I regularly download iRecord data for the Doncaster LRC database. I notice some stupid recorder names such as "forever_failure" and "kissitbeta". Uses of such names are not in my opinion conducive with the content of a scientific record. If recorders are not prepared to use correct and sensible names then I will not in future accept the record. Perhaps the iRecord management team could instil in recorders and determiners the importance of a correct and meaningful recorder/determiner name. A scientific record is incomplete without a legitimate recorder/determiner authority.
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Thanks for your comments Louis......
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I've recently changed my username and my email address but I still get notification emails sent to my old email address which I'm trying to phase out using.
When I log onto the website & app my details are listed correctly, so I don't understand why emails are being sent to my old address. Can anyone help please?
The records with nicknames such as the ones you list are likely to be imported from iNaturalist. Some recording schemes choose to ignore these records due to issues with the recorder names, imprecise and/or incorrect location data and the fact that verifiers can't offer feedback or ask further questions about these records using iRecord. There might be a way to filter out these records automatically if you wish but I'm not sure how as I'm not a verifier.
Hope this helps,
Louis