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Christopher Mah commented on an older version of Image of Pennatula phosphorea, Porania pulvillus, and Asteroidea:
the red starfish is Porania pulvillus http://www.flickr.com/photos/geirf/3735817842/ This might be the first time I've seen this interaction before!
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Leslie Ries commented on "EOL Curators":
I actually disagree that an incomplete, global map should be given precedence over a more informative local map. If a local map gives complete information, it could be accompanied by a note saying this doesn't represent the entire range. However, if people see a global map, they may easily interpret it to be giving a somewhat "complete" picture. Those GBIF maps are so biased towards the areas where a coordinated effort has been made to digitize content or upload sightings (as in eBird). I work mainly on North American butterflies, which have very few GBIF records for the US. For me, those GBIF maps are maddening!
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Paddy Patterson commented on "EOL Curators":
But, while GBIF might be of global scope, it frequently has so few data as to also provide a false understanding of known distribution. Better to educate users as to the risks. That said, sources that offer a global perspective should take priority over sources that have a geographically limited context.
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Michаel Frаnkis commented on "EOL Curators":
@Quentin Groom: Agree fully, this is a major issue; those NatureServe maps should not appear first, particularly for taxa that are not native in North America. One thing that can be done for the moment is to rate them with a single star rating (see e.g. here), then they drop below the GBIF map and are replaced by it on the overview page. But this requires action for every taxon, a huge task; it would be vastly better if the NatureServe maps could be given a default one- or two-star rating so they appear below the GBIF maps automatically.
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Quentin Groom commented on "EOL Curators":
Perhaps someone can help me on this issue. There are maps on EOL from NatureServe of the distributions of species within the USA and Canada. These maps show up on the overview page even though these maps are not part of the image media. As these maps are restricted to north America they are very misleading. Take a look at the page for Chenopodium hybridum for an example and compare with the GBIF map. If there are maps on the overview page they should be by default the GBIF map, but preferable we should have some editorial choice. I would not want to make this map invisible but it is not suitable for the overview.
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John Tasirin commented on "EOL Curators":
@Kent McFarland: One of the main reason for me to join in EOL is to identify and display all species in an island level. So I am with you, Kent. But, thank to Bob and Jennifer for introducing Scratchpads. I may need to explore it further.
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Michаel Frаnkis commented on "EOL Curators":
@Patrick Coin: That's correct from what I've seen.
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Christopher Mah commented on an older version of Chocolate Chip Starfish Protoreaster nodosus:
ID confirmed.
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Christopher Mah commented on an older version of Granulated Seastar Choriaster granulatus:
ID confirmed.
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Christopher Mah commented on an older version of Cushion Star Culcita schmideliana:
This is Halityle regularis
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Christopher Mah commented on "File:Pycnopodia helianthoides on glass.jpg":
Oral surface of Pycnopodia helianthoides.
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Patrick Coin commented on "EOL Curators":
@Katja Schulz: Great feature. A related question I have... My impression of the authoring tools is that authorship of any particular object seems not to be collaborative. If somebody writes a "brief summary" and I see an error, or would like to make an addition, I cannot edit it directly, correct? Likewise with other categories of text objects?
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Katja Schulz commented on "EOL Curators":
Helllo curators, our development team has just released a new tool that will make it easier for you to improve the text shown on EOL Overview tabs. Since this tab is the most visited one for a given taxon, the articles featured here should be the most interesting and informative ones we have available. Curators (including assistant curators) can now identify these articles and move them to the Overview tab instantly. Look for the show in Overview link below articles in the Detail tab. For an overview of all available EOL curator tools see Information for Curators.
