Comment 5 for bug 485041

Please see the details in the upstream tracker for the reason why this bug "won't be fixed" [see gnome-bugs #607575]. However, I'll still paste the rough details for everyone's benefit:

We do understand that at the very first time you setup your computer (or when you're travelling somewhere), there is a need to select networks from a list (potentially fairly long) which is alphabetically listed; however;

 - this is only for the first time you go to a specific location. After that, your "favorite" networks float to the top, followed by a number of other networks (up to five in the "main" menu), then all others to a submenu, all of which alphabetically listed.
 - alphabetical listing makes sense following the concept that it's the natural way to look for a known network name -- which is the most common use cases: you know the name of your home network, if you go to someone's house, they would tell you the SSID to use, etc.
 - your "home" network will not always be at the highest strength (which is especially true where there are lots of wifi networks in range, due to factors such as interference)

As such, I'll mark this bug as "Won't Fix". Thanks!