Request Approved Ignore leading articles like "the" and "a" when sorting

Discussion in 'Suggestions & Bug Reports' started by remy911, Jan 10, 2016.

  1. remy911

    remy911 ┗|`o′|┛ Staff Member

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    Could you make it so that when series are sorted alphabetically, that it ignores the leading article word (e.g. "the", "a") site wide?

    So not just on the reading list, but also in the novel listing.
     
  2. Tony

    Tony Moderator Staff Member

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    I dunno. I can take a look at it later.
     
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    aldrinkhan Active Member

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    I think "The" is good to remove. But "A" and "An" seems to be important sometimes
     
  4. remy911

    remy911 ┗|`o′|┛ Staff Member

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    It's not really a remove, but more of an ignore. Libraries and bookstores usually ignore the leading article word when sorting, regardless of "importance." It's just a convention.

    I think you can see the problems it might cause when searching for a book alphabetically if one forgets the book title starts with an article, or when searching the "A" section to find more than half of it are all just titles that start with "A" and "An".
     
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