# I realised I was using iNat wrong!

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**Created:** [February 16, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/i-realised-i-was-using-inat-wrong/75797 "2026-02-16T12:57:50Z")\
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It is not judgemental. We are asking ‘prolific’ observers to ID a bit too. There are no paid identifiers. Neither Curators (who are not museum curators) nor iNat staff are obliged to make IDs. All identifiers are volunteers.

And identifiers are ‘expected to explain themselves on each obs’ too

[https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/lack-of-reasoning-on-disagreements/75635](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/lack-of-reasoning-on-disagreements/75635)

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