We've set the default sort order back to - by Date - and have also added verbiage at the top of the page that tells the user how it's currently sorted and where to go to change the sort order.
I thought I had a neat idea, but it turned out not to be. ![Frown Frown](/common/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-frown.gif)
Thank you all for getting on me for making the original change to sort by Rating. Live and learn![Smile Smile](/common/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-smile.gif)