My main interest in having DNA results is to help me break down my brick wall on at least one of my lines. I won't bore you with all the boring details, just suffice it to say that my results are from Sorenson and the samples were donated well before just about anyone had even heard of DNA testing for genealogy. My results were made available for a pittance. Less than half what FTDNA wants for a Y test I got both my Y and MTDNA. Because I didn't spend my money with FTDNA I'm locked out of their data base. I can't share my details with anyone in their system. That doesn't help me, or anyone else that may need my information, much. Pretty narrow minded in my opinion. Someone that wants to join a group and not share their information with the group shouldn't be allowed to join. They are not helping anyone, or themselves. The whole point is to share and help each other. -- "A good moral character is the first essential in a man." George Washington _ _... ..._ _ _._ ._ ..... ._.. ... .._

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 ________________________________ From: Billie Walsh <bilwalsh@swbell.net> To: y-dna-projects@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, December 4, 2010 9:06:14 PM Subject: [Y-DNA-projects] The view from the outside looking in. Because I didn't spend my money with FTDNA  I'm locked out of their data base. I can't share my details with anyone in their system. That doesn't help me, or anyone else that may need my information, much. Pretty narrow minded in my opinion.