Create a page where curators can count and manage all common names created by themselves (there are functions such as modification view and modification reminder). When other curators modify the common name created by the original curator, send an update reminder to the creator. etc.

The first one should be available to non-curators as well.

Created? - but we are supposed to bring names which are actively in common use. Or published in field guides or whatever.

I assume (hope) ‘create’ is being used as a synonym for ‘add’ or ‘enter’ in this situation.

Yes I mean to add more functions, sorry I’m not good at English.

No - I thought that was what you meant. But earlier heated discussions on forum - about ‘common’ names which aren’t. There is history for common names, but only from February 2022. Going forward it should become clearer.

[image] John: Create a page where curators can count and manage all common names created by themselves if you just want to see which names you’ve updated in bulk, you can look at the vernacular name files within the periodic DWCA taxon export. (see https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/using-sql-to…

What happens if a plant is new to science or only known to a couple of botanists. Can I then ‘create’ an English name ? Of course the plant is very well known by local people and has a name in an African language. Here is an observation of the plant which may be endemic to the Serowe village area …

[image] botswanabugs: Batswana call it Setoto Is that name on iNat? I checked, yes it is - so local people can search by the name they know and use. Tick. We have been asked not to create ‘common’ names for iNat. The intention is for people to find the name they know, and search for. For thi…

Create more functions for common name

Feature Requests

raymie October 9, 2022, 8:27pm 4

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Topic		Replies	Views
Curator guidelines about made-up names Curators common-names	81	2112	November 23, 2024
Interpretation of rule against invented common names General	86	1800	November 11, 2025
Definition of made up common names Curators	38	1273	April 17, 2024
How to Add a Common Name to a Taxon Tutorials	33	6441	April 4, 2025
Allow non-curators to associate an existing common name with a Place Feature Requests web , declined	19	1208	December 18, 2024

Create more functions for common name

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