Kevin,
I have seen quite a bit of "policing" going on on WikiTree. But, now that I think about it, the most aggressive policing seems to take place on the profiles that represent Native Americans. People from different Native American projects are constantly removing spouses & children from profiles due to lack of proof. There are lots of discussions also as to why these changes are made. And I know that when I first started adding my family to WikiTree, I would receive a notice if it was determined that my sources were not adequate. I remember using Find-A-Grave early on, before I realized that the information there is not always accurate.
Last night I was researching how to use Y-DNA results as documentation on WikiTree. This is the example that was given:
* Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing. [[Smith-44676|William Waugh Smith]], FTDNA kit #95454, and his 6th cousin once removed, [[Smith-81508|Len Smith]], FTDNA kit #216226, match at a Genetic Distance of 2 on 67 markers thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA [[Smith-15895|Thomas Smith]]. FTDNA indicates that the probability the two share a common ancestor within the last 7 generations is 91.73% and within the last 8 generations is 94.73%.
I need to do a little more research on what all of this means, specifically the last sentence, & how to go about determining the number of generations & the percentage.
