Hi all! I’ve got a question regarding etiquette and what is actually useful (or not). My identifying routine is as such: I’ll go to the “Identify” tab, select my region, and then select the taxa I’m more confident in (for me, birds and mammals) as well as “unknown.” I go through the unknowns perio…

I personally think its a great idea. If nothing else, it will likely get attention sooner. I suspect many experts won’t bother with ‘unknown’ observations so why not help them out? IMHO - keep doing what you’re doing!

Is it worthy to (vaguely) categorize “Unknowns”?

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jeanphilippeb March 16, 2025, 7:45am 6

https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/the-benefits-and-drawbacks-of-adding-coarse-identifications/54469

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Is it worthy to (vaguely) categorize “Unknowns”?

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