicted to anything if you enjoy it enough.
No. At this point, WikiTree is only available in English. Profiles can be written in any language but the instructions and field names are in English. WikiTree does plan to add international versions later.
WikiTree's mission is to create a worldwide family tree with which anyone can freely connect their private family histories. WikiTree aims to strike the perfect balance between collaboration and privacy. The site provides a free and easy way to privately share information and organize facts, memories, and photos. At the same time, distant relatives and strangers collaborate on a broader, more public scale to grow the worldwide tree.
WikiTree.com was started in 2008. Chris Whitten began working on WikiTree after leaving Answers.com at the end of 2007.
Yes. WikiTree is entirely free. There is no "premium" membership. Expenses are paid by modest ads on public pages.
WikiTree is continually being updated. Every month new features and functions are released.
Yes, it is a very easy and friendly website to navigate.