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From: Jim Bartlett <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Problems with some surname project admins
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2011 06:43:10 -0400
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Start with an objective statement.

Such as: Create a brief set of Administrator guidelines to recruit participants, help people understand DNA as a genealogy tool, purchase tests, interpret results, and display matching results with some method of identifying the Patriarchal surname lines to which they belong.

Try it - an objective statement is hard to write, harder to get agreement, but essential as a common goal - otherwise everyone heads in their own direction.

I would not ask FTDNA to track metrics (each DNA project is different, and need not comply with standards); but FTDNA could be a little more willing to look into complaints of project participants.

Jim - Sent from my iPhone - FaceTime!

On Nov 5, 2011, at 1:53 AM, "Bob May" <> wrote:

> Lisa wrote :-
> " Would it make sense to establish a set of (really really) minimum admin
> requirements? I'm not sure, just wondering. A couple-few things which it
> would be easy for FTDNA to track? Things which might trigger an intervention
> process..."
>
> What about a set of guidelines from those running good projects as a guide
> to someone just starting up a project or taking one over?
>
>
> This then could also fill the requirement that Lisa signals
>
>
> Bob

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