Yes, I also like too use extremes. When I want too improve the earlobe size and length to the legs of the buff I would like to use a Minorca bantam that has very long legs (maybe even to long) and very big earlobes.I liked seeing so many Minorcas on display in the English video.I think the earlobe size in the US has shrunk over the decades and is really too small for such a big bird.We really could use a shot of the English bloodlines,an old timer once told me you have to use extremes in the breeding program if you want to correct a fault,otherwise the median will not be far enough in the direction you wish to go. I feel as though the earlobe is one of the first things you see and the contrast is what is striking and appealing in appearance. I also like the width of earlobe as it gives some shape and surface area,the narrow thin earlobe hangs loosely and is shapeless. Perhaps some of the English birds are too big in comb size and even some of the earlobes are plenty big enough,but our American Minorcas are the opposite extreme in earlobe size (most are too small and lack shape),yet so many of our Minorcas will show white in the faces (especially older birds) that amazes me the big earlobed birds of England do not seem to show any more white in the faces (and perhaps even less) than our small lobed birds here. We could use more male lines in the Minorcas in the US for most of ours appear as female lines today. I like the size,type,tallness length,and big tails of the American Minorca,I also feel the comb and wattles are about the right size and would not want them any bigger,but the white earlobes should be bigger here in the US. It may also be showy enough to attract a few more breeders to the ranks ,for they can be show stoppers and stately,impressive,huge birds of beauty.
To me, the contrast of the big white earlobes with the black feathers in combination with a lands type, slender shape is very appealing. And of course the big comb and wattles.