Internet Etiquette

when i see the alternating caps, i just skip them. it makes me feel like someone is bobbing their head while they're talking to me. or we're in a roller coaster or a tiny boat tossed by waves. nope, it does not catch my attention at all.

You are really reaching here aren't you? lol- I like the caps and lower case mixed myself. I used to use some caps when I was first on the net too. We all learn from experience. I hope your night is going well for you.

When I was new to the internet I often visited a social networking site for young people and a lot of people on that site wrote sentences that consisted of a mix of capital letters and small letters They also misspelled words on purpose probably because they thought that it looked cool I don't find it cool, I just find it annoying to read sentences that are written that way and if I see an post on a discussion site that is written that way I often skip it because I find it too annoying to read it and it makes me much longer to read sentences that are written that way.

I hate that. Gives you a headache. There was one time a lotter replied to a discussion using that kind of typing. And then I posted a reply to his/her reply. I got a notification from mylot saying my reply was deleted because the post I was replying to was not deleted. Seems like admin had a headache with it, too. The message was that it was not understandable, with all those misplaced caps. I hope yours won't be deleted because it's just a few words anyway.

Before I got mad or even make a reply on a all caps, I may clarify if the those statements are really for yelling or not. It really pays to clarify for it will good for all parties. That is to achieve effective and efficient communication. I just received yesterday a note from a friend, I found out that she sends the letter without looking on the screen, that's why. Thanks

Yes, that every other letter in capital letters makes me think that the person who is writing that way an't make up their mind!? I use capital letters and exclamation points to get my point across!

It's actually funny how words written are given meaning or emphasis, but it is also I believe an understood fact. Well, I try to avoid using all caps unless I intend to and I have never tried the alternating style.

I had a friend who didn't know how to do caps at all and it was like reading e e cummings all the time. I have a friend now who writeS likE thiS anD i finD iT irritatinG. dO yoU?

Hi, Typing all caps, is yelling that means to attract attention. If you mix them up, I can only imagine yelling and talking softly all within a span of a syllable. Which reminds me of someone who found a lost chicken of his neighbor and with the intention of keeping it himself kept on announcing in a manner thus: "WHO IS THE OWNER OF THIS LOST chicken?" over and over. Having appeased his conscience that no one came forward to claim it after all the trouble to "find" the owner, he cooked the chicken for himself.