When I registered my paternal surname HUNTER with the Guild of One-Name Studies in 2015 these were the study principles:
- That the study will be global in scope
- That it will include research within countries where the name is relatively significant and where sources of genealogical data are readily available
- That it will research and store data available in core genealogical datasets and transcriptions
- That it stores and may research other date where the surname is mentioned
- That the member will maintain an accurate description of the scope and progress of the study
