# "Account Creation" filter added to Identify page **URL:** \ **Category:** News and Updates\ **Created:** [April 9, 2019, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/account-creation-filter-added-to-identify-page/1991 "2019-04-09T23:32:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tiwane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tiwane/32/54612_2.png) [@tiwane](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tiwane)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2019, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/account-creation-filter-added-to-identify-page/1991/1 "2019-04-09T23:32:49Z")
We have added a new filter for account creation to the [Identify](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify) page, in the “More Filters” area: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/f/f3773fbbfd8774ff77d4ea189865396f14e1eecb.png) Right now the two options are to see only observations by accounts that were created _more_ than one week ago, or to only see observations made by accounts created _within_ the last week. The intention for the former choice is allow identifiers to filter out observations by new users if they want to, especially in situations like the recent Penang Bioblitz when things might be overwhelming and the identifer wants to focus on other new observations. Conversely, the second filter can be used to focus _only_ on identifying observations by new users and welcoming them to the site. It should be helpful in as users start joining for the the upcoming [City Nature Challenge](http://citynaturechallenge.org/). Either way, we hope _all_ new observations are seen by other users and IDed, or marked captive, etc; this just gives identifiers a bit more control over the types of observations they will be seeing when using the Identify page. Let us know how these are working out for you, and thanks to everyone who takes the time to contribute IDs and comments to the observations of other users. ---
**Author:** ![jdmore](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/jdmore/32/1116_2.png) [@jdmore](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/jdmore)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2019, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/account-creation-filter-added-to-identify-page/1991/2 "2019-04-09T23:57:04Z")
Nice! This will definitely be handy. Thank you staff! One scenario that comes to mind is the high school class that mass-creates their iNat accounts on a Friday, then goes on break for a week or two, then comes back and starts their assignment. The “past week” filter won’t distinguish those. So I’m wondering if we also need something like Users With “1-20 observations” or “20 or more observations” as a filter option. I feel another feature request coming on… 😶 ---
**Author:** ![JeremyHussell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/jeremyhussell/32/118_2.png) [@JeremyHussell](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/JeremyHussell)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2019, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/account-creation-filter-added-to-identify-page/1991/3 "2019-04-10T00:14:58Z")
Er, so is that “Filter out observations from accounts that are less than a week old” or “Filter out observations that were created during the first week of activity of an account”? Because it looks like the former, but that would just delay the surge for a week. ---
**Author:** ![tiwane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tiwane/32/54612_2.png) [@tiwane](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tiwane)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2019, 3:38am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/account-creation-filter-added-to-identify-page/1991/4 "2019-04-10T03:38:01Z")
The former. The intention is to not avoid the observations entirely, but cut back the number of observations by new users one has to wade through during times of great activity for them, if one doesn’t want to see them. ---
**Author:** ![kiwifergus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/kiwifergus/32/1904_2.png) [@kiwifergus](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/kiwifergus)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2019, 8:53am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/account-creation-filter-added-to-identify-page/1991/5 "2019-04-10T08:53:56Z")
if it was a problem to see them at all, then at least the majority would hopefully be dealt with by others by the time the week was up. And I think it would be good to see how this works for a week or two, before suggesting other ways it could be done! CNC will be a good testing ground! ---
**Author:** ![bouteloua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bouteloua/32/1180_2.png) [@bouteloua](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bouteloua)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2019, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/account-creation-filter-added-to-identify-page/1991/6 "2019-04-10T19:12:02Z")
A post was split to a new topic: [Instructing users to split into separate observations](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/instructing-users-to-split-into-separate-observations/2018) ---
**Author:** ![saturnring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@saturnring](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/saturnring)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2019, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/account-creation-filter-added-to-identify-page/1991/7 "2019-04-10T19:33:14Z")
> [@tiwane](#): > > we hope _all_ new observations are seen by other users and IDed, or marked captive, etc; this just gives identifiers a bit more control over the types of observations they will be seeing when using the Identify page Looking forward to the City Nature Challenge, can you elaborate a little on this? Going through Identify, I see all kinds of plants that I suspect are cultivated, but knowing very little about cultivated plants I can’t be sure that they are not naturalized. Is it better during the City Nature Challenge to err on the side of marking these suspect observations as “captive/cultivated”, given the time constraints? ---
**Author:** ![tiwane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tiwane/32/54612_2.png) [@tiwane](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tiwane)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2019, 11:19pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/account-creation-filter-added-to-identify-page/1991/8 "2019-04-10T23:19:08Z")
I guess it’s likely a different threshold for everyone. To me, if something is clearly cultivated - in a pot, in a formal garden, etc - I’ll mark it captive/cultivated. Zooming in on maps is also really helpful. But if I can’t be sure, I’ll often leave a comment asking if it’s a wild plant. ---
**Author:** ![tiwane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tiwane/32/54612_2.png) [@tiwane](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tiwane)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 1:25am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/account-creation-filter-added-to-identify-page/1991/9 "2019-05-07T01:25:03Z")
Curious if anyone used this during the City Nature Challenge? ---
**Author:** ![saturnring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@saturnring](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/saturnring)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/account-creation-filter-added-to-identify-page/1991/10 "2019-05-07T02:29:33Z")
The “Account Creation” filter? I did, and surprisingly to me, just the opposite of how I thought I would want to use it. I used it to search for the accounts created in the past week. It makes me feel much less exasperated when it’s clear that every observation I’m looking at is from a new user. ---
**Author:** ![tiwane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tiwane/32/54612_2.png) [@tiwane](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tiwane)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/account-creation-filter-added-to-identify-page/1991/11 "2019-05-07T03:30:22Z")
Thanks for the feedback! ---
**Author:** ![bouteloua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bouteloua/32/1180_2.png) [@bouteloua](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bouteloua)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2020, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/account-creation-filter-added-to-identify-page/1991/12 "2020-10-27T23:35:02Z")