# System text in observation when user disallows adding to projects **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Requests\ **Tags:** projects\ **Created:** [December 22, 2019, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/system-text-in-observation-when-user-disallows-adding-to-projects/8817 "2019-12-22T17:35:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Star3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/star3/32/73028_2.png) [@Star3](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/Star3)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2019, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/system-text-in-observation-when-user-disallows-adding-to-projects/8817/1 "2019-12-22T17:35:21Z")
When a user does not allow their observations to be added to projects, it would be nice to see that noted upfront. Similar to when a user has opted out of community ID and there is a iNaturalist generated line of text to inform others. Also similar to this recent feature, where if users don’t allow observation fields to be filled out there is a line of text informing identifyers: [https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/disable-option-to-add-an-observation-field-if-observer-has-opted-out/7109](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/disable-option-to-add-an-observation-field-if-observer-has-opted-out/7109) ---
**Author:** ![DianaStuder](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/dianastuder/32/43358_2.png) [@DianaStuder](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/DianaStuder)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2019, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/system-text-in-observation-when-user-disallows-adding-to-projects/8817/2 "2019-12-22T21:38:35Z")
especially the Opted out of CID. Such an irritating waste of effort when a string of people ID _that_ … and it remains determined at **Needs ID** … for ever. ---
**Author:** ![Star3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/star3/32/73028_2.png) [@Star3](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/Star3)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 5:16am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/system-text-in-observation-when-user-disallows-adding-to-projects/8817/3 "2019-12-23T05:16:38Z")
@DianaStuder, do you mean the opt-out should show in the identification modal? Because it’s already shown in the observation in the community ID section under the map: ![Screenshot_20191222-231349_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/6/6368ef38d13dd5c774855bf9aeb60ec14221f7ce.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![DianaStuder](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/dianastuder/32/43358_2.png) [@DianaStuder](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/DianaStuder)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/system-text-in-observation-when-user-disallows-adding-to-projects/8817/4 "2019-12-23T12:18:35Z")
I have learned to scroll past if there are already 2 IDs that agree, especially if at least one is someone I trust. And I have learned to check first, why a string of people are trying to convince Needs ID. We could save our wasted effort if _Needs ID_ was **greyed out as Opted Out**. Or go ahead with ID knowing that iNat will NEVER be convinced. ---
**Author:** ![cmcheatle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/cmcheatle/32/37_2.png) [@cmcheatle](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/cmcheatle)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/system-text-in-observation-when-user-disallows-adding-to-projects/8817/5 "2019-12-23T13:48:58Z")
I would not say it will never be convinced, I have certainly seen cases where opt out users change their ID when they realize after multiple community ones they are wrong. But, yes the automatically determined ID will never change. ---
**Author:** ![Star3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/star3/32/73028_2.png) [@Star3](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/Star3)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/system-text-in-observation-when-user-disallows-adding-to-projects/8817/6 "2019-12-23T15:22:37Z")
Ah, ok. :) Well, that’s a separate issue. My “ask” is just for adding text to the observation itself re: user has opted out of having others add their observations to projects (either ones they haven’t subscribed to or at all). ![personal settings for projects](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/4/417c38d6f8b67ffb7d683ff33b24e28976ee91cd.png) **iNat staff, I’d just like a text blurb warning** , like IDs already had for opt-outs and observation fields just got for opt-outs. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/4/475be8d52b8bacf2e8db2b9b69b8ee377694ad87.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/a/a3662d7e45de0a757d14a4d1c923d2b0d323568c.png) ---
**Author:** ![DianaStuder](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/dianastuder/32/43358_2.png) [@DianaStuder](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/DianaStuder)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/system-text-in-observation-when-user-disallows-adding-to-projects/8817/7 "2019-12-23T20:18:15Z")
Sorry - shall I delete my comments? ---
**Author:** ![Star3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/star3/32/73028_2.png) [@Star3](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/Star3)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/system-text-in-observation-when-user-disallows-adding-to-projects/8817/8 "2019-12-23T20:25:49Z")
No, it’s fine. :) It helped me clarify what I was asking for, and prompted some good discussion. If you really want them greyed out, though, I think you should open a feature request for that. ---
**Author:** ![jwidness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9d8465/32.png) [@jwidness](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/jwidness)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/system-text-in-observation-when-user-disallows-adding-to-projects/8817/9 "2020-01-06T19:51:11Z")
Seems to have been implemented: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/8/8094f4b934cc9a73ac4c5fd7a1912f077ca38500.png) ---
**Author:** ![Star3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/star3/32/73028_2.png) [@Star3](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/Star3)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2020, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/system-text-in-observation-when-user-disallows-adding-to-projects/8817/10 "2020-01-06T19:52:51Z")
I don’t see any texts about projects in that screenshot? ---
**Author:** ![jwidness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9d8465/32.png) [@jwidness](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/jwidness)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/system-text-in-observation-when-user-disallows-adding-to-projects/8817/11 "2020-01-06T19:55:26Z")
Oh, I misread the original request. Well, I guess it’s halfway there… :/ ---
**Author:** ![Star3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/star3/32/73028_2.png) [@Star3](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/Star3)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2020, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/system-text-in-observation-when-user-disallows-adding-to-projects/8817/12 "2020-01-06T19:56:55Z")
Yeah, the observation field system text was an example for my request (and later a side discussion). ---
**Author:** ![Star3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/star3/32/73028_2.png) [@Star3](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/Star3)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/system-text-in-observation-when-user-disallows-adding-to-projects/8817/13 "2020-07-16T18:44:10Z")
What I am requesting is something like this: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/2/2b63f53a58406a70669e5ece1e99fb361945638b.png) Sorry, I can’t edit my previous comments to include this mockup, so I had to add it in a new comment. ---
**Author:** ![tiwane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tiwane/32/54612_2.png) [@tiwane](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tiwane)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/system-text-in-observation-when-user-disallows-adding-to-projects/8817/14 "2020-07-29T04:54:57Z")
Apparently I made a github issue for this back in the olden days of January: [https://github.com/inaturalist/inaturalist/issues/2571](https://github.com/inaturalist/inaturalist/issues/2571) ---
**Author:** ![Star3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/star3/32/73028_2.png) [@Star3](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/Star3)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 5:47am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/system-text-in-observation-when-user-disallows-adding-to-projects/8817/15 "2020-07-29T05:47:14Z")
Oh, wonderful! Otherwise, you don’t know this option is unavailable until AFTER you go through the process of adding an observation to a project. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/1/1945543dd8ea1b9c4a1781c02a523890d2e62941.png) ---
**Author:** ![Star3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/star3/32/73028_2.png) [@Star3](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/Star3)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/system-text-in-observation-when-user-disallows-adding-to-projects/8817/16 "2020-07-29T13:55:30Z")
I’ll leave this open, though, since that’s what I was told the last time there was a github that matched my feature request. ---
**Author:** ![tiwane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tiwane/32/54612_2.png) [@tiwane](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tiwane)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/system-text-in-observation-when-user-disallows-adding-to-projects/8817/18 "2021-03-19T21:39:33Z")
This is now in production and looking good to me so I’ll close it. ---
**Author:** ![tiwane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tiwane/32/54612_2.png) [@tiwane](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tiwane)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/system-text-in-observation-when-user-disallows-adding-to-projects/8817/19 "2021-03-19T21:39:38Z")