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From: Charles <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] DNA Confusion! Suggest FTDNA provide and "on-off switch" for just the 12 marker Y-DNA test match section
Date: Thu, 01 May 2003 13:37:04 -0400
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Max,

Glad to see the additional information being provided on this 12 marker,
low-resolution match issue.

I think FTDNA needs to enhance the public-private function to provide a
separate "on-off" switch, which can be set by the individual themselves
in the contact information page, for the 12 marker level Y-DNA matches.
Instead of having the public-private function be all or nothing, split
it such that one can separately set the 12 marker data as private and
still have the high resolution section as public. This would help your
customers a lot, in my opinion, by giving them more control over the
filtering process.

Charles
http://www.kerchner.com/success.htm

Max Blankfeld wrote:
>
> Dear Peggy,
>
> We just posted today an explanation about it at the bottom of the results
> page in the tab Y-DNA Match. Just go to your personal FTDNA page and click
> on the link: Understanding matches with different surnames.
>
> Thank you
> Max Blankfeld
> Director of Marketing
> http://www.FamilyTreeDNA.com
> "History Unearthed Daily"
>
> 713-868-1438
>
> At 09:41 AM 5/1/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> >Could someone explain why I received 30 different surnames with 12 marker
> >match to my husband's GORDON DNA? Would matching with all 25 markers make
> >any difference? In
> >simple layman's terms, please!
> >
> >I have read much about DNA matches and understand some, but there is much
> >more that is above me! Since first being told about the various surname
> >matches and contacting all of them,
> >I have gone on my way and enjoyed the GORDON DNA matches and ignored the
> >question of other surnames that matched.
> >
> >But - today I received mail from someone with different surname, who was
> >told he was a 12 marker match to my husband. This made me curious again
> >to find the answer.
> >
> >Thanks in advance for answers.
> >
> >Peg
> >Peggy Pike Gordon
> >Robert Paxson Gordon
> >San Angelo, TX
> >
> >
> >
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