I think it would be up to each administrator how to handle the situation you are facing.  To me, I would look at how unique the DNA "signature" of my family is (and how closely this individual's markers match the Wing modal value). The Wing family has a couple of fairly rare values in certain STR markers (DYS458=19 and DYS464=15,16,18,18 plus some others that are uncommon).  However, I also know (through searching various DNA databases) there is at least one other family whose Modal value is very close to the Modal value of the Wing family (the Howland family). I am not sure how I would handle the situation, but I would inform the person of my finding another family whose results closely match his as well. Raymond T. Wing Genealogist, Wing Family of America, Inc. [WFA] www.wingfamily.org --- On Thu, 7/24/08, Sharon Bryant <[email protected]> wrote: From: Sharon Bryant <[email protected]> Subject: [Y-DNA-projects] NPEs and other related issues To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, July 24, 2008, 6:34 AM Hello again, Interestingly enough in my two largest projects, I have had very interesting requests to join. In fact just yesterday I received notice that I had a new project member whose surname is Mavitty. He joined the Clendenin/Glendinning project. When I questioned him about his lineage, I found that he knows nothing earlier than the immigrant who arrived in America in 1765. His reason for joining the project: the majority of his matches are men in my project or a couple of MacGregors. His membership came complete with 37 marker testing accomplished and an upgrade to 67 markers in the works. Has this type of thing to any of you? How did you handle it? Thanks, Sharon The topic of this list is Y-DNA *surname* projects. Discussion of geographic, haplogroup, or mtDNA projects is off topic for this list. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message