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cobb
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Topic: Who’s shouting Posted: July 25 2005 at 08:19 |
For those who like to review using all caps, please read and take note of this little except from online netiquette.
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Writing in ALL CAPS IS LIKE SHOUTING!
When you write in
all capital letters, this looks (and maybe sounds) to the recipient as if
you were shouting. Keep your CAPS writing to the required minimum. Trust me,
avoid using the caps lock key on your keyboard, or suffer the wrath of the
annoyed recipient! If you send me a message that is all in caps you can be
100% sure it's going right into my trash without being read.
end quote
My opinion
is that if a reviewer can't master the keyboard, how the hell could
they write intellegent, worthwhile reviews. They don't get read on my
screen.
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Snow Dog
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Posted: July 25 2005 at 08:22 |
If a review is all in CAPITALS I don't read it!
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GoldenSpiral
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Posted: July 25 2005 at 08:26 |
I read somewhere that it's a lot harder to read all caps than lower case. there was a statistic like you read lower case words (or normal upper and lower case mix) 50% faster than all caps. so, not only are caps annoying, but they are terribly inefficient.
btw, I dont think this should be in the prog music lounge....
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cobb
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Posted: July 25 2005 at 08:30 |
Yeah I know it shouldn't be here, but it was a point that needed to be made where it would have the most impact- sorry...
I'm sure admin will move it.
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NutterAlert
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Posted: July 25 2005 at 08:33 |
DEAR ADMIN..PLEASE MOVE THIS THREAD
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cobb
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Posted: July 25 2005 at 08:35 |
and I apologise to admin for the extra work I may have given them!
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Moogtron III
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Posted: July 25 2005 at 08:53 |
Italics are even harder to read...
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Tonny Larz
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Posted: July 25 2005 at 09:02 |
Well...now you need glasses..dont you?!!
T.larz.
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dude
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Posted: July 25 2005 at 09:12 |
HOORAY ANOTHER AUSSIE!!!!!!![](smileys/smiley1.gif)
OOPS
hooray another aussie!!!!!!
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cobb
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Posted: July 25 2005 at 09:17 |
Dude, now that gave me a laugh!
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Posted: July 25 2005 at 10:01 |
when I first started, I used to write everything in bright red...but then I grew up...
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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stonebeard
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Posted: July 25 2005 at 10:42 |
or you can always be classy and write your sentences in different fonts.
Now I'm classy because I write in Times.
Now it looks like I'm using a typewriter becuse I'm using Courier New.
Now I'm using Verdana, the font that no one uses because it is so similar to Ariel.
I'm normal again because I'm using Ariel.
(i was really original when i first posted because i would center everything )
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Jared
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Posted: July 25 2005 at 10:45 |
stonebeard wrote:
or you can always be classy and write your sentences in different fonts.
Now I'm classy because I write in Times.
Now it looks like I'm using a typewriter becuse I'm using Courier New.
Now I'm using Verdana, the font that no one uses because it is so similar to Ariel.
I'm normal again because I'm using Ariel.
(i was really original when i first posted because i would center everything )
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yep, Stoney, you are truly one versatile guy....![](smileys/smiley2.gif)
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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Ivan_Melgar_M
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Posted: July 25 2005 at 12:51 |
When I read posts in Spanish writtem all in caps I understand, because most people don't want to use the accent simply because they don't know how to do it, and words in capital don't need to use accent.
It's so great this ignorance that in Perú all Judicial and Notary papers are written in caps to avoid the embarrasment of not knowing where to place the fu**ing accent like in Iván, dólar or even in harder words lilke esdrújula.
It simply annoys me, but I understand the reasons.
But in English there's absolutely no reason.
Iván
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Posted: July 25 2005 at 13:32 |
Agreed that writing all in caps gives the reader the impression of an incompetent reviewer.
caps are EVIL!
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Jared
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Posted: July 25 2005 at 14:14 |
bityear wrote:
caps are EVIL! ![](smileys/smiley15.gif)
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...unless they are steel toe...caps..![](smileys/smiley4.gif)
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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Posted: July 25 2005 at 14:27 |
fandango wrote:
bityear wrote:
caps are EVIL! ![](smileys/smiley15.gif)
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...unless they are steel toe...caps..![](smileys/smiley4.gif)
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Posted: July 25 2005 at 14:27 |
cobb wrote:
is that if a reviewer can't master the keyboard, how the hell could they write intellegent, worthwhile reviews. They don't get read on my screen.
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seems a little extreme. so some people can't use a keyboard, that doesn't mean to say they don't have anything valid or intelligent to say. perhaps they spend more time reading or listening to music than at a keyboard.
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