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From: Doug McDonald <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Y-STR testing rate slowing down?
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 08:44:51 -0600
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wrote:

> Is it my imagination or are we seeing a significant drop in the number
> of new Y-STR participants? There were a few months last year when I
> would frequently see new FTDNA matches/near matches, or new matches at
> Ysearch, or new matches at RG, etc. It seems like it has been several
> months since I have seen any new matches/near matches on any database.
> This suggests to me that tests for new participants aren't coming in.
> It seems that I have seen lots of previous participants adding new
> tests, but fewer new participants. How is it going for others?
>

The matches continue to roll in at the Clan Donald, both for me
(R1a) and the people in our larger R1b groups. Thanks to Mark MacDonald,
"pour in" is a better phrase.

Direct recruiting, both undirected, meaning "You've got a Clan Donald
name and are from Scotland or Ireland" and directed (actually searching
out people with paper of oral trails of whatever quality) works wonders.

Doug McDonald

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