[IxDA Discuss] 'Select Country' dropdown

Mike Scarpiello mscarpiello at gmail.com
Mon Dec 17 09:19:26 PST 2007


In my opinion, unless your site truly has a large international user base,
NOT putting the US at the top is a weak swipe at trying to be politically
correct, and it truly irritates me.

On Dec 17, 2007 8:46 AM, Billy Cox <billy at oldworldspices.com> wrote:

> In filling out various web forms, I have noticed two interaction standards
> specifically related to dropdowns in which the user selects their country
> of
> residence.
>
> 1 -- List is alphabetical (placing United States near the end of the list)
>
> 2 -- Most likely selection(s) at the top of the list, with remainder of
> list
> alphabetical.
>
> Which one would you use and what would influence your decision?
>
>
> Billy Cox
> Old World Spices
> billy at oldworldspices.com
>
>
>
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