11-29-2023, 01:27 PM
(11-24-2023, 07:38 PM)rmstevens2 Wrote: I'm obviously a huge fan of FTDNA, but that doesn't mean there is no room for improvement, especially when it comes to Family Finder.
However, I don't really see a downside to this new Y-DNA haplogroup feature - except for the fact that it's taking them too long to roll it out, and they should not have gotten out over their skis announcing it before they were really ready.
Thinking about it, perhaps i was a bit harsh. One thing I didn't know is that you can see Y haplogroup already for those who have one. The only problem is that the filter lists SNPs alphabetically. which is not very useful for a massive haplogroup like R1b.
The other thing I was wondering is if they are planning to tweak the autosomal matching criteria at all. For example, you could have a Y match 300 years ago, who you would want to contact about doing Y-testing, but if they don't know meet the current autosomal match threshold, then you wouldn't know about them.
Hopefully, it is something they will launch and refine, rather than being a one off.