Description of Error - 213: Missing fathers DNA confirmation
Father is marked "confirmed with DNA", but the words "paternal" and "confirmed" do not appear in the biography.
- These errors are overseen by the DNA Project. To help add references for DNA to the profile, please see: DNA Confirmation Citation Maker app.
Content of info column: Empty.
Possible Causes
- There is no statement on the profile explaining how DNA was used to confirm the relationship.
- There is a confirmation statement on the profile, but it’s not in the expected format.
Action Steps
- In each of these situations, change the paternal status from ‘confirmed with DNA’ to ‘confident’ or 'uncertain' as appropriate:
- No DNA tests are displayed in the ‘DNA tested’ section on the right side of the profile.
- Only one DNA test is displayed in the 'DNA tested’ section.
- No children are displayed and the profiled person didn’t take a DNA test.
- If there is a non-standard confirmation statement:
- If the statements does not provide enough information, Private Message the PM information including these instructions Help:DNA_Confirmation and ask the PM to add a confirmation statement in the correct format. Offer assistance if needed.
- If there are two or more tests displayed, and they may or may not support the paternal relationship, leave this message on the profile:
- Please add a statement to this profile explaining how you used DNA to confirm his/her relationship to his/her parents. See this page for how to do that: Help:DNA_Confirmation. (Offer assistance if needed if the PM is active. If no statement is provided with enough information to mark the relationship confirmed with DNA--suggest a change to ‘confident’.)
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Technical Stuff
Checked on all profiles with father relation set as DNA confirmed. it checks in bio if text Confirmed and Paternal appears in the biography.
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