Just looking for other people’s thoughts/opinions/views on this. I recently opted out of community ID. I did not really want to, but I saw no other option that would satisfy me. I am not entirely sure how it impacts research grade vs casual, because I have seen many people say all community ID opt-…

[image] anon83178471: I wish there was a way to say “opt-out for this one” instead of having to say “opt-in for this one” There is. You absolutely do not need to opt out in your account settings if all you want to change are a few observations. On an observation page for any observation that …

[image] anon83178471: I agree. I think sometimes the quality is not enough to make it clear to some, but I think if you can’t tell, then you shouldn’t tell anything about the observation. There was a big debate about this way back when the forum was still on Google Groups. I came down also on…

[image] charlie: Better than what i have done in the past which is argue with the person a bunch and then get my comments flagged. Whoops. I spoke with this user maybe 3 times max, and all they ever really said was “tough luck” and “I don’t believe you”, which I didn’t necessarily appreciate …

[image] anon83178471: I spoke with this user maybe 3 times max, and all they ever really said was “tough luck” and “I don’t believe you”, which I didn’t necessarily appreciate it. Despite that, I tried conversing with them just about every time they identified anything, and they still just activ…

[image] charlie: thank you for not calling out this person directly in the forum, sicne we try to avoid that here. While I personally have felt targeted, I don’t think that’s necessarily an accurate reflection of what’s happening. I’m very sensitive in suspecting people are deliberately tryin…

[image] anon83178471: I have to remind myself that just because I’ve been bullied in the past, doesn’t mean that everybody who has unclear behavior is trying to be a bully. yeah feel this one, growing up as an undiagnosed autistic kid in the school system (not that being diagnosed would have …

[image] charlie: if the user is harassing you and even if you truly don’t care, they will harass others too. An unfortunate reality, that I didn’t really consider. I’ll keep that in mind. Thanks again.

iNat is pretty good at sorting out people who don’t ‘play nicely with others’ @tiwane has helped me, and found a kind solution - thank you.

I agree 100%! It seems like usually it’s just differences getting out of hand, that cause some unfair behavior to arise. And I will say, he seems like a pretty fine guy, who wants what’s best for everybody, from what I can tell :-)

I don’t see any reason to opt out of community ID in that case. Opting out isn’t going to make the Community ID more precise… Communication is the best strategy there. Even if they ignore you, it’s not like their IDs are making a difference one way or another, as long as they aren’t disagreeing outr…

Yeah, I don’t really like the opt-out, period. Just wanted input so I could make a better decision in the meantime. That’s been a successful mission, so I’m happy with it. It, being, the situation and the information I’ve received. I’m not using the opt-out.

Opting out of community ID vs literally anything else

General

Topic		Replies	Views
Concerns over opting out of community taxon General	81	2898	May 18, 2025
Should we change the way "opt-out" observations are treated? General	67	2771	January 14, 2021
Why opt out of Community ID? General	95	3127	October 5, 2022
What is even the point of the 'opt out of the community ID' function? General	44	1200	December 8, 2025
Opting out of community taxon General	273	10084	March 21, 2026

Opting out of community ID vs literally anything else

Related topics