I know it’s been a topic that’s been brought up time and again on the forums, but the issue of users not marking observations of cultivated plants is really, really starting to get on my nerves. I go through hundreds of them each week, and I’ve barely even scratched the surface. Not to mention the (…

Thanks @andy71 for all the good points.

Sounds to me like changing the “Cultivated” flag so it doesn’t affect the “Needs ID” is the best answer. That way flagging isn’t perceived as penalizing the observation. You can flag observations all day and be viewed as only adding to the data rather than relegating observations. People that don…

[image] andy71: We know it’s a commonly planted non-native species (or not a native species) Or, for that matter, a commonly planted native species! In my area, it is quite common for greenways or parks that are going for a more natural effect to plant native coast live oak, with the goal of …

[image] jasonhernandez74: I honestly don’t mind IDing cultivated plants And that’s totally fine, just as long as it is acknowledged that there are people on here that do mind and would like the problem to be addressed. :-) In all honesty, a lot of the comments on here feel dismissive and pr…

If iNat would encourage us to say - it is not wild, without removing it from needs ID. And make it simple and effective for us to choose not to see not wild It would work better for everybody

Nathan thanks for the measured response. I am extremely appreciative of all your efforts and truly value your perspective on this. I was worried I’d provoke some less charitable comments. I apologize preemptively for extending the thread. To cut to the heart of the matter, what I’m hearing is a…

[image] nathantaylor: I think the key here is might. It’s true that some studies can use the data without this distinction, but for most studies comparing more than a single species, it matters a lot. Also, the data by it’s very nature is biogeographic, even in your example. Some host data can b…

[image] andy71: To cut to the heart of the matter, what I’m hearing is an identifier experience issue Well, that’s actually not where I’m coming from on this. It’s definitely frustrating but I see that more as a symptom and tend to think of this as an observer training problem. There are a …

[image] andy71: even old observations with two or three agreeing IDs Just as an aside, unless it’s a school group, three agreeing IDs generally is either very safely correct or more than someone without specialized knowledge can address. I would generally recommend more cleaning with two con…

Absolutely tired of plants not marked as cultivated - Solutions welcome

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jasonhernandez74 May 12, 2021, 1:44pm 155

Or the reverse. Trying to figure out how to manipulate the filters to see casual observations is not exactly intuitive. I mean, I think I have it figured out, finally, but that’s after how many months of doing IDs?

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Absolutely tired of plants not marked as cultivated - Solutions welcome

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