# Sort by thread-starter

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sort-by-thread-starter/332408>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [November 23, 2005, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sort-by-thread-starter/332408 "2005-11-23T13:02:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sort-by-thread-starter/332408/1 "2005-11-23T13:02:12Z")

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Y’all probably knew this, but I just found out by accident –

At the top of the list of threads, in the gray area, it says “Thread/Thread Starter.” If you click on “Thread Starter,” it will sort by – who started the thread! Alphabetically!

M&P – but ATMB…

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**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sort-by-thread-starter/332408/2 "2005-11-27T17:21:47Z")

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Well, _I_ didn’t know it … neat! Apparently the default is to sort by “Last Post,” but we can also sort by “Replies” and “Views” (in addition to the “Thread/Thread Starter” option you just told us about). I’ve learned so much stuff like this by checking ATMB every now and then. 🙂 Thanks, **twickster**!