[sr #110997] Mislabeled button: "Revert comment order"

[Dave]

Follow-up Comment #2, sr#110997 (group administration):

If a list is ordered chronologically oldest to newest, reversing that turns it
into newest to oldest.  If it's ordered newest to oldest, reversing that turns
it into oldest to newest.  No matter which order a list starts in, reversing
it always has the result of putting it in the opposite order.

On the other hand, you cannot revert a list that has only had one order
displayed.  "Revert" means "to go back to a former condition, practice,
subject, or belief" (per [http://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=revert
American Heritage Dictionary]).  There is no former ordering the first time
you look at a list; therefore, there is nothing to revert to.  But you can
still reverse the order.


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