Why do some people post multiple photos of what is obviously the same bird?

Some users don’t realize you can have multiple photos a sighting. Usually it isn’t maliciously intended. Usually.

@lbislander , this forum is not a place for complaining, it’s for constructive conversation. If you’re genuinely interested in why some people post multiple observations of the same bird, please amend your post to start a conversation about it. If you have any ideas about how iNat can perhaps prevent…

[image] tiwane: this forum is not a place for complaining, Should this perhaps be added at: https://forum.inaturalist.org/guidelines#be-civil ? Just wondering.

On that note… I have not found a way to upload multiple images as one observation from the start (which is why once or twice I have uploaded more than one image of an observation separately). I know one can add additional images of the species after having uploaded an observation, but I haven’t foun…

On the website, you can click and drag images into each other during upload. You can also select multiple images at once (using “Select all” or the Ctrl or Shift and click selection keyboard shortcuts) and then click the “Combine” button, which will have the same effect. On the app there is an imag…

I had a problem with that too but I found that if I uploaded one a little box would appear beside the first one and I could upload a second one to that. Maybe there’s a better way to do it.

On android, if you press and hold a picture for a second, it will then allow you to select multiple photos to add. I assume apple has a similar method for selecting multiple photos.

[image] lbislander: sorry. I’ve amended. Thanks! It’s fine to be frustrated, but I just want to make sure this forum becomes a way to improve understanding and functionality and not just a place to vent. :-) [image] kumarihb: I have not found a way to upload multiple images as one observ…

Multiple photos of the same bird

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tiwane May 18, 2019, 9:54pm 5

Thanks! Added some text to https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/faq-guidelines/7#improve and I also amended https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/about-the-general-category/61

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Multiple photos of the same bird

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