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From: "Keith" <>
Subject: Re: [CARTER-DNA] web re-design suggestions
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 14:22:04 -0700
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Good points!

-----Original Message-----
From:
[mailto:] On Behalf Of Holly Carter Dunlap
Georgia
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 10:44 AM
To:
Subject: Re: [CARTER-DNA] web re-design suggestions



The thing to remember is that the DNA Donor and the Researcher (Kit Sponsor)
are not always the same person. I am suggesting having contact info for the
Researcher, not the DNA Donor. Often the actual DNA Donor is a distant
cousin who did the sample as a favor and has no interest in genealogy and
doesn't want to be bothered or even identified.




> From:
> To:
> Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 13:21:10 -0400
> Subject: Re: [CARTER-DNA] web re-design suggestions
>
> I am very much in favor of adding #3
>
> 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.
>
> I made the suggestion several years ago, and it was shot down. I am a
> member of several DNA surname projects, and all of the others list the
> donor who is the match. It was through contacting them that I was able
> to make connections in my family tree. The earliest ancestor groupings
> have been minimally useful to me because I never could link the names.
> Most were recent ancestors in a particular line, and not in my files.
>
> As far as the information being voluntary, I think the submitters
> should provide contact information if they want to be part of the
> project. If they can't be contacted, what's the point of joining?
>
> Isabel Carter
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Holly Carter Dunlap Georgia
> Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 1:18 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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