You know, I don't see it as in inconvenience. It is a form on a website. Take the extra two seconds to find your country. They are more than likely in alphabetical order, if they are not I am sure there is some method, either way no matter where you are from it will take you just as much time to find your state or country as it takes everybody else,
Except those lucky enough to be at the top. I realize the comment was made sarcastically, but then it spawned this. At 09:21 AM 1/9/2002 +1100, you wrote: >oops... sorry Beth! I take it all back.. I was in a typing frenzy at >the time, and misread part of your message!! > >I agree, it is only a minor inconvenience... but it makes you >unpatriotic to not have US at the top didn't ya know that!! ;^) > > > > >BethF wrote: > > > > Nick, if it bothers me as an american to have the us on top all the time, > > dont' you think it would bother me more as a norweigian? > > > > I personally find it only a minor inconvenience to not put the US at > the top > > and have to go the u's to find it - its worth it to me. > > > > --Beth, Pseudo usenet cop > > Merlin MTB, BikeE AT, RANS gliss, Trek R200, Kickbike > > Owned by Kavik (Samoyed Boy) > > Anchorage, Alaska > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Nick Texidor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 1:01 PM > > Subject: Re: Countries - Who Cares!! > > > > > And if you were Norwegian, would it bother you that the US was always > > > top of the list? Would it bother you if they left Norway out all > > > together?? (Which happens to Australia!) > > > > > > If the list was always the same, then that would be easier wouldn't it? > > > Like I said before... just preselect the one you want rather than change > > > the order. > > > > > > N > > > > > > > > > > > > BethF wrote: > > > > > > > > As an american if bothers me that US should be on the top of an > > alphabetical > > > > list of countries. Its very US centric. > > > > If the site is catering to a certain group - and thats the logic of > > listing > > > > the US first then it should be ordered by audience, not alphabetically > > with > > > > the us first. > > > > > > > > --Beth, Pseudo usenet cop > > > > Merlin MTB, BikeE AT, RANS gliss, Trek R200, Kickbike > > > > Owned by Kavik (Samoyed Boy) > > > > Anchorage, Alaska > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Nick Texidor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 12:49 PM > > > > Subject: Re: Countries - Who Cares!! > > > > > > > > > y'know what cracks me up? > > > > > > > > > > The crap you read after someone has a whinge... (This wasn't directed > > at > > > > > you Maureen, you just happened to be the one I replied to!) > > > > > > > > > > I mean really... how difficult is it to press 'U', and then scroll > > down > > > > > a couple of lines.... is it really that much of a pain? How often do > > > > > you do it??? And does it really mean you are unpatriotic??? > > > > > > > > > > I'd rather NEVER have to fill a form in... I must have done it enough > > > > > times that the web browser could do it automatically!! So why hasn't > > > > > someone developed a way of filling forms... including drop downs... > > > > > quickly? I know a couple of the browsers have Forms Auto complete, > > but > > > > > I want MORE damn it!! :^) > > > > > > > > > > Personally.. It chokes my chicken when people stick the US at the top > > of > > > > > the drop down's... It really pulls my bog chains when people > don't put > > > > > the complete list, and Australia get's left off (It happens!). Let's > > > > > define a standard... I say leave it alphabetical... you always know > > > > > where you are then!! > > > > > > > > > > Besides, if you guys had just stuck with being America, you'd be > > fine... > > > > > you had to ruin it by adding the United States bit didn't ya! ;^) > > > > > And as for the UK... shoulda just kept it as Britain. After all, > > that's > > > > > what it says on my pommie passport. > > > > > > > > > > And if ya don't like it.... move to Afghanistan!!!!!! ;^) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Maureen wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > At 04:13 PM 1/8/02, you wrote: > > > > > > >The pull down menu issue is racist. Why are we putting United > > States > > > > > > >first, and not Afghanistan? Once again, the United States, main > > > > composed > > > > > > >of white people, trying to put down brown people... > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Does this work Mark? ;) > > > > > > > > > > > > I hate pull-down menus. They are a real PITA for those of us with > > short > > > > arms. > > > > > > Ban them all. Make people type their state and country. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
