/"/ /*Effective December 1, 2015, kits with hidden (private) email addresses// //will no longer be shown in comparison results. If you have a hidden email// //address, you can make it visible by clicking on the EDIT link at the bottom// //of your DNA resources box. *// //// //"So will those who have hidden addresses still have access to our data? It// //sound like they will not be able to see the results but not sure if I am// //reading this correctly"/ OMG. The way I read this, it instantly makes private all email-less kits. It doesn't state that a match list /for that kit /will not be generated, just that it will not be on any other kits' match lists. I can see how the change would cut the amount of griping to gedmatch, but IMO it doesn't solve the problem. Even if the kit owner decided to give the kit an email, there's no requirement to answer an email or share info. I have those now, anyway. Small matches aren't useful if a kit owner is unresponsive - but large matches /are/ even when the owner is unresponsive! They can be used for comparisons. And sometimes I can figure out who they are on the site that the kit came from. Good grief.

I have less than 1% of my GEDmatch Matches w/o an email. Is this a major issue for some? With the doubling of of test takers every 14 months, I've got my hands full (and my TGs runneth over) with new Matches. I'm trying hard to keep up communications - the genealogy part of this puzzle - but am slipping behind. I won't miss the very few w/o emails - maybe this policy will convince a few to add their emails. Jim - www.segmentology.org > On Nov 13, 2015, at 1:17 AM, Brooks Family via <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > /"/ /*Effective December 1, 2015, kits with hidden (private) email > addresses// > //will no longer be shown in comparison results. If you have a hidden > email// > //address, you can make it visible by clicking on the EDIT link at the > bottom// > //of your DNA resources box. *// > //// > //"So will those who have hidden addresses still have access to our > data? It// > //sound like they will not be able to see the results but not sure if I am// > //reading this correctly"/ > > OMG. The way I read this, it instantly makes private all email-less > kits. It doesn't state that a match list /for that kit /will not be > generated, just that it will not be on any other kits' match lists. > > I can see how the change would cut the amount of griping to gedmatch, > but IMO it doesn't solve the problem. Even if the kit owner decided to > give the kit an email, there's no requirement to answer an email or > share info. I have those now, anyway. > > Small matches aren't useful if a kit owner is unresponsive - but large > matches /are/ even when the owner is unresponsive! They can be used for > comparisons. And sometimes I can figure out who they are on the site > that the kit came from. > > Good grief. >

I guess it all happens to ease their load on the server as this is their constant problem with so many users. As those without an email are excluded from queries there is less to computate. Andreas > On 13 Nov 2015, at 14:17, Brooks Family via <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > /"/ /*Effective December 1, 2015, kits with hidden (private) email > addresses// > //will no longer be shown in comparison results. If you have a hidden > email// > //address, you can make it visible by clicking on the EDIT link at the > bottom// > //of your DNA resources box. *// > //// > //"So will those who have hidden addresses still have access to our > data? It// > //sound like they will not be able to see the results but not sure if I am// > //reading this correctly"/ > > OMG. The way I read this, it instantly makes private all email-less > kits. It doesn't state that a match list /for that kit /will not be > generated, just that it will not be on any other kits' match lists. > > I can see how the change would cut the amount of griping to gedmatch, > but IMO it doesn't solve the problem. Even if the kit owner decided to > give the kit an email, there's no requirement to answer an email or > share info. I have those now, anyway. > > Small matches aren't useful if a kit owner is unresponsive - but large > matches /are/ even when the owner is unresponsive! They can be used for > comparisons. And sometimes I can figure out who they are on the site > that the kit came from. > > Good grief. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GENEALOGY-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I don't see where it says they won't be able to do queries? I don't see where it says they won't be able to generate a match list from their kit, only that their kit won't appear on /other/ kits' match lists: "will no longer be shown in comparison results" further clarification is needed On 11/12/15 11:33 PM, Andreas West wrote: > I guess it all happens to ease their load on the server as this is their constant problem with so many users. > > As those without an email are excluded from queries there is less to computate. > > Andreas > >> On 13 Nov 2015, at 14:17, Brooks Family via <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> wrote: >> >> *Effective December 1, 2015, kits with hidden (private) email addresses >> will no longer be shown in comparison results. If you have a hidden email >> address, you can make it visible by clicking on the EDIT link at the bottom >> of your DNA resources box. >> >> So will those who have hidden addresses still have access to our >> data? It >> sound like they will not be able to see the results but not sure if I am >> reading this correctly >> >> OMG. The way I read this, it instantly makes private all email-less >> kits. It doesn't state that a match list /for that kit /will not be >> generated, just that it will not be on any other kits' match lists. >> >> I can see how the change would cut the amount of griping to gedmatch, >> but IMO it doesn't solve the problem. Even if the kit owner decided to >> give the kit an email, there's no requirement to answer an email or >> share info. I have those now, anyway. >> >> Small matches aren't useful if a kit owner is unresponsive - but large >> matches /are/ even when the owner is unresponsive! They can be used for >> comparisons. And sometimes I can figure out who they are on the site >> that the kit came from. >> >> Good grief. >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GENEALOGY-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message