Yes, it is true triangulation. The tool is able to fetch data that is not visible on our own account. When I logged in to my account, the "All Segments CSV" download displayed all matching segments between a cousin and my sister. When I logged into my sister's account, the exact same segments were displayed, including the small ones. Ann Turner On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 2:34 AM, Andreas West <[email protected]> wrote: > Not to spoil the party but how is this tool going to identify the third > side of the triangle? > > If you (A) match B and C, how does the tool tell you where exactly (which > chromosome, start and end position) B is matching C? > > This would be triangulation, to my knowledge and past unsuccessful tries > with the FTDNA website this information isn’t revealed at all to person A > (due to privacy concerns, as A could identify medical predispositions for B > and/or C). > > If Roberta is on this list, could you explain, please? As the original > post is from here. > > Or anyone else? > > Otherwise this isn’t a triangulation tool, it’s only identifying two sides > of the three that a triangle needs (hence its ICW - in common with, which > doesn’t mean that B and C triangulate on the same locus). > > Though I’d welcome it if FTDNA would finally give us access to the third > missing triangle side! It’s not the tools, it’s what information is being > accessible. > > > Regards, > > Andreas > > > On 23 Oct 2017, at 16:07, Doris Wheeler <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Wow! This is a wonderful addition to our bag of tools. Start with the ICW > > list for one person, choose five at a time, and a few clicks later you > have > > all your trtiangulated matches with the starting person. See > > https://dna-explained.com/2017/10/21/introducing-the-triangulator/. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Ann, thank you for the clarification. That's great! K. On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 12:04 PM, Ann Turner <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, it is true triangulation. The tool is able to fetch data that is not > visible on our own account. When I logged in to my account, the "All > Segments CSV" download displayed all matching segments between a cousin and > my sister. When I logged into my sister's account, the exact same segments > were displayed, including the small ones. > > Ann Turner > > On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 2:34 AM, Andreas West <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Not to spoil the party but how is this tool going to identify the third > > side of the triangle? > > > > If you (A) match B and C, how does the tool tell you where exactly (which > > chromosome, start and end position) B is matching C? > > > > This would be triangulation, to my knowledge and past unsuccessful tries > > with the FTDNA website this information isn’t revealed at all to person A > > (due to privacy concerns, as A could identify medical predispositions > for B > > and/or C). > > > > If Roberta is on this list, could you explain, please? As the original > > post is from here. > > > > Or anyone else? > > > > Otherwise this isn’t a triangulation tool, it’s only identifying two > sides > > of the three that a triangle needs (hence its ICW - in common with, which > > doesn’t mean that B and C triangulate on the same locus). > > > > Though I’d welcome it if FTDNA would finally give us access to the third > > missing triangle side! It’s not the tools, it’s what information is being > > accessible. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Andreas > > > > > On 23 Oct 2017, at 16:07, Doris Wheeler <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Wow! This is a wonderful addition to our bag of tools. Start with the > ICW > > > list for one person, choose five at a time, and a few clicks later you > > have > > > all your trtiangulated matches with the starting person. See > > > https://dna-explained.com/2017/10/21/introducing-the-triangulator/. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] 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 > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >