Welcome to the Y-DNA-PROJECTS mailing list! The purpose of this list is to provide a venue for the discussion of practical issues related to Y-DNA STR testing for surname projects. It is aimed at surname project administrators and members who are using STR testing as an aid in their genealogical research. The list is not aimed at novices, who presumably will join DNA-NEWBIE: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/DNA/DNA-NEWBIE.html but at those who already understand what Y-DNA STR testing is and want to make the best possible use of it to advance their paper genealogy. The focus is entirely on a genealogical time frame and on practical, not theoretical or technical, issues, so it will not be competing with what is the bulk of messaging on the GENEALOGY-DNA mailing list: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/DNA/GENEALOGY-DNA.html Y-DNA-PROJECTS is a nuts and bolts list for people whose primary interest is genealogy, not genetics or paleoanthropology, and who have discovered the power of Y-DNA testing to resolve issues in their paper genealogy, support their pedigrees, and break down brick walls. Diana Gale Matthiesen Listadmin (and admin of six DNA projects) http://dgmweb.net/genealogy/GenealogyHome.shtml