Dear Carl, There are quite a few people who have requested that FTDNA create this capacity. I think that when FTDNA created the software for Family Finder they didn't realize how crucial it was that Family Finder allow their customers to compare your matches with each other similar to what you can do 23andMe. 23andMe didn't add this ability until about 1 1/2 years ago. It has been a major help for genetic genealogists to have this feature at 23andMe. I hope that FTDNA follows suit and allows this for Family Finder as well. It would be a major step forward in improving the overall functionality of the Family Finder product. It is great to hear that FTDNA will be allowing downloads of all of the matching segment data shortly. That feature was at the top of my priority list for Family Finder enhancements. Sincerely, Tim Janzen -----Original Message----- From: autosomal-dna-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:autosomal-dna-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Carl Oehmann Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 4:06 AM To: AUTOSOMAL-DNA@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUTOSOMAL-DNA] Chromosome comparison Does anyone know why FTDNA does not offer the ability to compare your matches with each other similar to 23andMe? Carl Oehmann

The text below has already been posted on DNA-NEWBIE, GENEALOGY-DNA, and ISOGG. I didn't think to add AUTOSOMAL-DNA to the CC list. Are there many people who don't follow at least one of those lists? Ann ===== First of all, FTDNA is changing the terminology in response to our objections about the meaning of the term. Rebekah Canada just posted this morning ""We are changing the word *Triangulation* to *Common Matches* for Family Finder matching." http://forums.familytreedna.com/showpost.php?p=374403&postcount=1 Another big announcement in that post was batch downloads for Chromosome Browser. Secondly, Rebekah had previously posted "The team is looking at the MatchesMatrix option with privacy concerns in mind. I will tell you more when they have something ready." http://forums.familytreedna.com/showpost.php?p=374355&postcount=3 The current consent form just gives permission to share your e-mail with your matches, not to look at their records. Rebekah is making the FTDNA forums even more useful, so it's a good idea to follow posts there. Ann Turner On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 5:28 AM, Carl Oehmann <oehmannc@att.net> wrote: Jim, You mentioned the better triangulation tools at 23andMe and Gedmatch. Why do you suppose FTDNA doesn’t offer that capability? Seems of the three, FTDNA is more in tune with people who are serious about using DNA to solve genealogical problems. After all it’s a database. If I can compare myself with any of my matches, why shouldn’t I be able to compare two of my matches with each other? -Carl Oehmann