Sounds to me more like a way to appease liberal whiners who first started this topic, to be honest. You can't please all of the people all of the time. Some folks just need to learn to deal with disappointment and move on. The world cannot solve your emotional inability to deal with life, the rest of us adapt and carry on. On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 12:39 AM, Brooks Family via < genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> wrote: > 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > -- Lisa R Franklin RN,BSN Admin, Franklin Y DNA Project http://trackingyourroots.com/FranklinGenetics/ FranklinGenetics@gmail.com http://trackingyourroots.com/DNA (How To presentation (23andme), tips, & helps. *2**3**&**m**e**: **The World's Largest database & coincidentally the ONLY one with all the tools you need for genealogy and DNA!--* http://refer.23andme.com/v2/share/6158544791499756901/4672616e6b6c696e47656e657469637340676d61696c2e636f6d BEST GENETIC GENEALOGY BOOK! http://www.amazon.com/Genetic-Genealogy-Emily-D-Aulicino-ebook/dp/B00HJJWBU2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391174801&sr=8-1&keywords=Genetic+Genealogy