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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Marking ‘yes it can be improved’ when unsure General	17	178	October 3, 2024
Everyone agrees on ID but won't make it to RG General	10	665	June 29, 2020
In the way the data is handled, does "Research Grade" apply to the community taxon or the observation taxon? General question	9	190	October 1, 2024
Research Grade too easily obtained General	16	1699	May 29, 2020
Flagging research grade posts for further review when ID is unsure General question	7	464	June 22, 2020

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

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