Diana, I use a combination of FTDNA public and WFN sites for projects with pointers back and forth and to genealogy sites as well. (I also have my own genealogy on several sites -- because I believe in making my data as accessible as possible to anyone who might be looking.) Doris On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 3:01 AM, <y-dna-projects-request@rootsweb.com>wrote: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: The view from the outside looking in. (Lewis Townsend) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2010 08:24:38 -0500 > From: "Lewis Townsend" <lewtown@erols.com> > Subject: Re: [Y-DNA-projects] The view from the outside looking in. > To: <y-dna-projects@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <025701cb99ff$fa404fa0$eec0eee0$@com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > The Townsend Society has its own website that includes a DNA project. > Results are actually hosted by WFN. A minimal site is also maintains at > FTDNA. Flexibility is the key in having a non-FTDNA hosted site. > > > > Lew > > > > From: y-dna-projects-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:y-dna-projects-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Diana Gale > Matthiesen > Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 2:23 AM > To: y-dna-projects@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [Y-DNA-projects] The view from the outside looking in. > > > > Same here, Larry. > > While I do use the FTDNA web sites for my projects, I also maintain web > sites > for my projects on my own domain -- which are, in fact, the "main" web > sites > for > the projects. Because I own these web sites, I am able to and do allow > people > tested elsewhere to join. It would be interesting to know just how many > projects use just the site on the FTDNA server, just the site at WFN, or a > site > on a privately-owned domain -- or a combination. > > Diana > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: y-dna-projects-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:y-dna-projects- > > bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Larry Vick > > Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2010 9:18 PM > > To: bilwalsh@swbell.net; y-dna-projects@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [Y-DNA-projects] The view from the outside looking in. > > > > Billie, > > > > While the vast majority of the members of our VICK Y-DNA Surname Project > tested at > > FTDNA, we do include results from other labs and companies. We can do > this > because > > we use World Families for our project site. We can't compare the > haplotypes > of those > > who tested elsewhere directly to those in the FTDNA database, but we can > compare their > > haplotypes to those of our project members. We are happy to include them. > > > > Regards, > > > > Larry > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > _____ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1170 / Virus Database: 426/3293 - Release Date: 12/02/10 > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > End of Y-DNA-PROJECTS Digest, Vol 3, Issue 176 > ********************************************** >