I have read through (most) of the replies in these older threads - What is evidence? On Flagging Drawing Reading through these and reviewing some sightings posted by user honoralana, I have come across a problem. How is a drawing done from memory at home any better evidence than just going home …

iNaturalist has always accepted field sketches if they have diagnostic features. Yes, it’s hard to verify that the sketch was made in the field or that diagnostic features are drawn properly, but this also comes up with photos and other sorts of evidence. And as others have mentioned there is a very…

I loved the discussion here. So much food for thought as a naturalist with a heavy field journal practice. I started with iNat in June 2018 to document my observations of wildlife for later study. I was interested in the capabilities of the computer vision and contributing to that, but I also value…

The premise behind this thread just seems like more gatekeeping to me. I posted this on another platform a few years ago, and with some adjustment of wording, it can be seen to deal with the same issue: You know I’m not much of a luddite, but come on – back in the day, scientists could generate gr…

Interesting discussion. I’m still somewhat skeptical of drawings as evidence for iNat purposes but I appreciate the various arguments for accepting them. The days of birders doing sketches of rare bird sightings for evaluation by committees are likely largely gone. But it was acceptable in the pre…

Here’s a drawing I submitted of a red-headed woodpecker that decided to do a loop-de-loop in front of the car as we were pulling into a campground: [image] It shows only the details that I saw and could clearly remember: The solid, bright red head, the black wings, and the white stripe across the…

At least one of your offensive commenters has since been suspended. I can see why you use All the DQAs. But - recent evidence is intended against fossils. And single subject against obs with multiple photos, each of a different sp.

A few notes, which I hope you will take kindly for they are sent that way: Try to remember that just as all people do not know you/about your seasonal depression, you do not know all people/their level of understanding of what is/is not accepted on iNaturalist. It is tempting to think everyone who…

I was recently messaging with a different user who’s gotten a lot of negative feedback on their sketch observations recently. Here’s what I suggested: These extra details (including environmental context in the drawing and additional context in the notes) aren’t necessary but they increase trust f…

(I think you meant to reply to @nonbinary-naturalist , not me, correct?)

[image] ItsMeLucy: Since your Observations are meant for you, as a record of the awesome animals and plants you see, let them be that. This is to say maybe consider letting go if they become Casual through DQA. I say this not because it is right for people to downvote them, rather because it is …

Are drawings evidence?

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upupa-epops January 14, 2025, 2:26pm 85

I guess it makes sense that the style for birds and plants would be different.

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Are drawings evidence?

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