A feature that's been missing from Nautilus is the ability
to arrange the desktop icons so that they are aligned
in a neat way in a grid.  This has been missing from the
start, and I can't understand how it could have been
overlooked.  Currently, one can only arrange icons by
name, meaning that the icons get rearranged and mixed
up.  This is undesirable if the user wishes certain
icons to appear in certain areas of the desktop in a way
that is organized.

This is one feature which makes Gnome sloppy from an
anesthetics perspective, and IMHO it reflects badly on the
appearance of the desktop.

This is a usablitiy issue which will quickly irritate users.
Users will try to align the desktop icons manually,
regardless of whether the feature is missing or not.  They
will become irritated by the missing feature and may
ultimately be turned away from Gnome.

This is not a feature for power users but rather a feature
for the average Joe.