Based on my forum search, there seems to be a (perhaps shaky) consensus to not to disagree when evidence is insufficient (e.g., to move a species community ID to the general generic ID) unless you can prove that the ID is wrong, and not to use the “Based on the evidence, can the Community Taxo…

Thanks all. That clarified it for me. I will use the “disagreeing” function to move to a coarser ID for my pet taxa where I know what I am doing, accompanied with an explanation. It seems to be the right thing to do.

How to act on RG observations that lack evidence for the community ID

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11 posts were merged into an existing topic: Change wording used by the system when downgrading an observation to an higher level taxa

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Everyone agrees on ID but won't make it to RG General	10	633	June 29, 2020
Research Grade too easily obtained General	16	1621	May 29, 2020
Flagging research grade posts for further review when ID is unsure General question	7	419	June 22, 2020
What if someone keeps devaluing observations by confirming IDs? General	15	1405	March 14, 2023
Protocol for "Can Community Taxon still be confirmed or improved?" General	17	1191	October 15, 2021

How to act on RG observations that lack evidence for the community ID

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