I’m glad that CV provides a less RSI-intensive way to assign names to species that interest you, which is certainly a valid use case. However, for the specific and diverse group I mentioned—where I tirelessly and selflessly work to mass identify others’ observations—CV, when not used with care, leads to widespread misidentifications. This is especially problematic for families like Gomphaceae, which contain very diverse genera. Rather than dismissing these concerns, mass identifications, or my interests as “niche,” we should focus on improving CV usage to better serve the entire community.
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