Excellent post!
I would add a request for your name - at least first initial and last surname. I understand that there are some who want or need to protect their privacy, but for everyone else, a name allows an observer like me to:
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Check on your credentials/publications to see if you have experience with the taxa you are identifying - there are of course experts who don’t publish much, but this is very helpful.
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For those of us who collect specimens, it allows us to put your name on a specimen determination label (ID label) associated with that observation.