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diff --git a/doc/todo/inline:_numerical_ordering_by_title.mdwn b/doc/todo/inline:_numerical_ordering_by_title.mdwn
index a00739764..d500f2117 100644
--- a/doc/todo/inline:_numerical_ordering_by_title.mdwn
+++ b/doc/todo/inline:_numerical_ordering_by_title.mdwn
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ anymore.
 
 Do you have any idea how to workaround that issue? --[[Paweł|ptecza]]
 
+> Delete all files. Add files back one at a time, committing after adding
+> each file. Sort by date. --[[Joey]]
+
 > Maybe you can rename `9.mdwn` to `09.mdwn`? See `rename(1)`, it renames multiple files
 > in one go. --[[buo]]
 
@@ -49,9 +52,13 @@ I have also 2 considerations for inline sorting:
 
 1. Maybe changing name of `sort` parameter to `sortby` or `sortkey` will
    be good idea?
+   > No, that would break existing wikis. --[[Joey]]
 1. Maybe you should use `title` sort key for title from meta plugin and `name`, 
    `filename`, `page` or `pagename` for page names? In the future you can also
    sort by meta author, license or another key.
+   > There are many places in ikiwiki that do not use meta title info and
+   > could. I'd prefer to deal with that issue as a whole, not here,
+   > --[[Joey]]
 
 --[[Paweł|ptecza]]
 
@@ -84,6 +91,10 @@ I have also 2 considerations for inline sorting:
 
         if (yesno($params{reverse})) {
 
+> To users, "sort" already determines the type of sort. It can be by title,
+> or by date, etc. Adding a separate "sorttype" value is thus fairly
+> confusing. --[[Joey]]
+
 ---
 
 Joey, have you forgotten about that request? ;) --[[Paweł|ptecza]]
@@ -97,6 +108,10 @@ Joey, have you forgotten about that request? ;) --[[Paweł|ptecza]]
 
 > --[[Will]]
 
+>> I"m not comfortable with tossing out perl's default collator and trying
+>> to maintain some other one going forward. Especially not for such an
+>> edge case. --[[Joey]]
+
 >> Hi Will! Your idea looks interesting for me, but I'm affraid that it's too big
 >> change in Ikiwiki... Maybe I'm wrong? ;) What do you think, Joey? --[[Paweł|ptecza]]