I am not sure where it is best to post this topic: I noticed that a lot of users initially post an observation without identifying it in the first place (which is fine), but as soon as an other user suggest an identification they (dumbly?) agrees to it. So we can end up with research grade observa…

sorry, by taxon page i meant observation page. I use that a lot and not frivolously… if it were removed it would result in me doing less IDs. Maybe adding a ‘suggest another ID’ button near the agree button would be nice though.

or maybe just a “thanks for the suggestion” tab added

clicking agree, or typing in 3 + 3 letters and selecting from a list. Not really arduous, I see it as putting in a much needed “are you sure you want to agree” aspect. But yes, it would affect those that can ID en-mass effectively I am sooooo for getting rid of the Agree buttons…

Users will just change their behaviour accordingly, so it won’t make much difference. It will also put most places in the world at a disadvantage relative to N. America and Western Europe. N.Z., for example, has a pop. of <5 million. Finding 3 experts to agree with an observation on iNat for many ta…

[image] benjaminlancer: The agree-button as it is seems like it’s asking a question, and psychologically people are inclined to answer. [image] charlie: which agree button are people referring to? I think the agree button that is potentially problematic is the agree button on the ident…

Yeah if it were removed from the observation page I’d do less IDs and I doubt it would solve the problem. I’m ok with it being removed from those thumbnails

Maybe a middle ground is to only show that Agree button if account has more than 500 IDs made (or maybe 50). That way power IDers wouldn’t be hindered, and it gives a chance for new users to get to grips with things first before they get access to the Agree button…

Is it new users who are agreeing too readily ?

I think so. As previously mentioned, the agree button is almost treated like a “Like” or a “thank you” for the id, and it also makes the obs RG which kinda reinforces the “goodness of agreeing, even if you don’t have a clue yourself”

Issue with users automatically agreeing to an identification

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schoenitz May 8, 2019, 11:08pm 30

This seems to be a perennial topic that comes up again and again and again. @bouteloua had a nice poll in that first link, where she also said that the “agree” button on the ID modal is likely to stay due to staff preference.

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Issue with users automatically agreeing to an identification

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