On this observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/20739526 a user reported an ID. A different user disagreed, which would normally send the ID back to the highest level common taxa (in this case “dicots”). This didn’t show up on the observation, but apparently did get registered somewh…

In that observation, the user has opted out of community ID. You may only confirm his initial ID, which will send it to “Research Grade”. Any disagreeing ID has absolutely no effect on what is displayed at the top of the page. The Community ID, displayed to the right, is now properly Plants, as p…

[image] matthias55: I meant to disagree with both suggested IDs, but my disagreement was registered as with “dicots” I think it’s confusing, too. Maybe if your ID was to Dicots, it would have said something different (assuming you agree it is a Dicot)?

thanks, I didn’t notice the “opt out of Community ID” choice. I think I understand now.

Issue with disagree on ID not working correctly

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Topic		Replies	Views
Supporting a dissenting id General	5	557	December 30, 2019
User opted out of community ID and observation doesn't become Research Grade? General	12	1303	July 26, 2019
Can't disagree with one specific observation Bug Reports staff-can-replicate , issue-made	15	1068	June 19, 2023
Disagreements with myself are not labelled as disagreements Bug Reports web	13	522	January 16, 2021
Can Someone Explain This Quirk of the Community ID Formula? General	12	1274	March 16, 2020

Issue with disagree on ID not working correctly

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