A question: A user has had a few ‘mothing sessions’ (where you attract moths using a lamp), apparently photographed every single individual during these sessions and uploaded every single photo as a new observation. This has resulted in over 2000 new observations of only a few dozen species, with d…

This does not violate any guidelines for iNaturalist. I understand it may be frustrating but we have the option to speak with someone if we have concerns regarding their actions. As long as they are different individuals of the presumed ‘same’ species, I can’t see why this is an issue. I often reco…

Uploading hundreds of observations of the same species

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Uploading hundreds of observations of the same species

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