Excellent, Cheri. Thanks so much! MaryAnn
On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 3:48 PM, Mary Bordi <[email protected]> wrote: > That was great Cheri! > > Mary > > On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 9:52 AM 'Sam (Camas, WA)' via Azores Genealogy < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Great job Cheri. Should be clear to all now. 😊 >> >> >> >> Sam (Camas, WA) >> >> >> >> *From: *Cheri Mello <[email protected]> >> *Sent: *Friday, June 23, 2017 9:15 AM >> *To: *Azores Genealogy <[email protected]>; madeira-genealogy@ >> googlegroups.com; [email protected] >> >> >> *Subject: *[AZORES-Genealogy] DNA Testing Companies: An analogy >> >> >> >> (Cross posted to Azores, Madeira, and IslandRoutes lists) >> >> Here are some department stores in America. Some may be in Canada too: >> [image: Inline image 1][image: Inline image 2][image: Inline image 3] >> >> Let's say you find a pair of Levi's (jeans) on sale at Sears. You have a >> question, but you see no available clerk at Sears. So you set the jeans >> down and go to Macy's to ask the clerk there about the sale on the Levi's >> jeans at Sears. >> >> The above scenario is ridiculous and you know that a clerk in one store >> cannot answer a question about a sale at another store, even if they all >> sell Levi's jeans. >> >> Now, let's say you have walked into a thrift store. They sell donated >> clothes that others have purchased from many department stores such as >> Sears, J.C. Penney's and Macy's. You spot your favorite shirt that you >> ruined 5 years ago. It's just like the one you bought at J.C. Penney's. But >> you have a question. Since you recognize the brand as one that is sold >> exclusively at Penney's, you drive over to Penney's to ask the clerk a >> question about your favorite shirt that you bought 5 years ago and ruined. >> >> And you all know that's completely ridiculous too. >> >> The example above is fairly easy to understand since they involve actual >> brick-and-mortar stores that have familiarity to at least the American list >> readers. >> >> Now let's switch gears. We have DNA testing companies (who have an >> Internet presence). The main 3 players currently are: >> [image: Inline image 4][image: Inline image 5][image: Inline image 6] >> >> These three companies, Family Tree DNA (FTDNA), AncestryDNA, and 23 and >> Me, all sell DNA tests, just like Sears, Penney's, and Macy's sell Levi's >> jeans. >> >> Out of the 3 DNA testing companies, one has many "store clerks" and the >> other 2 stores you can't find a clerk in sight. FTDNA has many "store >> clerks" called administrators (or admins, for short). They are there to >> answer questions about the DNA tests you purchased at FTDNA. If you >> purchased a DNA test at AncestryDNA, don't ask your FTDNA admin a question >> about it. Or about 23 and Me. That's like seeing the Levi's in Sears but >> going over to Macy's to ask the clerk a question. >> >> Also, you can take your DNA to the thrift shop. This is a web site called >> GedMatch. You can download your raw data from any of the big 3 testing >> companies and put it on GedMatch. Just like you can purchase clothes from >> Sears, Penney's or Macy's and donate them to a thrift store. But you are >> not going to find something at the thrift store and drive back to Macy's to >> ask a question. So if you upload at GedMatch, don't expect your FTDNA admin >> to help you with GedMatch questions and problems. >> >> The Azores, Madeira (and other Portuguese based projects) were founded 12 >> years ago on Family Tree DNA. I'm a Family Tree DNA admin. I'm a volunteer. >> I spend anywhere from 10 to maybe 20 hours a week helping people. You don't >> publicly see this, as I am helping one individual at a time with their own >> personal results. That individual tested with FTDNA. So if you want to test >> with another testing company, that's fine. Don't expect the FTDNA admin to >> help you with your results. That's like seeing the Levi's on sale at Sears >> and asking the Macy's clerk for help. It's the same for GedMatch as well. >> >> Luckily, FTDNA can accept DNA results from AncestryDNA and 23 and Me. So >> if you want help from an FTDNA admin, transfer your results over to FTDNA. >> >> >> >> Now we all know that many store clerks are part time workers and some >> work at more than one store. Some FTDNA admins have tested at other >> companies and are willing to help with those results. Most do not. For >> those that do, many do charge a consultant fee, as it is beyond the scope >> of what they do as a volunteer admin with FTDNA. They are acting as a >> consultant across companies and not solely as a volunteer admin with FTDNA. >> >> >> >> Hope this analogy clears up some confusion. >> >> >> Cheri Mello, Family Tree DNA Admin (volunteer) >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Azores Genealogy" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >> >> >> >> >> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=icon> >> Virus-free. >> www.avast.com >> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=link> >> <#m_1447601341848096411_m_-8356977746511448720_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Azores Genealogy" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- *MaryAnn Santos* Senior Advisement and Student Affairs Administrator Department of Art and Art Professions NYU/Steinhardt 212.998.5702 [email protected] Follow us at *Twitter / @NYUart <https://twitter.com/NYUart>Instagram / @nyuart <http://instagram.com/nyuart>* *Facebook / NYU Art Department <https://www.facebook.com/pages/NYU-Art-Department/53833145389>* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. 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