Often people vote too soon on the question “Based on the evidence, can the Community Taxon still be confirmed or improved?” in the Data Quality Assessment section (DQA). For example, they add a refining ID, but the community taxon doesn’t yet match their ID, and they say “No, it’s as good as it can …

OK, implemented! [image] Big thanks to Kevin Chen on Github for working on it!

Say what the Community Taxon is in the DQA

tiwane October 7, 2025, 7:27pm 11

OK, implemented!

Big thanks to Kevin Chen on Github for working on it!

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Research Grade with only one ID at that rank

Topic		Replies	Views
Data Quality Assessment incorrectly says Community Taxon is "at genus level or lower" Bug Reports	16	1405	March 12, 2021
All it takes is 1 person to overturn a genus level research grade ID if you tick "no" on "Based on the evidence, can the Community Taxon still be confirmed or improved?" General	10	617	February 20, 2025
Why isn't this observation at RG yet? Bug Reports	6	811	January 28, 2020
Genus-level observation reaching Research Grade despite no DQA vote that the Community Taxon is as good as it can be Bug Reports	4	346	March 25, 2024
"As good as it can be" triggers RG with one species ID General	5	164	July 8, 2024