Regarding Albanian Y-DNA only peer reviewed scientific papers should be considered as canonical.
This freelance Albanian projects have lost their meaning anymore with their cherrypicking.
For instance 2019 Macedonian paper which has very consistent samples has Albanians from Macedonia with Y-DNA E-V13 at ~35% while the Albanian projects have ~15%. That's strikingly ~20% difference and extremelly weird considering that some other paper has the percentage more closely to the ~35% of E-V13.
I really don't think it's wise to disregard the sample database of project efforts. At least for Rrenjet which has surpasses a thousand samples at this point. Which typically dwarfs the sample size of most peer reviewed studies.
I am also curious on how they are cherry picked exactly?
They literally have no idea what results will be until the samples are processed at the lab. The whole point of this endeavor is to dibe deep into the Y-Chromosomes of the Albanian peoples.
I don't see how small sample sizes with weak resolution, no names or at least regions/tribes, is beneficial to deciphering Y-Chromosome composition on a large scale.
I do think we need to continue to compile more and more samples to bolster the size and this needs to be done region to region.
I will agree certain places are over tested compared to others. However, you have to also remember contributors have preferences for where their sponsorship goes.
With regards to Albanians of Macedonia, do not fret. The sample size will grow by at least another 30+ samples eventually, sponsored by myself at Rrenjet.
Im sure they will collect unsponsored kits that can be sponsored over time as well.
You have to remember people are combining their own personal finances/resources to decipher our origins. I wouldn't disregard their efforts. If you want to see more tests in Macedonia, reach out to the admins with your intentions to sponsor. If I could contribute more than I already have I would.
Until then sponsors who actually contribute will have a say to where those tests are directed, as the money is coming out of their/our pockets.
No one bothered sponsoring kits for Okshtun and Golloborde until I slowly gathered funds to test the region more deeply.
We need more nember sponsorship/contributions. Even if it's a couple samples a month. If everyone chipped in the project would swell with samples from all over.