# Why can't a place be added to an existing common name?

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/why-cant-a-place-be-added-to-an-existing-common-name/15095>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [August 3, 2020, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/why-cant-a-place-be-added-to-an-existing-common-name/15095 "2020-08-03T19:52:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![bouteloua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bouteloua/32/1180_2.png) [@bouteloua](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bouteloua)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 2:23am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/why-cant-a-place-be-added-to-an-existing-common-name/15095/7 "2024-01-04T02:23:44Z")

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Editing common name settings is a frequent curation task. It’s a misunderstanding that one would need to be an expert in any taxa to be a curator on iNaturalist. As to your requested policy change, there’s an existing feature request here [https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/allow-non-curators-to-associate-an-existing-common-name-with-a-place/11232](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/allow-non-curators-to-associate-an-existing-common-name-with-a-place/11232)

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