I agree that it's unlikely the project admin would remove someone, but the x is there to allow the *member* to leave if they want. Test subjects are allowed to leave any project they want at any time they want, except if they joined at the group price, in which case, they cannot leave all projects, they have to remain in at least one. In other words, if they're down to belonging to one project, it won't have an x next to it. At least that's how it has worked in the past, I haven't tried it lately. I think people are less offended by being denied membership during the join process, than by being kicked out after they were let in. It's just human nature to get upset when something you thought you had is then taken away from you. If someone who is eligible for my project joins, then later leaves, then later comes back and wants in, I will let them in, no questions asked. Diana > -----Original Message----- > From: y-dna-projects-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:y-dna-projects- > bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Bob May > Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 7:14 PM > To: y-dna-projects@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [Y-DNA-projects] Y-DNA-PROJECTS join authorization > > Have you every used this facility > My Project Groups > BritishIsles x > I2* x > Sprague x > T2 x > > If you click on the x on the members home page it deletes them from the project and > then a box comes up for a reason for leaving the project To my mind there is no once > your in your in forever. > If they do not meet the criteria for the project, and that would include the aims of the > project one click and they are gone. You get a notice to say they have left the project so > if they try to rejoin you have an even bigger stick. > Bob > > > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. > We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. > SPAMfighter has removed 5639 of my spam emails to date. > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > The Professional version does not have this message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to Y-DNA-PROJECTS- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject > and the body of the message

That is all very well when everything is working properly. BUT until the system is fixed to enabled life to return to normal you are all finding reasons why not to use a facility that is available to you. I have used it in my project, and without any recriminations from the participant. It is a matter of not what you do but how you do it. I would rather have a doubtful member join until data is available to sort out where they belong and help them by guiding them to where they should go and x them from your project where they do not belong Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diana Gale Matthiesen" <DianaGM@dgmweb.net> To: <y-dna-projects@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2010 11:32 AM Subject: Re: [Y-DNA-projects] Y-DNA-PROJECTS join authorization >I agree that it's unlikely the project admin would remove someone, but the >x is > there to allow the *member* to leave if they want. > > Test subjects are allowed to leave any project they want at any time they > want, > except if they joined at the group price, in which case, they cannot leave > all -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 5639 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message