iNaturalist is remarkably similar to taxonomic annotations that have been happening on physical specimens in museums for centuries. I’m sure many are aware, but for those who don’t – users can add different taxonomic determinations to uploaded photos. There are a set of criteria that then determine if it is “research grade” – at category which also has some disagreement – but it are these observations that get shared to GBIF.
Anyway – keeping all annotations in digital record is a good idea, users can make the judgement and publishers could also declare their “truth” as recommendation to users?
(sorry if this has been covered in comments above…so much to digest!)