Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Family Finder Matches and the Population Finder bar
Here's the email reply. I will call too. Cheri = Thank you for your feedback regarding the new Family Finder look. I will pass along your suggestion about giving the option of showing your Population Finder results to our management and engineering departments for consideration. Thank you very much for your attention to this matter. On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 6:57 PM, Denis Meals deni...@gmail.com wrote: Very good idea Tomas. I second the motion. Tish On Monday, October 7, 2013, Tomas Leal wrote: As long as you're going to bring up the matter, Cheri, let me add my ,02 euros worth: Given there is already an option for user information to be made Private on Family Tree DNA, what not make the match bars also available for privacy or opt out? It seems such a waste to close off such rich information because of complaints from some users. As anyone can readily tell by looking at the various reports, most users are fully public with their information on the site. The site's now you see it, now you don't seems overkill, a massive solution to a much smaller problem. Tomás Leal -- For 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. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For 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. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- For 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. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Family Finder Matches and the Population Finder bar
Cheri, While I think this is a great idea how about instead of opt out how about opt in. I am not one who appreciates opt out in any instance because if you forget to opt out you are in and I think they may be others like me - getting older and not following directions so well anymore? E On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 10:29 AM, Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com wrote: Here's the email reply. I will call too. Cheri = Thank you for your feedback regarding the new Family Finder look. I will pass along your suggestion about giving the option of showing your Population Finder results to our management and engineering departments for consideration. Thank you very much for your attention to this matter. On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 6:57 PM, Denis Meals deni...@gmail.com wrote: Very good idea Tomas. I second the motion. Tish On Monday, October 7, 2013, Tomas Leal wrote: As long as you're going to bring up the matter, Cheri, let me add my ,02 euros worth: Given there is already an option for user information to be made Private on Family Tree DNA, what not make the match bars also available for privacy or opt out? It seems such a waste to close off such rich information because of complaints from some users. As anyone can readily tell by looking at the various reports, most users are fully public with their information on the site. The site's now you see it, now you don't seems overkill, a massive solution to a much smaller problem. Tomás Leal -- For 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. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For 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. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- For 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. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For 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. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Family Finder Matches and the Population Finder bar
Opt out / opt in...I have a tendency to use those interchangeably (which they are not), so let me say SETTING. On your DNA page (or the kit(s) that you manage), point at My Account and after the drop down appears, click on Personal Profile Settings. You can add a photo and type information in the About Me box. I'm on my dad's page and since I do his DNA, I've typed this: My daughter, Cheri, handles my genealogy and DNA. From Cheri: My dad is half Portuguese. His paternal grandparents were the immigrants to America. His maternal half is English, Irish, Welsh, Scottish, German and a couple of other things... I have a picture of my dad there too. The SETTING options: I don't know what default was since I'm looking at my dad's page. FTDNA likes to err on the side of caution, so if they put the Population Finder bar back, it will be turned OFF here until you turn it on. I have my dad's options as: Show Ancestral Surnames: Yes Show My Projects: Yes Show My Phone Number: No (I'll give it out when they email me) Show My Most Distant Ancestors: Yes Show My Location (City, State ZIP): Yes Show My Last Log In: Yes And if I've got you reading this email and you are on your personal FTDNA page, look at the tabs above and click on the Beneficiary Information tab. You can type in anything you want there. My dad's says: Name: Cheri Mello or any FTDNA Admin Phone: My cell is there Email: My email is there. I figure if anything happens to me and there are new discoveries in DNA 50 years from now and someone wants to pay on my dad's DNA for the latest and greatest, they have permission to do so. The Beneficiary Information tab was a suggestion from someone on this list. He sent me a personal email about what to do with his DNA and I sent it to FTDNA saying we all needed something like that. And now we have the beneficiary tab. So FTDNA does listen. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- For 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. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
[AZORES-Genealogy] Family Finder Matches and the Population Finder bar
When FTDNA unveiled their new Family Finder matches page last week, each match had a bar under their name. If you pointed at it, you could see if they were 80% European and 20% North African, for example. Then on Friday, it disappeared. I called FTDNA to find out when it would be restored. Never. Too many people called and complained that too much information was being shared. So, if you want to know your match's Population Finder percentages, you are going to have to email them. :( Cheri Mello Family Tree DNA Admin Azores DNA Project -- For 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. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Family Finder Matches and the Population Finder bar
Bummer!!! I liked that feature On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 11:32 AM, Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com wrote: When FTDNA unveiled their new Family Finder matches page last week, each match had a bar under their name. If you pointed at it, you could see if they were 80% European and 20% North African, for example. Then on Friday, it disappeared. I called FTDNA to find out when it would be restored. Never. Too many people called and complained that too much information was being shared. So, if you want to know your match's Population Finder percentages, you are going to have to email them. :( Cheri Mello Family Tree DNA Admin Azores DNA Project -- For 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. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For 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. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Family Finder Matches and the Population Finder bar
That is too bad. It was a great feature.
Tish
On Monday, October 7, 2013, Pam Santos wrote:
Bummer!!! I liked that feature
On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 11:32 AM, Cheri Mello
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When FTDNA unveiled their new Family Finder matches page last week, each
match had a bar under their name. If you pointed at it, you could see if
they were 80% European and 20% North African, for example. Then on Friday,
it disappeared.
I called FTDNA to find out when it would be restored. Never. Too many
people called and complained that too much information was being shared.
So, if you want to know your match's Population Finder percentages, you are
going to have to email them. :(
Cheri Mello
Family Tree DNA Admin
Azores DNA Project
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Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Family Finder Matches and the Population Finder bar
Cheri, Is it possible for FTDNA to add an option that would let those of us who would like to share the population information the ability to do so? I understand that some people are uncomfortable but most of us probably are not. I really liked that feature and thought that it helped narrow down how one might be related to various matches. Melinda Lopes Sent from my iPhone On Oct 7, 2013, at 1:33 PM, Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com wrote: When FTDNA unveiled their new Family Finder matches page last week, each match had a bar under their name. If you pointed at it, you could see if they were 80% European and 20% North African, for example. Then on Friday, it disappeared. I called FTDNA to find out when it would be restored. Never. Too many people called and complained that too much information was being shared. So, if you want to know your match's Population Finder percentages, you are going to have to email them. :( Cheri Mello Family Tree DNA Admin Azores DNA Project -- For 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. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For 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. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Family Finder Matches and the Population Finder bar
Melinda L, Will call and email them with your idea. And if that doesn't work, I'll bring it up at the DNA conference next month. Cheri Mello Azores DNA Admin (volunteer) On Oct 7, 2013 3:37 PM, Melinda Lopes melinda_lo...@hotmail.com wrote: Cheri, Is it possible for FTDNA to add an option that would let those of us who would like to share the population information the ability to do so? I understand that some people are uncomfortable but most of us probably are not. I really liked that feature and thought that it helped narrow down how one might be related to various matches. Melinda Lopes Sent from my iPhone On Oct 7, 2013, at 1:33 PM, Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com wrote: When FTDNA unveiled their new Family Finder matches page last week, each match had a bar under their name. If you pointed at it, you could see if they were 80% European and 20% North African, for example. Then on Friday, it disappeared. I called FTDNA to find out when it would be restored. Never. Too many people called and complained that too much information was being shared. So, if you want to know your match's Population Finder percentages, you are going to have to email them. :( Cheri Mello Family Tree DNA Admin Azores DNA Project -- For 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. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For 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. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For 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. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Family Finder Matches and the Population Finder bar
Very good idea Tomas.
I second the motion.
Tish
On Monday, October 7, 2013, Tomas Leal wrote:
As long as you're going to bring up the matter, Cheri, let me add my ,02
euros worth:
Given there is already an option for user information to be made Private
on Family Tree DNA, what not make the match bars also available for privacy
or opt out? It seems such a waste to close off such rich information
because of complaints from some users. As anyone can readily tell by
looking at the various reports, most users are fully public with their
information on the site. The site's now you see it, now you don't seems
overkill, a massive solution to a much smaller problem.
Tomás Leal
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