Seconded. Some people spent a lot of time discussing the white hat picture as a separate person because they didn't recognize her as the same woman in other pics.
Maybe we could come up with a numbered list of the pictures so we could be sure of referring to the same one at any point?
I think a numbering system for the pictures would be great.
What about a numbering system for the individuals in the pictures too?
Example: man and children at beach picture would have a number, say P1000.
The man would have a number, as would each child, say I5000, I5001, and I5002.
If you saw I5001-P1000, I5001-P2373, you would know that child could be seen in pictures P1000 and P2373.
If you saw P1000-I5000, P1000-I5001, P1000-I5002, you would know that picture P1000 had 3 individuals in it.
It could be extended with tags to indicate when an individual is found, e.g., I5001-F is a found individual.
P1000-I5000, P1000-I5001-F, P1000-I5002, P2373-F would tell you at a glance that picture P1000 has 3 individuals in it, one has 2 pictures, and the individual with 2 pictures has been found, but the other two individuals have not yet been found.
Just off the top of my head, thinking of a very simple and easy to remember system that would not only help us point to either specific people or specific pictures, but let us easily tie them together give some very high-level 'at-a-glance' info.
I think very simple, very high level, so it's quick and easy to remember, no need for a guide to figure out the numbering and tagging, which could defeat the purpose.
Another consideration would be adding in a one letter tag for male, female, or undetermined. If you're looking for either a picture or individual who's male, and the identifiers have a M on them, you can cut your searching time down by looking at only pictures and individuals with M tags and maybe the U tags.
Just some ideas before my coffee. You all have been working with this and are the experts! I'm just now tuning in, and here to do whatever makes this massive effort easier. I sure don't want to make it harder!
Please let me know what would help. Or tell me to control myself if I try to make things harder
Thanks,
BeanE