It isn't that you are linking their *tree* to your *tree*What you are doing is linking their DNA test to your tree.Doing that doesn't automatilly import their tree into your tree or anything like that -----Original Message----- From: Carol Anne <clkonfetti@gmail.com> To: genealogy-dna <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thu, Nov 22, 2018 6:14 pm Subject: [DNA] Re: Linking DNA Personally, I think you should have to have the permission of the tree owner to link anything. I don't like people adding things to my tree as most people are extremely bad genealogists - actually not genealogists - just tree copiers. I've spent 20 years gathering primary documents. Why should people be able to link to my tree or alter information in it without discussion? I'm not saying my tree might not have errors. Everyone makes mistakes. Anyone who copies anything from any online tree or any book should be aware that they could have errors, but most people don't seem to be. But I don't want people wildly adding errors without so much as a by-your-leave or discussion. On Thu, Nov 22, 2018 at 4:24 PM Wjhonson via GENEALOGY-DNA <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> wrote: > >  At FTDNA you can link your relatives DNA to your tree without the need for them to do anything.You are the one doing all the linking > Wikitree also has this > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Karen Hodges <rowantreek@gmail.com> > To: genealogy-dna <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thu, Nov 22, 2018 1:21 pm > Subject: [DNA] Linking DNA > > With family tree DNA you can link your DNA in your tree with relatives who > link their DNA in their tree to you. Do any of the other major testing > companies have this feature? > > Karen > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

I agree. Both parties have to agree the relationship is correct before it is used to sort other matches in common into a paternal or maternal bucket. Unless the owner of the site gives permission to have their tree altered. This is up to the individual to not invite a person to their tree [or restrict what others can do when visiting their site] if you don't believe they used the same level of research(source proving) as yourselves. If you don't invite someone to fill in your tree ,you need to do it yourself by exchanging information and checking it is right, then enter it to your tree, and link the dna. Good old genealogy done right. I can't see that the other companies allow people to link DNA but they can create trees that have the same people in and link the tree to their dna. Can anyone confirm if this is the case with ancestry and my heritage? Thank you for all the comments Karen On Sat, Nov 24, 2018 at 3:37 AM Wjhonson via GENEALOGY-DNA < genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> wrote: > It isn't that you are linking their *tree* to your *tree*What you are > doing is linking their DNA test to your tree.Doing that doesn't automatilly > import their tree into your tree or anything like that > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Carol Anne <clkonfetti@gmail.com> > To: genealogy-dna <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thu, Nov 22, 2018 6:14 pm > Subject: [DNA] Re: Linking DNA > > Personally, I think you should have to have the permission of the tree > owner to link anything. I don't like people adding things to my tree > as most people are extremely bad genealogists - actually not > genealogists - just tree copiers. I've spent 20 years gathering > primary documents. Why should people be able to link to my tree or > alter information in it without discussion? I'm not saying my tree > might not have errors. Everyone makes mistakes. Anyone who copies > anything from any online tree or any book should be aware that they > could have errors, but most people don't seem to be. But I don't want > people wildly adding errors without so much as a by-your-leave or > discussion. > On Thu, Nov 22, 2018 at 4:24 PM Wjhonson via GENEALOGY-DNA > <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > > > At FTDNA you can link your relatives DNA to your tree without the need > for them to do anything.You are the one doing all the linking > > Wikitree also has this > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Karen Hodges <rowantreek@gmail.com> > > To: genealogy-dna <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thu, Nov 22, 2018 1:21 pm > > Subject: [DNA] Linking DNA > > > > With family tree DNA you can link your DNA in your tree with relatives > who > > link their DNA in their tree to you. Do any of the other major testing > > companies have this feature? > > > > Karen > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > > Unsubscribe > https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com > > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > > Unsubscribe > https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com > > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe > https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe > https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community >