Danger Zone 31 October 2021 Reviewer: Joan from Washington, DC
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You say in your review article that WikiTree "allows you to build your family tree." No, they don't. At least not without harassing you constantly about what you've done. There is also a huge learning curve; the entire interface feels like something someone threw together in their basement in their free time.
I had a horrible experience with WikiTree and got nowhere in learning about my family. Honestly the website is run by people who control your every move. My entries were merged with others' without my permission and some were removed for capricious reasons. I honestly felt harassed. After a couple of years, I gave up completely after receiving a really nasty message from another user and I then tried to delete my account--and they wouldn't let me!!! Some mystery person who apparently was one of the site controllers/admins kept messaging me about how I'd "made too may contributions" to leave. I was told that the only thing I could do was request anonymization of my data, but I couldn't leave. That completely freaked me out. I was unsuccessful in getting my account deleted. WikiTree is both a cult and a scam; they build their site on the backs of contributors and then refuse to do what the contributors want.
In summary, I would not recommend Wiki Tree to a friend.
