What is the meaning of "inactive taxon"

Before you conclude that iNat users are incompetent, please familiarize yourself with the website.
As in this thread that you started, I am not sure the issue is entirely what you think it is.

You are still entering many of your observations with placeholder IDs because you have mistyped the name. If there are cases where the taxon is missing or inactive, it is best to add an ID for a parent taxon that is in the database and then flag the taxon asking that the species be added. I cannot find any taxon flags that you have created, so I am puzzled about why you are certain that this will result in the request being evaluated by someone who lacks the expertise to address it properly.

I understand that iNat must seem rather frustrating to you when you are primarily observing zooplankton that are not well-represented in iNat’s taxonomy. This is because taxa are often added only when they are needed – the effort involved in creating and maintaining a full taxonomy of every species on earth would not be proportional to the benefits when a substantial number of these taxa may never get observations on a citizen-science site where most users do not have access to microscopy.

Even in cases where other users have helpfully added IDs based on your placeholder or pointed out that information is missing from the observation, you have not edited the observation or updated your ID. You also seem to have deleted some observations where users had provided assistance with understanding iNat’s rather tricky and complex interface. It is likely that your experience with iNat will be improved (you will get better engagement from other users and more helpful expert feedback) if you are able to figure out how to ensure that your observation data is correct and how to avoid entering placeholders.

It is also a bit frustrating for the people who have been trying to help you, when their comments (in observations, private messages, or responses to your forum posts) get no response and therefore they never know whether you saw and understood them, and when you seem to have pre-judged the community as a whole without giving us a chance to work with you to figure out the situation.

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