I agree, and I don’t see the two as being equivalent.
Absolutely agree here. I’m just saying that an identifier not leaving a detailed note on every single identification is not a signal of discourtesy. One of the “prime directives” on iNaturalist is that we try to assume good intentions in others. Given the high ratio of observers to identifiers on iNaturalist, I consider myself fortunate just to get IDs on my observations, agreeing or not, comment or not. If I think they are wrong, I can politely ask them to explain their ID. As was already mentioned,