I agree 100% here! The ancestors name gets lost and that ends it. I
know I am not going to look at a living person, when I am trying to
connect to a someone who has been dead for such a long time.
Margaret
-----Original Message-----
From: David & Kathy Wells [mailto:rebeltrumpet@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 1:46 PM
To: CARTER-DNA-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [CARTER-DNA] Test Results on the Websites
VICKI,
One more comment. I don't understand why anyone wants their
current
name on the 'oldest ancestor' field of the results page. I quite
often go
back to that page, and I only click on the ones that have a name I think
could connect somehow to the information I am working on. After all,
once
you click on that 'oldest ancestor' DNA number, the descendant can place
their name on that page. In other words, if I am looking for a
Benjamin
Carter b.ca 1790 in VA. and that person descends from a Benjamin, but
has their modern name and current date, I would probably never click on
their
DNA number to view their lineage data. Therefore, they might lose out
on
information that I had found.
Is it just me that thinks this way, or is this the majority???
thanks, Kathy Wells.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vickie Carter Tallent" <vickie(a)carter-cousins.org>
To: <CARTER-DNA-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 5:55 AM
Subject: [CARTER-DNA] Test Results on the Websites
Dear Group:
The test results page is becoming huge, possibly meaningless and I am
asking for suggestions on how to redo it.
Since everyone has the ability to view their results, search for
matches
at Family Tree DNA, and upload their results to
www.ysearch.org to
search
for other matches it may not be necessary to have all the marker
numbers
on our site. I was thinking about just grouping people together as I
have
now, indicating haplotype, and the number of markers tested and the
number
of differences. It would still include the earliest known ancestor.
I have had several members ask that their name be on the page as
opposed
to their earliest ancestor. This would be voluntary only so
don't
worry
that I will add your name without your consent.
These are my thoughts - please let me know what you think.
Vickie
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