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DonNH
Jul 14, 2013Explorer
dennislanier wrote:drsteve wrote:
Using CAPS does make posts harder to read for most people. I myself never respond to such posts--anyone who has been around any internet forums knows it's inconsiderate, and reveals the poster to be a noob. There's no reason to do it, and plenty of reasons to not do it.
Looks like you responded to this one. By the way, who decided it was "inconsiderate"? As long as it's in English what difference does it make?
As in any etiquette related issue, it's a "majority rules" kind of thing.
For a quick one-liner, I don't normally have a problem with caps, but if I see an entire paragraph in caps I probably won't read it, as it is tough to follow. (Plus, people who type in all caps tend to also not use good punctuation and white space practices, further compounding the issue).
Go to just about any forum out there and post a paragraph in all caps - you'll see the same reaction you see here.
Don
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