Shows here, but not there

[Tourist]

On my My Maps page I see a reference to a match, but I cannot find that same match on my Y-DNA Matches page, at any level of match.

If a match shows up on one page, then it should show up on another, right?

[nathanm]

On my My Maps page I see a reference to a match, but I cannot find that same match on my Y-DNA Matches page, at any level of match.

If a match shows up on one page, then it should show up on another, right?

Are you a member of any surname, geographic, or other projects? If your match is in one of those projects, elects not to match the entire database (or leaves that checked, I believe it's the default), and you don't have that project currently selected, they won't show up. Try changing your selected project while on the match page, using the radio buttons at the top of the menu in the left-hand column.

[Tourist]

Are you a member of any surname, geographic, or other projects? If your match is in one of those projects, elects not to match the entire database (or leaves that checked, I believe it's the default), and you don't have that project currently selected, they won't show up. Try changing your selected project while on the match page, using the radio buttons at the top of the menu in the left-hand column.

That probably explains why, but in that case it seems odd that a match would appear at all, instead of appearing on one page but not on another page. That seems illogical.

Then again, if DNA could mutate, then perhaps logic could mutate, too.

Thanks!

[nathanm]

That probably explains why, but in that case it seems odd that a match would appear at all, instead of appearing on one page but not on another page. That seems illogical.

Then again, if DNA could mutate, then perhaps logic could mutate, too.

Thanks!

Many people don't change the default User Preferences, so they won't match people unless they're both in the same project, and you have it currently selected. That's why it's a good idea to join as many relevant projects as you can: surname, geographic, haplogroup, etc.

There's another place matches might show up you might not be able to find. On the Ancestral Origins page, matches are completely anonymous. The only information about them is aggregate data about the countries of origin of their paternal origin.

[Tourist]

Many people don't change the default User Preferences, so they won't match people unless they're both in the same project, and you have it currently selected. That's why it's a good idea to join as many relevant projects as you can: surname, geographic, haplogroup, etc....

The match has a surname different than my own, but his surname is known to be related to my surname, a few hundred years ago, and so I should join that family group.

Thanks! That is the sort of solution I was looking for.