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From: "Keith" <>
Subject: Re: [CARTER-DNA] web re-design suggestions
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 08:58:40 -0700
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Precisely why phylogenetic trees give a more comprehensible and accurate
picture of relationships and where to look for MRCA.
When tests are simply listed, someone will always be first.

Keith

-----Original Message-----
From:
[mailto:] On Behalf Of Holly Carter Dunlap
Georgia
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 7:18 AM
To:
Subject: Re: [CARTER-DNA] web re-design suggestions



That is exactly the problem I have with it. There is no genealogical
significance to the first data to be submitted to Vickie over the rest. It
was just random chance as to who got there first.


If the correct profile of a common ancestor could somehow be determined and
then the differences between the descendants and the common ancestor then
that would have meaning. That's not what we have. It's just a matter of
who got there first and who got there second. It's misleading. Why give
greater significance to the first guy to get tested over all the other guys?




> From:
> To:
> Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 09:38:41 -0400
> Subject: Re: [CARTER-DNA] web re-design suggestions
>
>
> I think the number of markers is useful as an indicator of how good a
> match we're talking about. The number of matches refers to the number
> matched within that group as compared with the first one in the group.
>
> Dale M Crawford
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> [mailto:] On Behalf Of Holly Carter
> Dunlap Georgia
> Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 1:19 PM
> To:
> Subject: [CARTER-DNA] web re-design suggestions
>
>
>
> I have some web re-design suggestions. Since we are in the process of
> discussing the re-design of Carter-World, I think this would be as
> good a time as any to toss them into the wind to see what flies.
>
>
> In reviewing the Carter-Cousins.org wegsite, I see that Vickie has
> setup the following columns on the Test Results page:
>
>
> - Kit #
> - Earliest Ancestor
> - Haplogroup
> - # of Markers Matched
> - Date & Places
>
>
> I'm sure other people have other ideas but here are my suggestions.
>
>
> 1) Get rid of that # of Markers Matched column. It is confusing. It
> raises the question; matched to what? I think it is meaningless and
> misleading.
>
>
> 2) I think Earliest Ancestor and Dates & Places should be combined.
> Both serve the same identification purpose. This field may need to be
> expanded to include brief notes in some cases.
>
>
> 3) I would add a column right on the Test Results Page for the
> Names(s)/email addresse(s) of the Researcher(s)/Kit Sponsors(s) to be
> identified. Of course, this information would be voluntary.
>
>
>
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