Thanks for the info. I have mine set up aphabetized with the web user in mind. I give the webmasters the choice that if they reciprocate, their listing will come out on the top even though it would not be in alphabetical order. With a recip, they also get a featured listing.
I also have the ability to edit their submitted listings, so if they add the A1, etc. before their actual name, I change them.
Do you think this is still fair, or should I change my directory to by submission date? If I make changes now, I would probably be in a mess from all the other sites I did recips with as some of them use scripts to check for their links on certain pages.