I wasn’t sure which Forum category to choose for this, since my post is about feature request and some general issues. Feature that I would like to suggest: notification when users observations are included in a new collection project. Why? When a collection project is created, observations are auto…

I moved your request from #general to #feature-requests .

This isn’t possible because observations are never really “included” in a collection project. When a collection project page is loaded, iNaturalist searches for observations that meet its requirements and displays those observations. It’s basically a saved set of search filters. Likewise, when an o…

I voted now, thank you. But the problem still exists - how to know the OBs have been included in a project? If there is no such mechanism, then maybe there should be some warning for project creators about sensitive/problemic areas/names? Maybe one project has not opened a really big can of worms a…

Did you get no response to flagging that project for offensive ‘content’ ? Your alternative examples do sound offensive, and not acceptable within iNat.

Technically it’s just not possible to notify someone their observations are showing up in a collection project and that won’t change. So I’m going to close this request. Larger issues about project names and other potentially offensive content are outside the realm of this request.

Notify me when my observations are included in a new collection project

Feature Requests

Topic		Replies	Views
Restrict your observations from appearing in someone else's collection project Feature Requests web , under-review	39	2593	August 29, 2023
Collection Project transition regret General question , projects	17	1583	January 7, 2020
Why don't these observations show up in this project? - "Official" Topic General	192	13719	June 30, 2026
Bulk Selection of Observations to Add to a Project Feature Requests issue-made , declined	82	15962	February 13, 2024
Include obscured observations in species lists for place-based projects Feature Requests	24	3983	April 13, 2019

Notify me when my observations are included in a new collection project

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