There are more than 30 million observations in ‘Needs ID’, far more than when I first joined: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&quality_grade=needs_id&view=species How has this kept pace with the growth of iNaturalist in other areas? Are identifiers more or less keeping up wit…

So… now that we have the list of of countermeasures against the Needs ID problem…what do we do with it?

Good question! Here are a couple of things I’m going to do: Prod my real-life iNat friends to start IDing, including going so far as to Zoom with them, share my screen, and walk them through how I do IDs one step at a time. In late February, I’m going to hold an ID-a-thon for New England plants, w…

[image] lynnharper: Some day soon, I’ll start going through Unknowns with multiple photos where the photos are of different species, and I’ll leave a comment asking the observer to split the photos into different observations (with links to helpful tips on doing that). I’ll give those observers …

[image] lynnharper: I’ll start going through Unknowns with multiple photos where the photos are of different species, and I’ll leave a comment asking the observer to split the photos into different observations (with links to helpful tips on doing that). I’ll give those observers at least a mont…

[image] marina_gorbunova: More work on observations with disagreements Do you know if there’s any way to search for Needs ID observations that already have multiple identifications? Most of the time it’s just 1 wrong ID holding up the RG status, so they’re pretty quick to clear out when I ca…

Agitate = actively encourage (as we do in this thread) rather than sitting back and whining Someone Should Do Something About That Needs ID Pile (don’t look at me, I’m trying my bestest)

[image] lynnharper: one species per observation Absolutely. Then mark as reviewed and next. If they don’t ever respond … I don’t want to see it again.

[image] lynnharper: I’ll start going through Unknowns with multiple photos where the photos are of different species, and I’ll leave a comment asking the observer to split the photos into different observations (with links to helpful tips on doing that). I’ll give those observers at least a mon…

I have disagreements bookmarked https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=6986&lrank=stateofmatter&ident_taxon_id=47126 but since I clear mine every day, there is nothing to see. Change the place filter to suit your choice.

'Needs ID' pile, and identifications

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marina_gorbunova January 2, 2022, 7:19am 302

Not in a easy way for now. https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/filter-for-observations-with-a-certain-number-of-identifications/20021

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