Removing the reordering of last selections in image-grid quests

[westnordost]

I want to remove the shuffling of the last selections into the first row in all image-grid quests that don't clearly profit from this feature. After all, it can be pretty confusing when the order of selectable items changes all the time, it runs contrary to muscle memory.

I gather it makes most sense to keep it for quests that

• are asked often
• have a long list of possible values that otherwise need to be scrolled through a lot
• have a strong tendency to regionally cluster with the same value (e.g. in a forest, we have a log surface=ground, in cities, surface=asphalt)

And I gather it makes especially no sense to keep it for quests that

• show the items in a certain logical order or grouping (e.g. best-to-worse smoothness, mtb:scale; recycling materials as they are actually grouped)
• are all visible and clickable without scrolling
• all values need to be scrolled through anyway (because it is a multi-select)

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So, based on these, I'd say, the reordering can stay with

• surfaces (path, road, sidewalk, beach, cycleway, ...)
• roof shape

I am not sure about these, but tend to say that it can stay:

• religion - somewhat clusters regionally, many values, but not asked often
• barrier type - many values, but do they cluster?
• bicycle parking - clusters somewhat, asked relatively often

About these, I tend to say that it doesn't make sense:

• memorial type - not asked that often, not that many values
• stile type - not that many values, not asked often
• artwork type - many values, but do they cluster? Also, not asked that often
• traffic calming - not that many values, not asked that often
• postbox royal cypher - not asked often
• police type in Italy - not asked often, doesn't cluster
• drinking water type - probably clusters somewhat (same park-architecture in cities) but not many values and also not asked that often
• bridge structure - not asked often
• boat rental -

For these, I think they should definitely not be reordered:

• recycling type - values are ordered by category (plastic values are next to each other), also, all values should be scrolled through
• tourism information - few values, doesn't cluster
• cycleway segregation - few values, are ordered logically
• boat rental - many values, but list should be scrolled through anyway

I didn't list all here, because for many I already decided that they should not reorder, mainly because there are too few selectable items. (I.e. currently reorder neither)

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What do you think?

[matkoniecz]

Overall I agree. Initially I was worried by the title, but if surface forms keep this feature then it is OK

religion - somewhat clusters regionally, many values, but not asked often

in my region answers are overwhelmingly one religion, that is also listed first

[westnordost]

I ended up removing the re-order functionality for all except

• all surface quests
• roof shape quest
• bicycle parking type quest

[riQQ]

For reference: c8fe7d1