[IxDA Discuss] 'Select Country' dropdown

[robertnero at northwesternmutual.com]

And on the other side of the coin... I am always surprised at how
assumingly biased a company can be perceived when they put the United
States at the top of the list.

Rob :)



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Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 11:19 AM
To: billy at oldworldspices.com
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Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] 'Select Country' dropdown

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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