Posting in caps

[BLU CIVIC]

ok....here's the thing....at work i post in all caps.....if u want a reason...i don't care to explain but my circumstances require me to post in caps. I'm sure everyone has my posts and some of you have politely asked my not to post in caps....in return i politely told you why and went as far as putting the reason in my sig. some of you see this as shouting and/ or being rude.....but i've been doing this since august 02 and i guess i've been shouting for a long time but anyways....i know everyone in the civic/ crx forum has come to accept this and some of you havn't....in truth i really don't care b/c my posts have mostly kept to the subject.....i i do agree that the long post look a lil jumbled....so i 'll just post the long ones at home.....but i just want to know u guys/ gals opnions.....not everyone has the same circumstances and i know that i'm not the first to come here that has to post in caps at work....but seems like the only one that stayed.....but i just want opnions....good or bad...

[Tony]

oh, you know your cool with me. I understand your circumstances, and believe that you even try to explain to people why. Hell most people wouldn't put anything in their sig about it. You have never really caused any trouble, so you know im on your side.

[Sean]

i've never asked why, but im guessing your work has some sort of keypress tracking stuff?

[HogieGT-R]

or maybe because at work, a program that has to be on all of the time, caps lock must be on at all times

[Oz]

I still consider it rude, because in quite a few PMs and times it has come up in OT, I've never seen a satisfactory explanation other than 'I have to while at work'. And none of that excuses the fact that NO CAPS were used in the post in this thread!!! Caps Lock and Shift are there for a reason, they're not novelties and they're not binary selection - you can mix and match.

JMHO
Oz

[v10_viper]

If you have a good reason for it then it's ok, which in your case you have a damn good reason for it. It's not annoying or anything, I guess when some people just see it for the first time are annoyed by it maybe. But what is annoying, is when certain people type with very poor punctuation. Such as run on sentences, no punctuation marks, especially when it is a verry long post.

[TURBO_EK4]

I could really care less, as long as your post's make sense, Its cool w/me.

[supratuner]

DOESNT BOTHER ME~!

[Moppie]

Well generaly I think its very rude, its generaly accepted that it means your shouting. Ok if you intend to shout, but not Ok for an intire post.

However you clearly have no choice in the matter when posting from work. When posting from home your dont use Caps, so its clear your not doing it delibritly to cause trouble or get attention.
Im quite cool with it, and you do make an effort to keep the posts you make from work short, and easy to read.


However since you don't offer any explanation beyond "Im at work" I can see why some ppl might get a little upset with it and be suspecious.


Anyway I dont really know if this is something that should be discussed in an open forum. Its a topic much better suited to PM.

[Jimster]

if you can explain why you can't not use normal lettering at work then I'll be cool with it

[tomlong]

WhO cArEs iF iS iN cApS oR nOt!

[YellowMaranello]

Originally posted by tomlong
WhO cArEs iF iS iN cApS oR nOt!

That's just flat out unacceptable.

I don't have a problem with it only because you seem to have gone through so much trouble trying to explain why you have to write in caps that I'm sure you have a decent enough reason for it. Although, since I don't really like reading all caps, alot of times I find myself skipping the post simply because I'm too tired too look at it.

[tomlong]

I find it hard to believe that people would imply that it is harder to read something because it is in all caps. Go try Hooked on Phonics!

[speediva]

I understand that there are exteunating circumstances that lie beneath this all, but I find it TERRIBLY obnoxious to read entire posts performed in exclusively capital letters. It is a strain on the eyes and just some how very irksome. I won't bitch and moan about it, but I do find myself bothered by it time and again. I just deal b/c at least you have provided a *somewhat* reason.

[taranaki]

Kind of you to cut/paste that line from my PM to into your poll.Ignorant of you not to to reply to the PM.Childish of you to ask me to discuss it in PM form,and then launch a poll on the subject once I've left the board for the day,and arrogant of you not to explain why we should treat you differently to any other member.

Perhaps if you were to actually give us an explanation as to WHY you feel it is neccesary to post in caps, we might all understand,and tolerate this bizarre routine.


So how about it BLU,are you going to tell us what the deal is or are you going to continue to flip us off?