Alphabetical order ... I am going crazy without it!

I have spoken about ALPHABETICAL ORDER before. It would be so much easier to find your groups, articles, pics and people when you are searching for a certain one. I have 15 pages of groups and I had to wade through 9 pages to get to you! Upon, posting an article or photo if the groups section in the last step of posting are in alphabetical order that is another time saver! As well as, a great tool in being certain there work is posted where they want not missing a potential posting.

That brings me to how one access pages here. For example, in the section "your GROUPS" (off the name page) one has to click all the way through each and every page to access the group you are searching for. Is it possible to go directly to the page as having 1, 2, 3, 4, so on and so forth so you can directly click to a specific page?

I also was wondering if in the e-mail section there is a way to indicate that you responded to an e-mail.

I know this all may seem like petty stuff but to me I believe it would help the Gather.com site to flow, save people precious time and allow a sense of greater organization.

In closing, I have to say I enjoy the Gather site greatly. It gives me the opportunity to learn new things, meet great people and also hone my skills on debate! Gather's love of posting pictures has opened me up to a new hobby ... photography. I have been mostly taking pics of trains which has given my family a common excitement. It is fun! I also started a group, though small, about train-themed photography (shameless plug: trainpics.gather.com ).

All in all, Gather.com provides a community which makes me feel at home!

My hometown - www.Gather.com

Thank you for your time and I certainly hope we will be swimming in ABC's soon - in that order.

Truly,

Susan K.

Comments: 12

Debra D. Jul 14, 2007, 12:17pm EDT

I agree..

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Amy B. Jul 14, 2007, 12:36pm EDT

I've sent some of these same suggestions directly to Gather, but so far to no avail. The frustrating thing about the groups is that they change order every time something gets posted to them. So, if a particular group used to be on page 3, it may all of a sudden jump to page 1 or 2, so you have to look at all the groups on every page as you page thru the list. It's a huge time-waster, which is why I tend to ignore going directly to my group pages now.

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Invader B R. Jul 14, 2007, 12:36pm EDT

Me too! These would make life on Gather easier.

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Leigh V. Jul 14, 2007, 2:03pm EDT

I find it's easiest to go to My Gather, Search Groups and type in group name or beginning of the name and you can find it. When looking for people in alphabetical order I find the only way is to go to Mail, Compose Mail and the names are in alphabetical order for the most part. Then go back to My gather, People and Find People.

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Leslie ~ from NYC ~ R. Jul 14, 2007, 2:13pm EDT

I agree. Another possibility with groups is GROUP them - all book groups together, movie groups, etc.
If you click on my groups repeatedly, you'll find that they get re-ordered each time - you WILL not find the same groups on the same page each time. WHY?

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CyberGwen ! Jul 14, 2007, 5:28pm EDT

I agree, just having them in a static alphabetical order would make my life so much easier!

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Jennifer P. Jul 14, 2007, 11:41pm EDT

I agree with all of it. It can be quite time consuming to wade through it all that way. Even if they can't find a way to categorize the groups, alphabetical listings would work too. BTW, if I had any trains (other than my nephew's toys) to take pictures of, I would join your group. It's a great idea.

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Laura H. Jul 15, 2007, 10:52am EDT

I totally agree.
If not numbers to click on pages, how about a - d, e - k, l - p and so forth to find those groups! It would help in the publishing page to have the groups in alphabetical order too!

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Tracey W. Jul 15, 2007, 11:04am EDT

With you 100%. Its also so weird the way the groups just jump around. They aren't always were you left them last. Have you ever noticed that? I see Leslie has.

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Lisa B. Jul 16, 2007, 3:09am EDT

Totally good idea. I'd so love for them to be in alphabetical order.

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Cheryl R. Jul 17, 2007, 8:19pm EDT

I'm always on the side of order, be it alphabetical or numerical. I haven't been here long but I know a better order would help me respond to more articles and pictures. Maybe it's not in order for a monetary reason, after all more points means more outlay from sponsors.

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Kelly M. Jul 23, 2007, 3:11pm EDT

Great suggestion!

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Alphabetical order ... I am going crazy without it!

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