IDing the "unknown"

Heaps of iNat observations loiter in limbo because users upload them without any associated ID of any kind. As someone who isn't an expert in many fields of ID, if any, this is a space I can still be useful at. I know what's a plant, mammal, bird, fungi etc. Sometimes I know ID to a lower level. So adding general IDs is something I can do to help out. I've started posting this message when I do it:

I'm just adding a general ID to help this observation reach those who can ID it further.
https://help.inaturalist.org/en/support/solutions/articles/151000185912-how-to-refine-observations-stuck-at-a-high-taxonomic-level

I'm just adding a general ID of "Life" so I can annotate with "gall" to help this observation reach those who can ID it further. Providing info on the host plant will help too.
https://help.inaturalist.org/en/support/solutions/articles/151000185912-how-to-refine-observations-stuck-at-a-high-taxonomic-level
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/projects/australian-galls

I'm just adding a general ID and annotation "scat" to help this observation reach those who can ID it further.
https://help.inaturalist.org/en/support/solutions/articles/151000185912-how-to-refine-observations-stuck-at-a-high-taxonomic-level

Basically I'm doing step 5.

If you want to try your hand at improving the quality of iNat data by IDing the "unknown" you can use the filters on observations to only show what "needs ID" and is "unknown."

iNat has also put together a helpful copy-paste set of comments for a range of situations:
https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/responses#addid

由使用者 jstarspots 在 2024年03月08日 23:16 所貼文