diff --git a/src/common/contacts.py b/src/common/contacts.py
index 307e20dc2..52cb81959 100644
--- a/src/common/contacts.py
+++ b/src/common/contacts.py
@@ -395,48 +395,48 @@ class Contacts:
 					answers.append(data)
 		return answers
 
-	def compare_metacontacts(self, data1, data2):
-		'''compare 2 metacontacts.
-		Data is {'jid': jid, 'account': account, 'order': order}
-		order is optional'''
-		if 'order' in data1 and 'order' in data2:
-			if data1['order'] > data2['order']:
-				return 1
-			if data1['order'] < data2['order']:
-				return -1
-		jid1 = data1['jid']
-		jid2 = data2['jid']
-		transport1 = common.gajim.get_transport_name_from_jid(jid1)
-		transport2 = common.gajim.get_transport_name_from_jid(jid2)
-		if transport2 and not transport1:
-			return 1
-		if transport1 and not transport2:
-			return -1
-		contact1 = self.get_contact_with_highest_priority(data1['account'], jid1)
-		contact2 = self.get_contact_with_highest_priority(data2['account'], jid2)
-		if contact1.priority > contact2.priority:
-			return 1
-		if contact2.priority > contact1.priority:
-			return -1
-		show_list = ['not in roster', 'error', 'offline', 'invisible', 'dnd',
-			'xa', 'away', 'chat', 'online', 'requested', 'message']
-		show1 = show_list.index(contact1.show)
-		show2 = show_list.index(contact2.show)
-		if show1 > show2:
-			return 1
-		if show2 > show1:
-			return -1
-		if jid1 > jid2:
-			return 1
-		if jid2 > jid1:
-			return -1
-		return 0
+	def _get_data_score(self, data):
+		'''compute thescore of a gived data
+		data is {'jid': jid, 'account': account, 'order': order}
+		order is optional
+		score = (max_order - order)*10000 + is_jabber*priority*10 + status'''
+		jid = data['jid']
+		account = data['account']
+		max_order = 0
+		order = 0
+		if data.has_key('order'):
+			order = data['order']
+		if order:
+			family = self.get_metacontacts_family(account, jid)
+			for data_ in family:
+				if data_.has_key('order') and data_['order'] > max_order:
+					max_order = data_['order']
+		contact = self.get_contact_with_highest_priority(account, jid)
+		score = (max_order - order)*10000
+		
+		if common.gajim.get_transport_name_from_jid(jid) is None and \
+		contact.show not in ('error', 'offline'):
+			score += 10
+			if contact.priority > 0:
+				score += contact.priority * 10
+		score += ['not in roster', 'error', 'offline', 'invisible', 'dnd', 'xa',
+		'away', 'chat', 'online', 'requested', 'message'].index(contact.show)
+		if contact.show == 'offline' and contact.status:
+			# Offline contacts with a status message have highest score
+			score += 1
+		return score
 
 	def get_metacontacts_big_brother(self, family):
 		'''which of the family will be the big brother under wich all
 		others will be ?'''
-		family.sort(cmp=self.compare_metacontacts)
-		return family[-1]
+		max_score = 0
+		max_data = family[0]
+		for data in family:
+			score = self._get_data_score(data)
+			if score > max_score:
+				max_score = score
+				max_data = data
+		return max_data
 
 	def is_pm_from_jid(self, account, jid):
 		'''Returns True if the given jid is a private message jid'''