After a coffee and politically incorrect cigarette I've a few more thoughts reagarding this;
I suppose there are several ways of presenting a reference library as such.
One would be a "general overview" of, say, cap badges of WW1 Infantry of the Line. This would be on par with the CEF album.
This is a great way to get an overview, and help identifying badges (genuine badges!) In response to my very first post on the forum I was kindly offered pics and such a list from a member which helped me immensly.
In addition, I know a lot (most) of the contributing members have one or two areas (regiments?)about which they are particularly knowledgeable.
It would be great to be able to mine that knowledge, if one is interested in the same or similar regiment/period. It might be an idea to reference these albums from a general overview. Just the other day I was checking out the CEF battalions album, and appreciated the layout, but found upon clicking on the one battalion I was most interested in no further information.
I suppose more specialised information again takes two forms:
One, physical attributes: Design, Fittings, Variations, etc.
Another would be a wider information on the given subject (battalion) such as battle record, regimental history, etc.
Personally, a badge holds both these dimensions for me, and when studying a badge I find I'd like to know more about the symbolism and history of the badge and who wore it and where.
Ok - rambling on a bit here.
(Caffeine and nicotine induced)
In short - still a very cool idea, no matter how it's finalized
Colin