iNat requiring the completion of optional form fields

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#1

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Platform Website

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Browser Firefox

URLs (aka web addresses) of any relevant observations or pages: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66042605 (and others too)

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Description of problem.

Step 1: iNat refuses to add observations to the project, requiring the completion of optional (without an asterisk) form fields. The effect appeared only today, before that I successfully added observations using exactly the same scheme

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#2

There was a recent change to the code that checks for required fields. That might have started this issue.

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#3

I have this same problem; it started on 12/02/20. Running Safari 13.1.2 on High Sierra 10.13.6 .
The work-around of adding values to all the projects’ observation fields is not a good solution. For example, to add plants to one of the projects I participate in, I have to fill in nonsensical values for fields suitable only for animals, such as “Behavior”, “Eating”, etc.

#4

I just started having the same problem today with the optional fields in the Eggs and Nests project (using Chrome). edit - as of around 3:50pm est, I’m back to being able to add observations to projects without having to fill out all optional fields.

#5

iNaturalist is also requiring this optional field form for the Quercus garryana Range Project. It is new as this AM.

#6

Sorry about this bug, folks, it should be fixed now.

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#7