I don't think we have any specific requirements to our group other than a Surname variation of Coate, Coates, Coats....and I believe those results from the NG project can go into the FTDNA project and visa versa... Again...ladies if you are interested in the DNA tests for your female lines, this is a good time to do that via the NG project... I have submitted my DNA for the NG project and also submitted John's from our group to the NG project...if you had the snp test the costs are only $15.00 to be included in the NG project...so I will let you know when I have more info...!! The NG project is a 5 year project, so you have some time to consider it....:) Again, if you've not seen that Journey of Man presentation by Dr. Spencer Wells, who is the project director, you are really missing something about our roots....:) He has unearthed some new data about human origins and I really think he will trace us back to Adam and Eve....:) I think the most interesting thing that caught my eye was: man was thought to have come from the Neandrathal Man (I've not spelled that correctly), but what Dr. Wells found was that the DNA from those he tested did not match the Neandrathal Man's DNA...there is no indication thus far that the Neadrathal Man's decendants survived, the line ends.....some are saying this indeed could be evidence of a great flood...recall Noah's Ark....well, Wells has found an aboriginal tribe in Africa and all those tested seem to trace back to this original tribe...and there seems to be three location variations from that original tribe, that tribe in other words, branched out in three different directions...now Noah had three sons as I recall....isn't that interesting....:) He has also traced this same tribe in Africa via India to the aboriginals in Austrailia...apparently to data no one really knew how they got to Austrailia...and Native Americans indeed came via the Bereing Straights of Alaska and on down into North America...they have matched the Navajo Tribes DNA to this same African Tribe....this indeed will be an amazing project... Char ----Original Message Follows---- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>,<[email protected]> Subject: New feature: Joining two DNA Projects Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 11:09:56 -0500 To Coats group manager, The widely requested feature to allow individuals to join two DNA Projects at the same time has been implemented as of this morning - 7/5/2005. The implementation allows for the following: a) individuals that do not belong to any project will now see a button in their personal pages which allows them to search for a project and join. The joining of a project follows the same rules that the group has in place, i.e. if the group has in place a "Join Request", the person will have to be approved before joining. b) individuals that already belong to a project will also see a button in their personal page allowing them to search for a second project and join. The joining of a second project follows the same rules that the group has in place, i.e. if the group has in place a "Join Request", the person will have to be approved before joining. c) the "Join" button will be seen in the personal page as long as the person still has the possibility of joining a second project. d) as before, the Group Administrator will be notified both on new members, and on "Join Requests". A new link "Allow Join" in the GAP shows up if 1) you have your group set to admit new members through a "Join Request" AND 2) you have requests to join your surname project from members that have already been tested and are pending approval. Once someone that has tested, whether from the Genographic Project or from Family Tree DNA, sends you a "Join Request", do not reply to that person with a "join link" since this may prompt the person to order a new test that is not needed. Instead, check your GAP for the "Allow Join" link, and you will see a list of pending approvals with 2 options: "Allowed", and "Not Allowed". If you check "Allowed", the person will immediately join your project and receive a notification. If you check "Not Allowed", a new window will show up with an e-mail form so that you can explain to the person why you are not allowing and what is the Group requirement to join the project. The link will disappear if there are no pending requests. e) You will also see an "X" icon in the Members page at the GAP. This icon allows you to remove a person from the Group. Please use it in a judicious way, as it will also require that you e-mail the person explaining why you are excluding him/her from the project. Finally, a word about allowing or not allowing people to join projects: I know that some of you have had different requirements for individuals to join a project. I've heard once an excellent speaker talk about "reciprocity" and how things work on a "give and take" way. He also said that it is much easier to get something from someone when you start by giving them something. I believe that your projects can be enhanced if you don't reject people outright. While keeping your "Join Requests" in place, you can now say to the person that you are allowing to Join, but that the project would work much better if the person meets your requirements. Let the person join. Follow-up with the person. Make the person see why your request would enhance the project, and give the person some time. Remember, the new features allow you to remove a person if after some time that person will not meet your project requirements. I am sure you will get more participants meeting your requirements if you give them the opportunity to do it without rejecting them from the outset. As always, thank you for your continued support! E-mail me any time! 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