Great idea Cheri. Another problem I have is people with wrong or blank emails on the non Azores people. I also wish we could see when they tested. Some never answer and I think sometimes it is because they tested a year or so ago. The contact method is good though. My husband and I have found several who eventually contact us are handled by others. I wish Family Finder could somehow enforce a valid contact but I guess that is unrealistic.
Thanks for all your help, Pat Nostrome Vieira Anselmo, Pereira Dutra -----Original Message----- From: Cheri Mello <[email protected]> To: Azores Genealogy <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, Jan 12, 2013 3:39 pm Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] How to contact your DNA Matches and get a better response Here's a suggestion (or a work around) that's I've come up with to solve one problem of contacting your DNA matches. Attached is a screen shot titled "Match George." This is Altino Demelo's Family Finder matches. You can see that Altino matches George Mello, Shirley Allegre, Cheri Mello, Gail Elizares, and Nicolau Silva. So if you were Altino and you got your DNA results back, you would think that if you emailed George, Shirley, Cheri, Gail, and Nicolau, that you would be reaching George, Shirley, Cheri, Gail and Nicolau. You're not. The reason I know this is because I'm the project admin and I can tell you that two of the matches have proxies (kits handled by other people). You would not know this if you are Altino. Now, if you are Altino, and you write me an email that says, "Hi there, You are matching me on our Family Finder page," I won't know what you mean. Are you really matching me, Cheri? Or my dad George? Or my mom? Or any of the other kits I handle? So I came up with this work around. See the screen shot titled "Match George But Cheri." Now, if you are Altino, you now know that you won't be talking to George. You are talking to Cheri. So your email could say, "Hi Cheri, I see George Mello is matching me on the Family Finder test." However, if you are a proxy too, your email needs to say, "Hi Cheri, George Mello is matching my cousin, Jane Doe, on the Family Finder test." Or something along those lines. To change the kit to read "First Name - Last Name (contact is ____), do this: 1) Log into your FTDNA account 2) On the blue navigation bar, point at "My Account," and choose "Contact Information." 3) In the LAST NAME field, put (contact is _____) and fill in your name. (My dad's last name is: Mello, Jr (contact is Cheri). The more people that do this, then Family Tree DNA will have their customer service reps suggest this. Cheri Mello Family Tree DNA Admin Azores DNA Project -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
