----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 12:10 PM Subject: New feature: Joining two DNA Projects > To Queen 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! > > Max Blankfeld > Vice-President, Operations and Marketing > http://www.FamilyTreeDNA.com > "History Unearthed Daily" > [email protected] > 713-868-1438 > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.9/42 - Release Date: 7/6/2005 > >