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Originally Posted by UKBaseballfan

I agree with most of the above though I would like to emphasize that it is a facepack and was never meant to show action photos.

That is true, but there are still those who prefer (and substitute) action photos, which is why I mentioned it.

Originally Posted by UKBaseballfan

The criteria are very clear in respect of the facepack and I await to be corrected if I have it wrong.

1. Clarity (As stated by TNFOTO an identification tool)
2. Color over black and white.
3. Capped rather than bare headed
4. Major League where possible over minor League.
5. In uniform over street clothes
6. In the uniform of the team they are most associated with.
7. From playing days rather than subsequent duties as a manager or coach
(numbers added for referential clarity)

That's similar to the criteria I set out a little more than four years ago when I started managing the Facepack and still use today:

Originally Posted by tnfoto

My rationale for selecting images has been (in order):

1. Visibility/identifiability
2. Image resolution
3. Major League uniform
4. Color image
5. Baseball uniform

Originally Posted by tnfoto

One point I did not mention, but that I hold as highly important (probably #1.5 on my list) is playing career vs. coaching/managing/post-career images.

I do not directly consider your criteria #3 or #6. Colorizations/tints are also not a part of the criteria I specified and I still do not use that as a part of the mechanical side of determining which images I use for the Facepack. I suppose that I could really add a sixth, very subjective point, which would be aesthetics. When I see a colorization that I believe fits in the Facepack I add it, not based on where colorizations fall in the criteria list but solely on how I think that particular image looks and whether it feels like a good fit for the Facepack. I never add an image simply because it is colorized and the current Facepack image is B&W.

Originally Posted by UKBaseballfan

...my own personal view that the ultimate way forward is the production of annual facepacks as pioneered by Ceej and his wonderful work.
...
As a possible way forward I would like to refer everyone to the 1927 thread I have worked on to a large extent. Maybe we could have a thread for each year?

(note the link to the 1927 thread referenced above)

I like the idea, but a major piece is still missing: who is going to manage the collection, prioritization and organization of colorized images and publish the resulting colorization packs?

Individual year threads also seem like a logistical issue, keeping in mind that we share this forum with roster, quickstart and facegen mods. Having 50+ threads dedicated to year-by-year colorizations, especially if they are being regularly updated, would not be acceptable to the forum users not participating in the colorization project. Perhaps decade threads would create logical groupings without unduly monopolizing the forum front page. If there was one thread for 19th Century and others for 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s and 1950-date, I think that could work in this forum.