That's very nice of you to say - it's much appreciated.

Unfortunately, we have to go with the breeder pics. Even if it was legal for us to grow some out, we'd never be able to try everything.

That's why I love it when someone here has first-hand experience with a strain and adds their own images.
The grow logs are pretty amazing to me too.

I agree with the stability issue - some breeders are honest enough to say that several phenos are possible, others aren't.
Some will say how many generations they went through before they released the strain, many don't.
I try to keep these short & easy to read, but I'll try to pass that info on in the future when I have it.

It all just depends on what they're willing to say.

In the end, it's just like any other product - a word of mouth recommendation is better than anything else.