This week, a few of my observations of invasive and introduced species were marked as “Captive/Cultivated” or “Location is Inaccurate”. I upload a lot of photos, and I have seen this happen many times, of which it’s mostly me failing to mark it as captive. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9…

Yes, I would definitely @ them and explain why these votes are incorrect. Users should not use the “location is incorrect” downvote just to send an observation to casual. The field is for observations where the entered location isn’t where the photo was taken, but I have seen cases where it is abuse…

It may be worth private messaging both those people. One is interested in non-native aquatic plants, the other is one of my trusted identifiers (and approachable)

False Casual Grade Observations

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Topic		Replies	Views
Reminder to check your Casual observations! General	14	1983	December 17, 2021
Way too many observations of wild organisms getting marked as captive General	17	1497	August 7, 2022
Annoying identifying tactic General	27	2066	February 6, 2024
Watch out for incorrect use of "Location is Inaccurate" General	45	1977	August 28, 2021
How often do you mark plants as ‘Not Wild’ when IDing? General	57	1112	October 3, 2024

False Casual Grade Observations

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