preach4bass Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 I'VE NOTICED THAT A FEW GUYS ALWAYS POST IN ALL "CAPS" ALL THE TIME. I HAVE THREE THEORIES AS TO WHY THIS IS: 1. THEY ARE ALWAYS ANGRY. I REMEMBER READING SOMEWHERE, SOMETIME, THAT WRITING IN ALL "CAPS" IS THE INTERNET EQUIVALENCY OF SHOUTING AT SOMEONE. 2. THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE I READ WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY. I GUESS IT'S A PERSONAL FEDISH, BUT I DO ALWAYS READ WHAT'S WRITTEN IN BIG LETTERS. 3. THEY HAVE ACCIDENTLY HIT THE "CAPS LOCK" BUTTON ON THEIR COMPUTER AND DON'T KNOW IT (KIND OF LIKE THE FOLKS I OFTEN GET BEHIND ON COUNTRY ROADS WHO RIDE FOR MILES AND MILES WITH THEIR SIGNAL LIGHTS UNKNOWINGLY BLINKING, BUT HAVE NO INTENTION OF EVER GETTING OUT OF MY WAY!!!). MY BET IS ON THEORY #3. YOU ALL "CAPS" GUYS KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND WHY YOU DO WHAT YOU DO, SO COME ON AND FESS UP, YOU ARE THE SAME PEOPLE WHO DRIVE WITH YOUR SIGNAL LIGHTS ON FOR MILES AND MILES WITH NO INTENTION OF EVER TURNING. ;D Quote
flyhatch Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 hi i am eric, and i am a recovoering all caps typer. reason being my shift key was on the blink and rather than get frustrated i resorted to all caps. thats all behind me now... i bought a new keyboard for my laptop and now as you can see ive gone all lower case. ,, thanks for listening e Quote
Guest avid Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-? Quote
Guest the_muddy_man Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 Or maybe us older fellas CAN'T READ THE SMALLER TYPE Quote
Panamoka_Bassin Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 WhAt iS ALL thIS With CApS? I HAVE a YAnkEEs caP AnD I RareLY HaVE A ProBLEm WItH TURNinG OR ShouTInG... Quote
Low_Budget_Hooker Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 Or you are an engineer. One particular member explained that this is why he does this, it's habit as an engineer. understandable but man is it annoying lol(nothing personal) I just have an automatic mindset like "this guy insists on attention..." almost desperate for a reply. Most times as with my engineer friend, this is not the case but it's a mindset with me, Oh well, I'm a jerk,lol. Quote
Bud Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 IMO I had rather read a message with all caps than one when everything is all run together with no periods and no spaces. Some on here don't know or care about spelling. I don't think they know how to use a spell checker. Quote
Guest the_muddy_man Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 Wow I Feel like I am back at Catholic school getting graded on Punctuation, Grammar and Spelling ;D Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted January 25, 2007 Super User Posted January 25, 2007 You are! ** corrected ** Wow! I feel like I am back in Catholic school getting graded on punctuation, grammar and spelling. Quote
Guest the_muddy_man Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 Thank You SISTER KENT!!!!!!!!! Quote
Panamoka_Bassin Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 You are! ** corrected ** Wow! I feel like I am back in Catholic school getting graded on punctuation, grammar and spelling. Ahem... I feel like I am back in Catholic school being graded for punctuation, grammar and spelling. **Re-corrected** :) :) Quote
Troutfisher Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 heyuguys dont kno ican spl realy good puncuation duznt mat ter does it. Quote
Zel Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 Hey Muddy, just curious Did you often get your opened palms slapped with those long wooden pointers with black rubber tips that the nuns loved to use, or was that just me? Quote
Super User Grey Wolf Posted January 25, 2007 Super User Posted January 25, 2007 Man you guys are tooooooooo much ! Quote
Guest the_muddy_man Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 Hey Muddy, just curious Did you often get your opened palms slapped with those long wooden pointers with black rubber tips that the nuns loved to use, or was that just me? Yea they MADE A HABIT OUT OF IT ;D Quote
Zel Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 Yea they MADE A HABIT OUT OF IT ;D Now, now, we'll have nun of that! Quote
Guest the_muddy_man Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 This thread can only get worse when Avid hits it Quote
Siebert Outdoors Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 Bad grammer and all caps drive me nuts. I know we all have our horrible gramatical erros, but please try to proof read your posts. Quote
squid Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 SORRY, BUT AT WORK, I AM STUCK IN CAPS...THE ONLY WAY FOR ME TO USE LOWER CASE LETTERS IS TO HOLD THE SHIFT KEY THE WHOLE FREAKIN TIME....THAT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN BOYS. NOW WHEN I AM AT HOME....I NEVER USE THE CAPS UNLESS I AM STARTING A NEW SENTENCE OR USING THE i WORD..... ;D Quote
squid Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 OH...FORGOT...AS MY TEENAGE STEP-KIDS PUT IT...... :....YOU'LL GET OVER IT.....LOL I HATE THAT...BUT SEE HOW I CAN USE IT EVERY NOW AND THEN....LOL 8-) Quote
John J. Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 Bad grammer and all caps drive me nuts. I know we all have our horrible gramatical errors, but please try to proof read your posts. Look who's talking lol! ;D Quote
Zel Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 Bad grammer and all caps drive me nuts. I know we all have our horrible gramatical errors, but please try to proof read your posts. Look who's talking lol! ;D **** And the word is "grammatical." We're all guilty at times. No offense intended! And in my case, the correct response is That's okay, none comprehended. Quote
Super User Matt Fly Posted January 25, 2007 Super User Posted January 25, 2007 Rule #4. Some of us just didn't know that all caps meant something other than easier reading on the eyes. Matt Quote
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