For me I think a dedicated+officially endorsed FAQ on this common topic could help for starters. Something pinned/visible by all, with well considered wording, limiting need for questionable rebuttals, skewed paraphrasing and personal takes. It could acknowledge that there are issues with certain taxa and locations that do need attention and have info like:
- iNat staff’s position on expertise, accuracy and robust data, etc
- the range of views visible within iNat’s community on expertise, accuracy and robust data:
- what we do know about the accuracy of iNat data :
- the things that can cause accuracy issues that iNat can’t control:
- the things that can cause accuracy issues that iNat are trying to get better with:
- ways in which iNat can help:
- ways in which the community can help:
- ways in which you can help:
- concrete suggestions on how we can improve accuracy and robustness which are not mentioned above, can be logged in this place:
- Etc etc
Just riffing…but that sort of thing perhaps?
But yeah, in addition, something like @bouteloua’s list is also a great approach I think … where we can collect common complaints and explore more practical ways to address them as a community.