New IDs on some observations aren’t being applied to the observation

[benjansss]

I’ve noticed this problem for awhile now but haven’t gotten around to reporting it, I can’t figure out any pattern to it here are two examples

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111265613#activity_identification_5fa847e6-bb21-409d-b79c-802a97251213

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111265622

[thomaseverest]

It’s because there are complications with subspecies IDs.
https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/leading-subspecies-ids-should-change-the-obs-taxon-like-leading-ids-of-other-ranks/139

[thebeachcomber]

(moved this to general as it’s not a bug)

[benjansss]

How the hell has this not been fixed if it’s been an issue for over three years

[thomaseverest]

If you read the post, you can see that it’s not a simple fix. Also, voting for the request will help the staff know what users think is important.