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https://www.tradingcarddb.com/MissingDOB.cfm

Hello - in the "Things to Do" section, one option is to work on adding DOB for any PID that are missing them. (link above)  As we would expect, these are the less-well-known or more-obscure players, coaches, trainers, etc., so most of the names are not recognizable at first glance.  This makes it hard to know whether DOB information could be readily found for any particular player.  As an example, if I click on a name with missing DOB and find out he was a minor leaguer from the 1940s, good luck finding anything about him on the internet.  (Well, you might be able to, but I sure can't).  

Assumption:  It would be easier to find DOB information for people who have cards produced more recently.

Suggestion:  Because of this assumption, if it was possible to sort the names by "Year of Earliest Card Issued" or "Year of Latest Card Issued" for each PID and allow sorting on that value in the Missing DOB page, it would narrow down the new names which would be easier to add.  Conversely, it would provide a target for anyone who likes a challenge to go back and try to find info for the oldest person that they can.  

I welcome any feedback on this suggestion which you think would help make the database better.