Posting in all CAPS

[LexiaFira]

I have a few people in extended family that do this and I dunno if thats how they write normally or cannot see normal lowercase font or they just do it.
I know its not intentional but it always seems like this particular person is angry or something. But then again considering her general attitude it makes sense. HOWEVER EVERY POST IS LIKE THIS EVEN IF ITS JUST A GENERAL UPDATE ON HOW SHE IS AND THE POST ITSELF IS NOT ANGRY.

And its not just those particular family members its other people in my friends list. Annoying if it were once in a while but its EVERY POST. It gets on my nerves....however I did try to politely point it out to her that all caps is not necessary. Lets see if it works

[HYHYBT]

I don't remember the site, or even what *sort* of site it was, but I remember one person with that habit explaining it by saying it was so that, when scanning through a thread, they could find their own posts more easily. Never mind what that does to everyone ELSE trying to read.

[Eisa]

I hate that, too. The only time I've been ok with is was when the person was completely upfront about how they needed to post in caps to be able to see it at all...they had to do some other things, too, to read other people's posts, like copy and paste them and stuff. So THAT was fine. But when it's just like that for no apparent reason? That is annoying.

[Lace Neil Singer]

SHOUTING IN THE WRITTEN WORD IS POINTLESS AND ANNOYING.

I often have to explain this to newbies on the forums that I admin on; namely that all caps is basically the internet equivilent to shouting and if they want to accentuate their words, they can bold or italicise them instead.

[blas87]

I don't know what's worse, ALL CAPS, the wall o text, the EVERY other WORD in CAPS, or the people that can't spell or use proper grammar to save their own lives and trying to deceipher their posts or threads is harder than slaying a dragon.

[Stormraven]

The last, definitely, though the 'wall o' text' definitely comes in at second place. All Caps or alternating caps, I can deal with, if a cursory examination tells me it's worth the effort.

Wall o' text? I skip it almost automatically. If the topic is one I'm interested in, I might make the effort, but it has to be major interest.

Completely bollixed grammar? I start ignoring the authors entirely, even if the topic is interesting. It's just not worth my time to translate - or try, anyway.

[Lace Neil Singer]

How about a wall of text, in all caps with no disregard to grammar? O_o

[Lachrymose]

CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL!

[LexiaFira]

Lachrymose you cannot be serious

I don't know what's worse, ALL CAPS, the wall o text, the EVERY other WORD in CAPS, or the people that can't spell or use proper grammar to save their own lives and trying to deceipher their posts or threads is harder than slaying a dragon.

the poor spelling I do understand as I have a friend who for many many reasons personal and otherwise cannot spell properly and tries so very hard to when posting online or on IM. I know how to read most of her typing as she uses the spell how it sounds first before asking for corrections so I have yet to ever pick on her for it but she too does not type in all caps. So even she knows 'net manners.

[crashhelmet]

I'm going to take the completely opposite side of this argument and say why the hell does it matter if they're in all caps or not? Just because someone somewhere on the Internet once said caps is for yelling? Are you that shallow or petty that someone's use of the caps lock key launches you into a bout of "net rage"?

Some people act like anything and everything they hold near and dear was just insulted, spat, and shat on when people type in all caps.

Get over it.

CH

[LexiaFira]

not so much rage but that its annoying. and i did say "It gets on my nerves....however I did try to politely point it out to her..." so yes annoying but not rage inducing.
I still read it, the wall of text and alternating caps is odd but yeah it does deter me from wanting to read it some.

and I understand you feel its not a big deal. I suppose this could go in "i find it annoying" not things i hate. but that subforum not exist?

[crashhelmet]

Why is it annoying? It's just text on a screen. I'm not crazy about the wall of text or the alternating caps, only because it makes it difficult to read sometimes, but all caps isn't an issue. Depending on the font and size, it could be easier to read than standard casing is. But why do we get so worked up over it though? That's my question.

CH

[Lace Neil Singer]

I find it annoying in the same way that I find Typing Like This, LiKe ThIs, or using chatspeak irritating. To me, someone posting like that is a complete fuckwad, and I'll just ignore them. On loads of forums I've been on, it's actually against the rules to type retardedly; if you don't like that rule, then don't let the door hit you on your way out, to be honest.

I find all caps to be an obnoxious way of typing; much like typing in giant or tiny font. And there really is no need whatsoever for it; everyone has the choice to leave their damn capslock alone.

[telecom_goddess]

I don't know what's worse, ALL CAPS, the wall o text, the EVERY other WORD in CAPS, or the people that can't spell or use proper grammar to save their own lives and trying to deceipher their posts or threads is harder than slaying a dragon.

all of it. I love the phrase wall o' text....people who write in run on sentences and run on paragraphs.....damn if they talked like that they'd fall over and die from lack of air.

[telecom_goddess]

Why is it annoying? It's just text on a screen. I'm not crazy about the wall of text or the alternating caps, only because it makes it difficult to read sometimes, but all caps isn't an issue. Depending on the font and size, it could be easier to read than standard casing is. But why do we get so worked up over it though? That's my question.

CH

Because it seems like people don't know how to write properly anymore. Spelling sucks, punctuation usage is horrible, sentence structure is out the window. It shows laziness and ignorance. Don't they teach this stuff in school anymore? Or is no one paying any attention.