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Project News

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Created: Sunday, 10 August 2008 02:30

Last Updated: Monday, 25 January 2021 13:09

Published: Saturday, 28 February 2009 19:00

Written by Phillips DNA Project

One thing that is lacking at many DNA Project websites is information. You will not find this to be the case at the Phillips DNA Project. Together with your help, this Project will strive to keep all members up-to-date on every bit of news concerning this Project.

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Need quick up-to-date Project News? Just see the left side bar, it contains all the current news concerning the website, tests in progress, new matches in family groups and up coming events. If you have any news to let the other Project members know about, use the Contact Page, and select the Administrator from the Contact Form's "To" field. Tell Nancy what you want the other members and visitors to know, the she will take care of the rest.

The Phillips DNA Project also publishes a monthly newsletter on this website. It is in several formats for your convenience. You can read it online or open it in a new window and print it. You can also view the older newsletters and see if you missed anything.

Here are a couple of quick links to the news content. The Phillips DNA Project is very proud of our Success Stories provided by some of the members. They are a shining example of how Genetic Genealogy can work for you.

1. Main Newsletter Page  - All the Project's monthly newsletters in one spot
2. Success Stories  - Find out how Genetic Genealogy has already helped some Phillips Families
3. Archived Newsletters  - All our past newsletters in case you missed one
4. Index of Newsletters - Alphabetical index of names in all newsletters 
5. Phillips DNA Blog Archive  - Our Blog's archive pertaining to Genetic Genealogy or the Project

Forum Help

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Created: Wednesday, 06 August 2008 15:29

Last Updated: Sunday, 10 June 2012 08:54

Published: Thursday, 05 October 2006 10:00

Written by Phillips DNA Project

How does this forum work?

Probably the best way to explain how this forum works is to make the comparison of it with Genforum or Ancestry.com's community posting boards. Except! This is a super Forum. You can upload family photos, tell the world what your family's website address is and swap gedcoms if you like.

Under the title Community are many different forums. Think of them as different surnames like in Genforum, but they are topic specific. You can start a new thread(topic) of your questions or discussions under the forum that would best match. There you can post questions you are seeking to be answered or post information to discuss with other researchers. Other users then can reply to that thread, subscribe to email notification for replies or you can RSS feed it to your RSS reader. You can reply back to their reply and so on until the thread(topic) is no longer replied to. The upside is that you are allowed to edit your posts. Something that Genforum or Ancestry does not allow.

If none of the threads apply to your question(s) or what you would like to discuss, just start a brand new thread under the forum that would best categorize your new thread(topic).

How do I log in so I can post?

Logging into the forum can be done at the top of the forum, right below the phrase "Welcome Guest." When you log in, you set a cookie on your computer so that you can post replies to threads(topics) or start new ones. Logging out clears that cookie off of your computer and tells the forum you have left to ensure nobody else can browse the forum as you. To log out, click the log out link in the same place you logged in. If you prefer you can use the remember me feature when you log in to eliminate the need of logging in every time you return to the forum. The next time your visit the forum, your computer will be recognised and be able to post right without you having to log back in. In the event you do want to log out and you cannot(this is uncommon), deleting the cookies off your computer will have the same effect. In the same line of thought, if you regularly delete your cookies, the remember me function will not work the next time visit the forum. You will have to log back in.

This forum uses boardcode

You can use boardcode, a simplified version of HTML, in your posts to create certain effects. The easiest way to learn what these codes do is to post, post and post some more. The editor you will use to make a post has many of these codes built in for easy of use. Below is a picture of the top of the editor. Your username will automatically appear in the Name space. If you are posting a new thread(topic) you will have to type in a Subject. If you are replying to a thread(topic), a [Re] will appear in the Subject area, followed by the actual Subject of the thread(topic). Pick a topic icon if you like. They will appear in the listing of the threads(topics) and make it easier to see if you have a question, information or in need of help.

The next image show the post editor in use. As you can see, you can just type a plain text post like in Genforum or on Ancestry's Community Board. This forum will allow you to upload and insert photos, give others links and much more.  Please take notice of the quick buttons to help you achieve this type of formatting. Just click one and go back and insert what you like in between the [startcode] and the [/endcode]

The next image is what the above image looks like once you post it. You can also use the preview button to make sure it will look like you want it to when you do finally post.

Of course don't forget to check the box to have yourself notified about replies.

Forum Rules

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Created: Sunday, 10 August 2008 21:12

Last Updated: Sunday, 10 June 2012 08:54

Published: Tuesday, 10 October 2006 02:00

Written by Phillips DNA Project

Let's all work together to make the Phillips DNA Project's Forum a useful tool in Phillips Family Research.

Please understand, all posts are viewable by the public and will eventually be indexed by search engines when their bots crawl this website.

To be able to provide you with the best possible environment, we ask you to agree to the following:

* HAVE FUN!

* YOU SHOULD NOT decrease the enjoyment of others. Please use common sense when posting.

* PLEASE DO NOT POST ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION, i.e. PHONE NUMBERS, ADDRESSES, ETC.

* DO NOT POST VIRUS WARNINGS.

* DO NOT POST CHAIN LETTERS.

* DO NOT FORWARD "Send this to everyone you know" HOAXES. (If it were real, it would be in the news!)

* COURTESY IS REQUIRED. Posts should not flame or otherwise harass other users. Please use the principles of netiquette and common sense.

* DO NOT POST information about people who are alive -- this forum is for your ancestors, Y-DNA and history!

* SOURCES are encouraged but not required, however please label speculation as such.

* WE MAY REFUSE SERVICE. For violations of these guidelines or other policies. Once -- you are warned (privately). Twice -- you are removed temporarily or moderated. Three strikes and you're out.

* If you have a problem with anything about the forum, contact the administrator(s) privately, NOT on the group.

These guidelines may change, but current versions will be posted to the group.