So settle an argument . . !

[loopeepee]

Ive got a show Im secretay for next week (horse show this is, for the Pony Club).
But an argument has arisen between mum and myself regarding how to give numbers out. . .

She is claiming that we should put the numbers of the people into classes - eg all the people competing in class one have their number in the class one pile etc etc.
However, Im sticking to my plan which is do have the sepated by surnames - so alphabetically.

Now I know my way works as this is how everyone I know does it, and how Ive done it before. . . .

Very random, but hey! What do you think?

 

[Sarah_Jane]

I think alphabetical is far easier to manage.

 

[MissDeMeena]

Deffo alphabetical!!
For a start, at a show like that, i'm sure people will enter more than one class?!?!

 

[teapot]

alphabetical - much easier

 

[MagicMelon]

Does it really matter? Just go down the list of names and assign each a number - doesnt matter about the order?!

 

[loopeepee]

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Does it really matter?

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I think so . . They have all be assigned their number so to speak - its when they come to collect it. Ive tried before just have all the numbers in their numerical number, but that seems to take forever because Excel doesnt alphabetically sort them for me . . well it does, but not the not all the entries - it just changes the names around and they dont match up with the number they have already been given.

I think ive now confused myself!

 

[loopeepee]

Yes lots have entered more than one class. But mum will not relent. However, its my name on the schedule. . . not her's!!

 

[Nari]

Your organizing it not her so do it your way. If she doesn't like it then she can always offer to be secretary next time!

 

[FMM]

As they are entering more than one class, it would be inconvenient and muddling for them to have more than one number. Therefore you are totally correct in saying that the numbers should be alloctaed per horse/rider and handed out alphabetically either by horse name or rider surname. Tried and tested method that works at 100s of venues all over the world!

 

[WishfulThinker]

Just do it alphabetically - its really THE simplest way!! I fyou have to think about it for too long then its going ot be complicated and annoy people on the day!

 

[Judie]

To sort the numbers into alphabetical order in excel you need to hightlight all the columns, both the names and the numbers before you do data/sort, that way you will keep the numbers with the names together, then you can put a list up on the board in name order and competitors can help themself to their number which is in a pile numerical order.

 

[calon]

surnames