What is the purpose of taxonomic swaps being anounced at the taxn page but hanging in the air for years? E.g., https://www.inaturalist.org/taxon_changes/111641

Most of the time it’s because there’s no consensus found about taxonomy. So taxonomic swaps are created but not commited until situation is clarified. There’s also swaps not commited because it was left open to make other users being able to give their opinion, but then curator actualy forgot to co…

Swaps hanging for years

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Swaps hanging for years

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