# \#guidelines

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## [Guidelines: - Best Practice for Using iNaturalist in the UK:](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/guidelines-best-practice-for-using-inaturalist-in-the-uk/74370)

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**Author:** [@SteveMcBill](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/SteveMcBill)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/guidelines-best-practice-for-using-inaturalist-in-the-uk/74370 "2026-08-19T12:33:54Z")

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Best Practice for Using iNaturalist in the UK A practical, optional guide to help your observations integrate smoothly with the UK biological recording system This guidance is entirely optional. You can use iNaturalist…

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## [Mammal Taxon Framework - Mammal Diversity Database v2](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/mammal-taxon-framework-mammal-diversity-database-v2/65438)

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**Author:** [@aroe](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/aroe)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/mammal-taxon-framework-mammal-diversity-database-v2/65438 "2025-05-23T19:11:26Z")

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The curator guide has the taxon framework for mammals as the 2019 Mammal Diversity Database (MDD). The MDD was relaunched as v2 that is being regularly updated https://www.mammaldiversity.org/. The taxon framework shoul…

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## [Is it okay to use the Data Quality checkboxes to return an observation to Needs ID status?](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/is-it-okay-to-use-the-data-quality-checkboxes-to-return-an-observation-to-needs-id-status/52694)

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**Author:** [@anna\_gri](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/anna_gri)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 9:13am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/is-it-okay-to-use-the-data-quality-checkboxes-to-return-an-observation-to-needs-id-status/52694 "2024-06-25T09:13:41Z")

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Hello everyone! So I’m an amateur who’s been using iNat to get to know the nature of my region for about a year now. I usually don’t stick my nose into identifying things as I just don’t have enough experience, but I st…

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## [What to do when someone keeps posting images from an insect collection?](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-to-do-when-someone-keeps-posting-images-from-an-insect-collection/48705)

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**Author:** [@ilenisaatio](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/ilenisaatio)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2024, 10:59am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-to-do-when-someone-keeps-posting-images-from-an-insect-collection/48705 "2024-02-05T10:59:14Z")

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There’s a person who keeps showing up on my identification list, who keeps posting images of insects that are pinned with needles and the images’ location data is the exact same spot. Sometimes the description field cred…

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## [Appropriate Non-animal sound recordings on iNat](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/appropriate-non-animal-sound-recordings-on-inat/36218)

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**Author:** [@wildwestnature](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/wildwestnature)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/appropriate-non-animal-sound-recordings-on-inat/36218 "2022-10-17T15:06:38Z")

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We don’t create new topics very often and so are nervous about it! We frequently enjoy identifying via these parameters: “Unknown” and “Has Sounds.” We refine location to our general region. We have found that time of y…