Yeah, the “old” app has the major disadvantage of not allowing you to “withdraw” an ID. I think this problem may be helped out by the ability on iNat Next to withdraw an ID in-app. Frequently I’ll make a “guess” on an ID, someone else will suggest something else, and I just withdraw my original ID if I really have no idea which one is correct and want to come back to it later. On the app, the only options are to agree with the new ID suggestion (which I won’t do if I’m unsure if it’s correct), add a broader ID (which I prefer not to do as it sometimes gives the impression that I’m “soft disagreeing” with the other suggestion), or leave my original ID (which I now suspect may be wrong). None of these are good options, and I prefer to just “withdraw” my original ID, which the new app allows users to do.
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