Sorting Courses

[srm_520]

Okay - this may not be a big deal - but I was wondering. How in the world are the courses arranged on this site in the main forum section. I assume one would do it by alpha, but am I missing some mysterious order. I see Oak Meadows is last, so does that mean they are placed in chronological order?

Again, not that it is a big deal - I just scan for the course I want, but doesn't it make sense to have them arranged by Alpha?

[derek]

I too have wondered this. And if you ask me the threads should be locked, only new ones created by request because its turning into a big mess. Each course should have 3 threads - Course Conditions, Tournaments & League, Lost .

[ERicJ]

I think they were originally arranged by approximate popularity.

[srm_520]

Originally Posted by ERicJ

I think they were originally arranged by approximate popularity.

Seriously, kick Larry in the shins when he gets back from his honeymoon. If that is the only reason, would it be difficult to make it by alpha? It's just eating at the OCD in me!

[ERicJ]

Actually, I kinda like the popularity order that puts the active sub-forums near the top of the page.

[srm_520]

I think it's good to have general course info at the top, but after that in area courses it just makes sense to go by alpha. If popularity is the basis why is Oak Meadows at the bottom? Is it just because it was so new when it was added to the forum page? As always - my .002.

[ERicJ]

Originally Posted by srm_520

If popularity is the basis why is Oak Meadows at the bottom? Is it just because it was so new when it was added to the forum page?

Because it's officially closed to the general public.

[srm_520]

Originally Posted by ERicJ

Because it's officially closed to the general public.

ahh, yet people still seem to want to talk to it just as much as every other course. Technically Shawshank is private, but I don't think it would go to the bottom of the stack. I think that is just another good reason to alpha the list.

[icantdrive355]

might explain why you don't see shawshank even listed under the "regular" courses.

[srm_520]

Originally Posted by icantdrive355

might explain why you don't see shawshank even listed under the "regular" courses.

I say it as just an example. Let me use a better one - The Erickson/Payne home. It's a "private" course as well. My point is that ordering based on private versus public doesn't make a lot of sense either since people will still want to talk about the course.

Look, this isn't meant to be a big deal - I just simply wonder why an easier system isn't in place for the majority of people beginning in the forum who don't completely understanding the ordering. To the regular joe-shcmoo it just looks like a jumbled list someone got off the top of their head.