I don’t remember encountering this scenario before. My observation of a beetle attained research grade status following an identifier adding a species-level identification and checking the “No, it’s as good as it can be” box in the DQA. Previously there was an ID at the order and genus levels. RG observations have, among other things, a community consensus on a precise identification. But in this case, there was no community agreement or consensus, it was the same user who identified it and marked it as “cannot be improved.” I don’t have any reason to doubt the ID, but shouldn’t RG be dependent on community agreement? If yes, should the “as good as it can be” DQA box be greyed out for observations with a species-level taxon?
Previously discussed in this locked thread and elsewhere, but those discussions seem more focused on what conditions the “good as it can be” box should/should not be used for genus- or tribe-level observations (vs my questions about species-level observations). But if a mod wants to merge with a previous thread, please do.