Forgotten Realms Wiki:Sorting the years

Ideally, the years should be in numerical order, but the categories are sorted in alphabetical order by default. For example, take the years 14 DR, 135 DR and 1270 DR. If these are placed in the same category with no sort key, they will be ordered as follows:
 * 1270 DR
 * 135 DR
 * 14 DR

This is due to the alphabetical sorting. It is possible to get around this to sort positive years, by assigning sort keys with leading zeros, like this:

This will ensure that all the years are placed in correct numerical order, but has the side effect that they are all categorized under "0".

The problem arises when dealing with negative numbers. Using the same process...

...the years are placed in the correct numerical order in the "-" category, but this is the reverse of the correct chronological order (-14 DR appears before -1270 DR). At the moment I have no suggested solution for this.

Proposal Addition

 * 1) I'd first like to propose that we use a space after the years so entries both before and after 1 DR appear together.
 * 2) I've been working on a system, while it is a bit of work to add to entries, that should give the correct chronological order of negative number years.


 * -2435 DR:

I dont have time to explain it now (when I get some time alter I will). But if you look at the patterns you can see why it should work. Johnnyriot999 21:58, 18 April 2007 (UTC)


 * That looks well confusing mate o_O Zerak talk 22:07, 18 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I must've been totally punch drunk when I thought this up. Too confusing and it doesn't work anyways. Johnnyriot999 07:50, 19 April 2007 (UTC)