Sorting by category mixes sub-categories with the same name

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A user, dandv, reported an issue where sorting by category on the / page mixes sub-categories with the same name. Instead of grouping posts by category, they alternate between the two.
riking questioned the sanity of sorting by category, and Mittineague agreed, suggesting that the option is unnecessary since topics are already sorted by latest on the category page. Mittineague also recommended avoiding multiple categories or sub-categories with the same name to improve search results.

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  1. Have two (sub)categories with the same name, and some posts in each.
  2. Sort the / page by category.

Expected result: Posts from one category follow posts from the other.

Actual result: Posts from the two categories will alternate.

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Question: does anyone think that sorting by category is a sane operation that makes any sense?

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I’m not one to judge sanity. But I’m thinking having Latest do a Categories sort is not needed. (in fact, I don’t even know why that option is available there in the first place anyway) as by going to the Category’s page the topics are sorted by latest

I am also thinking it might be wise to not have more than one category - subcategory with the same name.(even if only to improve Search results)

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A post was split to a new topic: Categories page looks crowded compared to myBB