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DNA Project Information Validation Team

Privacy Level: Open (White)
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Part of the DNA Educators Project

Assuring accurate DNA information on the Global Tree

For more information about this DNA Project Team please see Karen Lowe or John Kingman

The purpose of this Team is to assure accurate DNA information on the global tree. Members will also act as a liaison between members in need of help and DNA mentors who can help them.

Please post messages to confirmed members ONLY - no messages on guest profiles please.

Contents

Privacy Level Change Message

David D A to G
Connie G H to M
Connie G N to T
Meghan R U to Z
  • Privacy Change Sample Message:

"{Member Name}
When you post DNA test information on a WikiTree profile, WikiTree needs to be able to see the profile Family Tree Tab (top of WikiTree Profile) to make DNA connections down the ancestral lines.

I would like to recommend that you change the privacy level on this profile and all of the ancestors to be at a level that allows everyone to see the Family Tree tab. Click the "Privacy" tab and set your level to "Private with public tree" or "Private with public biography and tree".

For further information on the available Privacy levels needed to facilitate this, please see [[Privacy|Wikitree privacy controls]]
Thanks!
{your name}"

When contacting people, post your messages in their public comment box so others can see if contact has already been made.
Please post messages to confirmed members ONLY - no messages on guest profiles please

mtDNA Tested List

If their privacy level is red Private or "Private with Public Biography" then their mtDNA information is not automatically associated with their direct maternal line:

Y-DNA Tested List

If their privacy level is red Private or Private with Public Biography then their Y-DNA information is not associated with their direct paternal line:

auDNA Tested List

If their privacy level is red Private or "Private with Public Biography" then it is exceedingly difficult for their autosomal DNA matching cousins to determine the shared ancestry.

Check of Test Information Validity

Please look for oddities in ID's, like GEDmatch Id's for:

  • FTDNA Kits should be T123456 or Z123456
  • 23and Me should be M123456
  • Ancestry Kits should be A123456
  • My Heritage Kits should be H123456

GEDmatch ID's

  • GEDmatch ID Mistake Sample Message:
"Hello ,
I am working with the DNA Project. Noticed you have something a bit amiss in your GEDmatch number. Would you verify it please?
Once you find the right number you can update your GEDmatch ID number by clicking on the My WikiTree Menu top right of your profile page, then click on DNA confirmation. Then click on the DNA test tab at the top of that page, then click the edit or enter more detail button on the right.
Your Name"

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DNA Confirmations Citation Statements

Volunteers need to check to make sure DNA Confirmations have proper DNA source/citations to back up DNA confirmations on profiles.

In order to mark a parent "confirmed with DNA" on WikiTree you need a statement on the child’s profile explaining how DNA tests were used to confirm the relationship. Information about all of the DNA tests used for the confirmation need to be entered on the profiles of the test-takers, and each of the test-takers’ profiles needs to have a privacy level of at "private with public biography and family tree" so that people not on the trusted list can see the test information.

See these pages for guidance when marking parental relationships "confirmed with DNA":

DNA_Confirmation
DNA Confirmation Citation Maker app

When contacting people, post your messages in their public comment box so others can see if contact has already been made.

Messages to Correct Confirmed with DNA suggestions

Hello

The DNA Project is working to make sure all of our members can use DNA to further their genealogy. One facet of that is making sure our WikiTreers are using the Confirmed with DNA parental relationship indicator according to WikiTree Standards. You may have seen suggestions to fix data base errors 213 (Missing Paternal DNA confirmation) and/or 313 (Missing Maternal DNA confirmation).

Many of your profiles are marked as confirmed with DNA but there is no citation showing how the confirmation was obtained or the information is incomplete.

We have an easy flow page describing the steps to use when marking any profile as confirmed with DNA. You will find it here: Help:DNA_Confirmation. There is also an app which can produce proper DNA Confirmation Statements for you: DNA Confirmation Citation Maker app.

Please use the app or read through the Confirmation help page and work to add your citations or remove the DNA confirmed status from profiles for which you do not have sufficient matches to create a citation.

Thank you for working to help us grow the most accurate World Tree possible. Questions or help? Just ask on G2G with the Tag "DNA_confirmation"!

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Suggestion Reports to track contact status

Relationship Status Indicator Changes Feed

  • (Spreadsheet for DNA member activity will be linked here)

Ask mtDNA Testers to add their mitoYDNA.org ID

1. Find mtDNA testers who do not have a mitoYDNA.org ID.

Ask yDNA Testers to add their mitoYDNA.org ID

1. Find yDNA testers who do not have a mitoYDNA.org ID.


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Sadie Culp





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