Posting these queries on the list is fine, David. The list is new, and we're all getting our feet wet here. With regard to "family" SNPs, this is still SNP testing. I'm going to suggest these be discussed on the haplogroup lists, at least for now. Here, again, it's a matter of not treading on the turf of the haplogroup projects and lists. Diana > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] On Behalf Of David Weston > Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 9:44 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Y-DNA-projects] off topic > > Thank you, Diana. It's good to get these things sorted out > up front. At the risk of getting > "off-topic" with the "off-topic" thread, I will ask one more > question for clarification :-) > > What about the new "Family" SNPs being offered by FTDNA whose > likely only value will be to confirm > familial relationships within a genealogical time frame? It > was posted elsewhere that FTDNA would > even be contacting various surname project admins to further > their R&D of these products. I was > going to ask they list if any surname project admins had been > contacted yet and if they thought they > would be a benefit. > > Cheers, David. > > P.S. I am posted these queries to the list instead of > directly to you in case others have the same > questions. > >