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From: "Jerry Vandiver" <>
Subject: RE: [DNA] Help - How to Drum Up Participants
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2002 20:41:28 -0700


I want to thank everyone for the comments and suggestions. One of the problems with our objectives is that it will take MANY individuals to participate. Since I posted my first - three have responded and there are three in the original group. We have 6, but they are not spread enough to learn what we want from the study. I guess we could get it underway and then add others as they can be encouraged to join.

Thanks again,
Jerry D. Vandiver
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On Wed, 5 Jun 2002 19:49:16
Sheryl Alvernaz wrote:
>Stick of dynamite?
>S
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>To:
>Subject: Re: [DNA] Help - How to Drum Up Participants
>
>In a message dated 6/5/02 6:55:58 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
>
>writes:
>
>
>>
>> My difficulty was often getting people to participate, even IF I
>offered to
>>
>> pay the fee for them; or to send in the test sample with a check after
>> ordering it.
>>
>George,
>
>Our small group of MIDDLETONs has a little money to pay for people who
>are
>interested but not willing or able to pay. A lot of the time it seems
>like an
>elderly woman doing research but the males with the surname are
>disinterested. Since FTDNA gave us a group rate for 6 test we have
>subsidized
>one or two. But we expect questions to arise after test results are
>back.
>Some of the money is being held for additional testing when those
>questions
>need answering.
>
>We don't know what those questions will be so maybe we'll need more
>subjects,
>or maybe we'll need more loci tested. I can't even guess.
>
>Grant W. Johnston, Chico, CA
>Respect those who are seeking truth. Be wary of those who think they
>know it.
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