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Probably the identifier deleted their account. There is a feature request open so that doing so would not automatically result in the loss of their IDs: https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/change-account-deletion-functionality-to-allow-account-anonymisation-and-prevent-deletion-of-ids/52534

Thanks for the explanation. I now understand what happened. Definitely needs fixing.

The user who deleted their profile is entitled to remove their IDs, if they so choose. If, I decided to leave, I would delete - since I could no longer respond to comments or changing taxonomy. We need more identifiers - so that - if and when one goes - they don’t leave a reverberating cavern. Once…

ID's removed from 2/24/2025 observations

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edhass May 16, 2025, 8:57pm 6

Thanks for the IDs Wayne

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ID's removed from 2/24/2025 observations

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