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do you have a link of an example observation where this has happened? I know the likely answer, but want to check

The placeholder disappears with a new ID. It is not lost. If you ask the person to delete the "useless and non specific Lepidoptera " ID it will reappear. I usually made a sometime cryptic note of the placeholder but not everyone does it. It really is time to make definite changes to preserve the pl…

If you haven’t selected the taxon name you entered a placeholder from the drop-down menu when you enter it, your observation stays as ‘unknown’ and unsearchable, and your placeholder is only visible if someone clicks on your ‘unknown’ observation. It is unlikely anyone will be able to see and confir…

The moth images were of Traminda mundissima photographed on 13th Nov 09 and that was entered as the placeholder. The identification of Lepidoptera removed the placeholder and directed me to a gallery of images from the Kimberley that had 2 images of that species. I went back to my entry and added th…

There are three reasons why a placeholder gets formed: You typed in the name correctly, but then didn’t click the dropdown option that appears for that species. You must click that dropdown otherwise the ID won’t register. You typed in the name and misspelt it You typed in the name correctly, but …

[image] geoffbyrne: I went back to my entry and added the placeholder again. Keep in mind you did not add your placeholder again; you added an ‘actual’ ID

[image] thebeachcomber: are disappearing, it is not a bug, No, it is not a bug, but poor design.

I’m sorry, I don’t understand why, if you know the correct identity, you don’t add it yourself when you upload the image. Please remember that you can’t just hit “enter” once you have typed the name; you have to select it from the drop-down list. Like Lisa, apologies if I’ve told you what you alre…

[image] robertarcher397: No, it is not a bug, but poor design True, but luckily there is a workaround for the problem, if someone has a lost placeholder that can’t be simply “reproduced” by a followup identification (such as, for a complex or new species that hasn’t been added to the taxonomy…

Since the placeholder will always disappear as soon as an ID is added, it is better to write the text as a comment (that stays!)

Lost placeholder

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Lost placeholder

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