Subj : RE: WikiTree.com sysOps Challenge
To   : Nightfox
From : Mike Dippel
Date : Sat Jan 17 2026 03:14 pm

On 1/17/2026 11:32 AM, Nightfox wrote to Mike Dippel:

->   Re: WikiTree.com sysOps Challenge
->   By: Mike Dippel to All on Sat Jan 17 2026 10:14 am
-> 
->  MD> Every week I get notifications from wikitree.com about my relationships
->  MD> with famous celebrities.  Some are actors, politicians, famous Canadians,
->  MD> and the list goes on.
-> 
->  MD> The one niche that I don't see is my relationships with fellow sysOPs.
-> 
->  MD> Once you have created your profile, you will be assigned a wikitree ID.
->  MD> Mine is Dippel-21
-> 
->  MD> I'm sure that the majority of you are not interested in genealogy, but I
->  MD> thought this might be an interesting way to get into genealogy and to see
->  MD> how we are related to each other.
-> 
-> I think it would be interesting to find out more information about my family
-> tree.  Several years ago, I actually did a bit of research about it on
-> ancestry.com..  Maybe I could still log in there and build my family tree on
-> wikitree.com.
-> 
-> I'm nervous about sharing too much information about myself publicly though. 
-> If there was a bad person looking up information on me, I'm not sure I'd want
-> them to be able to find out about my family as well, since who knows what
-> they'd be up to or want to do..
-> 
-> I created an account on wikitree though, and I searched for you - It says it
-> found no connection (yet). :)
-> 
-> Nightfox

I know you well enough that I would have bet that you would be the first to respond.  I 
never worry about invasion of privacy myself.  Genealogical sites are very common and 
so far I haven't had any issues.  I have been doing this for many years.

The key to success is when your family gets linked up with other families.  That's when 
you will start seeing progress.

Mike Dippel
 
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