A common issue brought up on the forum is an observation which looks like it meets the criteria for a certain data quality grade (i.e. Casual, Needs ID, or Research Grade), but iNaturalist does not label the observation as having that grade. While this is sometimes caused by a software bug, it is us…

That was done intentionally :sweat_smile: [image]

Ah, didn’t know that was implemented. Seems like it needs some tweaking.

[image] tiwane: Seems like it needs some tweaking. Yes, for any DQA, I would think any and all votes should be cleared if the conditions on which the voting was based either change or no longer exist.

In the thread where the original change was suggested, someone said that clearing those votes when the conditions change could be abused by someone wanting to remove DQA votes. I’d suggest rather: If there’s an existing DQA vote and the conditions change then that category is not turned off. or …

Unless an observation is clearly not wild, e.g., obviously in a garden or landscape plot or way out of range (e.g., Rocky Mountain juniper in Germany), I ask if they are sure it is a wild native specimen or possibly cultivated/planted.

[image] Notifications on iNaturalist - Please Share Your Ideas! not much news That was October 2020. Any progress ?

Earlier this week @kueda told me they are not working on it.

Not? So we are trapped with lots of iNatters who ignore Too Many Notifications, and more who are Swamped in notifications. Aargh!

I’m pretty sure Ken-ichi meant “not currently working on it,” which is true. Note that @arboretum_amy didn’t say “told me they are never going to work on it” or something like that.

So we still have hope? I can keep up with mine. But yesterday I was asked, again, not to @mention if the identifier is already engaged with that obs. Because notifications.

Why is this Observation Casual/Needs ID/Research Grade? - "Official" Topic

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DianaStuder October 18, 2024, 8:06am 362

That was October 2020.
Any progress ?

Topic		Replies	Views
Unexpected Research-Grade to Casual Behavior? General	52	1237	September 6, 2026
Research Grade with only one ID at that rank Bug Reports	124	5346	October 7, 2026
Require 2 "No" votes in Can the Community Taxon still be confirmed or improved? to turn an observation casual. Feature Requests	32	1493	July 30, 2020
Users are (understandably) saying they "disagree" General	60	1553	July 23, 2026
Remove “No” votes from the “Can the ID be improved” DQA when the Observation Taxon improves Feature Requests	28	555	October 10, 2026

Why is this Observation Casual/Needs ID/Research Grade? - "Official" Topic

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