Hello Leslie,thank you for your message.Yes I did the test via the Thomas DNA project.Perhaps I expected too much from it.> From: aeriehollow@ellijay.com> Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:55:05 -0400> To: thomas@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [THOMAS] DNA test> > I am sorry to hear you had a negative result. Yes it does take a > scientist to understand all the scientific jargon. But it is > interesting no less. Inconclusive results just means not enough > people have done the tests for them to combine the results so that it > makes sense to you... it makes sense to them - which doesn't help you > I know.> > I gather you did not do the test through the THOMAS DNA project? > http://thomasdna.home.comcast.net/~thomasdna/ For many this test > has been a confirmation of the line that they descend from. Perhaps > you can still submit you results. You can compare your results with > others by clicking on the link "test results".> > You should have also gotten an email telling you who you connect to > and a log in code for the family tree dna website to connect to those > people.> > Leslie Thomas> V.P. Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association> Communication Chair GATOTA> President Gilmer County Historical Society> > 'If man cares not for his roots, then how can he care for his > branches?' --Doyle M Davis> > > > > > On Mar 26, 2008, at 1:32 PM, Rory Thomas wrote:> > > For general infomation.> I recently had a 67 marker test done through family tree DNA at some > expence.The results are disapointing in that they are totally > inconclusive,but mainly i found them to be written in scientific > jargon,which I found meaningless,despite buying a book on the subject > in an attempt to seek clarifycation on the whole report.I would > suggest to the authors that they produce future reports in what is > called "Plain English"(or American,obviosly).I gained nothing from > it,even the suggestion that I belong to"Haplogroup J2" was an > unverified speculation.I do not recomend this test.> R.Thomas> _________________________________________________________________> News, entertainment and everything you care about at Live.com. Get it > now!> http://www.live.com/getstarted.aspx> > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to THOMAS- > 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 THOMAS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Explore the seven wonders of the world http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=7+wonders+world&mkt=en-US&form=QBRE

Thank you to all of you who sent a message.I must confess I dont have a good relationship with computers & internet stuff,but I probably expected too much.Time will tell.Thanks again.Rory> From: rbethomas99@hotmail.com> To: thomas@rootsweb.com> Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:54:45 +0000> Subject: Re: [THOMAS] DNA test> > > Hello Leslie,thank you for your message.Yes I did the test via the Thomas DNA project.Perhaps I expected too much from it.> From: aeriehollow@ellijay.com> Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:55:05 -0400> To: thomas@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [THOMAS] DNA test> > I am sorry to hear you had a negative result. Yes it does take a > scientist to understand all the scientific jargon. But it is > interesting no less. Inconclusive results just means not enough > people have done the tests for them to combine the results so that it > makes sense to you... it makes sense to them - which doesn't help you > I know.> > I gather you did not do the test through the THOMAS DNA project? > http://thomasdna.home.comcast.net/~thomasdna/ For many this test > has been a confirmation of the line that they descend from. Perhaps > you can still submit you results. You can compare your results with > others by clicking on the link "test results".> > You should have also gotten an email telling you who you conn!> ect to > and a log in code for the family tree dna website to connect to those > people.> > Leslie Thomas> V.P. Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association> Communication Chair GATOTA> President Gilmer County Historical Society> > 'If man cares not for his roots, then how can he care for his > branches?' --Doyle M Davis> > > > > > On Mar 26, 2008, at 1:32 PM, Rory Thomas wrote:> > > For general infomation.> I recently had a 67 marker test done through family tree DNA at some > expence.The results are disapointing in that they are totally > inconclusive,but mainly i found them to be written in scientific > jargon,which I found meaningless,despite buying a book on the subject > in an attempt to seek clarifycation on the whole report.I would > suggest to the authors that they produce future reports in what is > called "Plain English"(or American,obviosly).I gained nothing from > it,even the suggestion that I belong to"Haplogroup J2" was an > unverified speculation.I do n!> ot recomend this test.> R.Thomas> ____________________________________> _____________________________> News, entertainment and everything you care about at Live.com. Get it > now!> http://www.live.com/getstarted.aspx> > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to THOMAS- > 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 THOMAS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message> _________________________________________________________________> Explore the seven wonders of the world> http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=7+wonders+world&mkt=en-US&form=QBRE> > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to THOMAS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ News, entertainment and everything you care about at Live.com. Get it now! http://www.live.com/getstarted.aspx