When a user “disagrees this is” a certain species it would be helpful if they then suggested what they think it is but this very often doesn’t happen. I understand if I’ve identified a Lion as an Elephant and it’s an obvious disagreement. When it’s not obvious I would really appreciate some input in…

I don’t think it’s always that simple. Someone may know that the individual you photographed does not belong to the species you proposed because it does not appear to have some set of diagnostic characteristics for that species. But knowing that an individual doesn’t belong to species x because it l…

Most users who frequently ID other people’s observations want to do it as quickly as possible. Most people are not interested in why IDers agree or disagree anyway, they just want a name for their observation, therefore it would be pointless to explain the reasoning all the time. But if you want to …

Just ask ider why they disagree, it’s impossible to explain each id one adds or we would recieve much less ids because of time it takes to write a comment, so if you have questions you’re free to ask them.

Hi @GlosterBirder , check out this recent topic https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/request-documentation-when-research-grade-is-changed-back-to-needs-id/25533/

Agree with this. Commenting on each identifications takes time, especially if you also try to include references. Some identifiers ID like really really lot so it is simply not feasible to comment every time.

I agree. I often see moths that are not the species they have been identified as, but I don’t know what they actually are. I will leave a note to that effect, though. Personally, I see part of my identification ‘job’ as teaching. It does slow me down, but I feel it is important, especially for newe…

[image] teellbee: helpful and educational to others who land on that obs - but not necessarily for original observer, who might never return. Ask - and people can be amazingly patient and kind. But tiresome for busy identifiers, if their careful explanation is a waste of their time. iNat wo…

While I wouldn’t expect someone to know what a species IS, if they disagree with my suggestion… I would certainly hope they can tell me why they think it IS NOT a certain species. There are a lot of species I can identify thru pictures, more in hand… But when it comes to one I don’t know, I can real…

Usually when someone disagrees with my ID, I first look at their profile to judge their credibility, ie whether they seem to have a lot of experience in the particular field (of dragonflies or crabs or whatever it is). If they do appear to be more experienced than me, then I typically ask them what …

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teellbee August 25, 2021, 1:26pm 8

Hmm… I don’t think it would be pointless at all, it would be helpful and educational. But, I do think it may not be practical to explain all the time; especially if the goal is to add as many IDs as possible in the time one has available.

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When a user "disagrees this is" a certain species

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