It's who you are put next to, or who was thought of before you.
In certain circumstances, I'd be quite upset if certain people were pinged before I was, but in others I wouldn't.
I bet some people wish nothing else in the world than to be on a Free Republic ping list!
Whilst others just get pinged to be wound up.
Self abuse!!
I hereby declare that, when I ping you all I place no one above the other in accordance to place of name when pinging multiple recipiants.
I hate you all equally.