Someone posted a photo of an elongate beetle larva and identified it as Ocypus olens. I set it back to Coleoptera, which was perhaps presumptuous of me but identifying larval beetles is rather specialised and there was nothing in the observer’s history to suggest they are a beetle taxonomist. Two mo…

To answer two queries: Yes, it is possible to ‘block’ progress this way. Have a read of https://www.inaturalist.org/blog/25514-clarifying-ancestor-disagreements for clarification. Your ID was a ‘branch disagreement’, ie you not only disagreed that the observation was Ocypus olens, but you also di…

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ItsMeLucy August 6, 2023, 10:46am 5

I found this recent comment, complete with visual, really helpful.

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Topic		Replies	Views
Previous disagreemeent limiting ID to lower taxa General	9	428	August 18, 2020
Ancestor disagreement persists after disputed ID is withdrawn Bug Reports	4	895	September 19, 2021
Community taxon and ID are "stuck" General	8	531	June 1, 2021
When a user "disagrees this is" a certain species General	20	1623	October 31, 2021
Previous disagreeing ID erroneously overturned Bug Reports	19	1312	February 27, 2024

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