Posting in caps

[primera man]

IMO caps are used for shouting and is rude :finger:

[Focus2000]

Seeing as message boards like AF are a visual form of communication, we can't exactly type louder to try and stress a point or express strong feelings about something. That's why Caps should be limited to when you feel the need to shout and make people sit up and take notice.

If people use Caps all the time it just dilutes the effectiveness of a quite simple rule. If you can't help it, such as if the dog ate your Caps Lock key, then fine but otherwise can't we all try not to shout.

[freakray]

Here's my take on it....

Like you I am an Engineer and so all design notes and the like have to typed in upper-case per the protocols we adhere to, this is not a problem to me since it is something I have had to do since the first time I picked up a pencil to lay a design on paper.
I also deal with many people across the USA and sometimes globally in e-mail, so I have to adhere to internet protocol of not typing memo's and e-mails in upper-case.

To me, hitting the 'Caps lock' key to switch from full upper case to regular typing is not a big deal and is not too much effort since it comes down to respecting internet protocol.

I also do 80% of my posting from work, so often, to post I have to turn off the caps lock but I don't mind doing this, because once again, it is good manners.

So, if you understand where I am coming from, I understand why your job requires you to type in upper case, but I don't understand why you can't turn off your caps lock as a token of respect to other members on AF.

So, personally, if you want my opinion, unless you have software that stops you posting like anyone else in lower and upper case, I get the impression you are too lazy to turn off the caps lock, which I guess I will just accept for now.......

[YogsVR4]

Without a better explanation I do not understand why you just dont hit the damn capslock button before posting here and hit it again when typing on things at work. Its not like it takes two minutes to hit one key.

[S Brake]

No offense to anyone but if you're getting mad at someone posting in all caps even when they have a reason to be doing so, you're just looking for things to get mad at. Its not a big deal so just forget about it and continue looking for things to be angry about.

[S Brake]

Originally posted by primera man
IMO caps are used for shouting and is rude :finger:

except in your case, we have to shout in order for you to hear us, ya old bat!

[kris]

I sure as hell don't care.

[2strokebloke]

I don't see anything wrong with typing in caps - I don't think that anybody would be offended if I underlined my entire post, so why would they get upset if I TYPED LIKE THIS?
Or maybe I just don't care because the Subaru 360 Driver's Club newsletter is printed in all caps.

[amy@af]

Originally posted by snowboarder
No offense to anyone but if you're getting mad at someone posting in all caps even when they have a reason to be doing so, you're just looking for things to get mad at. Its not a big deal so just forget about it and continue looking for things to be angry about.

AMEN to that!

(shit, was i just shouting?....don't get mad at me :licker: )

[Twist]

I don't really mind, it but it is a little annoying. If you could explain it would no doubt help, though.

[Heep]

Originally posted by snowboarder
No offense to anyone but if you're getting mad at someone posting in all caps even when they have a reason to be doing so, you're just looking for things to get mad at. Its not a big deal so just forget about it and continue looking for things to be angry about.

Agreed.

However, I am curious why you can't turn caps off? I have to use caps when I'm using the software at the dealership I work at because it won't accept commands written in lower-case, however, I simply switch the caps off when I go to post. If you have some button tracking program on your computer (and therefore bosses see caps off = not using the software he should be using), understandable. If not, why can't you switch caps off?

[primera man]

Originally posted by snowboarder
except in your case, we have to shout in order for you to hear us, ya old bat!

.......hey, that was just plain nasty :finger: :finger: :finger: :finger:

[Sean]

Originally posted by Heep

If you have some button tracking program on your computer (and therefore bosses see caps off = not using the software he should be using), understandable. If not, why can't you switch caps off?

then he should leave CAPSLOCK on and type while holding down the shift key.

maybe you should just reexplain it once and for all and if anyone ever askes again we can just tell them to 'stfu n00b' and refer them to this thread.

[kris]

What's the difference in typing in all caps, or using very poor grammar and spelling?

[Jimster]

Originally posted by primera man


.......hey, that was just plain nasty :finger: :finger: :finger: :finger:

The truth hurts, doesn't it old man :finger: