Hello,
I'm not sure who is responsible for the now spun off acts_as_list plugin.
The acts_as_list plugin only needs to know the value of the position_column in many cases, but it is loading the entire row. It doesn't seem like efficient behaviour to me. Would any one mind taking a look at http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/11240 where I have tried to fix this?
This is my first attempt at reporting a rails 'bug' and creating a patch.
Thanks,
- Paul