DON'T CAP AT ME!
Jul 27th, 2003, 06:14 AM
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I am ot retired!!! But am a nurse manager and therefore rarely touch the patients, I heard the big sigh!! I do indeed wear readers with my contacts and in our company ALL CAPS is not indicative of shouting but anger. I wish that was the only thing I had to complain about!! So I have 2 questions:
1. Where is the book on internet etiquette, who wrote it?
2. Who decided all caps was to mean shouting, anger or whatever?
PS You would be surprised what nurses and doctors now a days don't know, and can't do.
1. Where is the book on internet etiquette, who wrote it?
2. Who decided all caps was to mean shouting, anger or whatever?
PS You would be surprised what nurses and doctors now a days don't know, and can't do.
Jul 27th, 2003, 07:05 AM
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Here you go. As you might notice at the top of the page, it was even written for nurses. See item 8.2.3.
http://www.carol-cooper.co.uk/book/chapter08.shtml
You can find plenty of links if you do a search on google.com for netiquette, and I expect that all these sources will agree about the caps/shouting convention. Like many internet conventions, its origins are lost in the early mists of internet time (i.e., the 1980s).
http://www.carol-cooper.co.uk/book/chapter08.shtml
You can find plenty of links if you do a search on google.com for netiquette, and I expect that all these sources will agree about the caps/shouting convention. Like many internet conventions, its origins are lost in the early mists of internet time (i.e., the 1980s).
Jul 27th, 2003, 12:50 PM
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Little: I agree! If someone writing in all CAPS disturbs you, then you need to chill out and take a walk. Life is too short to get ticked off about such trivial things.
Also, in the netiquette site (http://www.carol-cooper.co.uk/book/chapter08.shtml) under item No. 8.3.4 it discusses TOLERANCE of others. I apologize to anyone I may have offended about grammar/spelling errors. I realize not everyone visiting these sites are from the U.S. and they may spell words differently or not understand English rules (heck, there are loads of people from the U.S. who can't use proper English
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Also, in the netiquette site (http://www.carol-cooper.co.uk/book/chapter08.shtml) under item No. 8.3.4 it discusses TOLERANCE of others. I apologize to anyone I may have offended about grammar/spelling errors. I realize not everyone visiting these sites are from the U.S. and they may spell words differently or not understand English rules (heck, there are loads of people from the U.S. who can't use proper English
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Jul 27th, 2003, 01:48 PM
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This is not about bad eyesight or not knowing how to type. It's about people who are lazy and careless. For these people it takes too much effort to look into a dictionary and they certainly won't spend the time to Capitalize properly.
For the Arknurse: If you can't read your computer screen and you can't type without making errors, are you contributing to your hospital's medical mistakes?
For the Arknurse: If you can't read your computer screen and you can't type without making errors, are you contributing to your hospital's medical mistakes?
Jul 27th, 2003, 01:58 PM
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GENE GENE GENE! Calm down about the spelling and grammar. It's not laziness or carelessness, it's the punchline that does it. You see, if you're reading a post and a great answer pops into your head, you have to type really, really fast to beat someone else to...what else, the punchline! That means you can't preview your reply. So sometimes the technical bits like correct spelling and grammer suffer.
Sometimes it leads to unintentional hilarity. You can see this first hand if you visit the European forum. Check the post about crossword puzzles (not hard to find; it's running right now). Our very own Scarlett spelled "passport" wrong in her haste to post the correct answer. Read on and you will see how Capo made very fine use of her blip.
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Sometimes it leads to unintentional hilarity. You can see this first hand if you visit the European forum. Check the post about crossword puzzles (not hard to find; it's running right now). Our very own Scarlett spelled "passport" wrong in her haste to post the correct answer. Read on and you will see how Capo made very fine use of her blip.
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Jul 28th, 2003, 04:33 AM
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Oh swell! now I am known, not for my great beauty and charm but for my misspelling!! Setting examples for all who come after me~
Gene,
as in my case, I was typing fast and not previewing my reply.
Early mornings and late evenings, my typos can be quite interesting!
But I have been known to write a perfect essay without one mistake so let's blame it on the KeyBoard!!!
Jul 28th, 2003, 06:21 AM
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Gene - since you are so concerned about spelling, although you seem not to attribute it to being lazy, you should learn how to spell "laziness", which you spelled "lazyness" in your first post.
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Jul 28th, 2003, 06:31 AM
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This is a funny little story to make Scarlett feel better, since I mentioned her spelling error!
On the European forum I was reading someone's Italy trip report. Someone, who shall remain nameless, commented that she loved Italy and she even lost five pounds while there. Of course I wanted to know all about it, so I replied to the post asking how on earth she managed to do that!
Well, that brazen hussy
created a post entitled "My trip to Italy or How I lost 5 pounds!" The first line went something like this "Since dln specifically asked how I lost five pounds..."
Oh swell! As long as that post was on the boards, everyone probably thought I was a real two-ton Tessie. My husband couldn't stop laughing.
At least she didn't do it all in CAPS.
On the European forum I was reading someone's Italy trip report. Someone, who shall remain nameless, commented that she loved Italy and she even lost five pounds while there. Of course I wanted to know all about it, so I replied to the post asking how on earth she managed to do that!
Well, that brazen hussy
created a post entitled "My trip to Italy or How I lost 5 pounds!" The first line went something like this "Since dln specifically asked how I lost five pounds..."Oh swell! As long as that post was on the boards, everyone probably thought I was a real two-ton Tessie. My husband couldn't stop laughing.
At least she didn't do it all in CAPS.
Jul 28th, 2003, 08:23 AM
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I knew you'd find this Scarlett! Now I'm just waiting for Intrepid to pop in and say that she's still amazed at how amused we all still are...
I'm an still average size 8, but 20 years ago I could comfortably "squeeze" into a size 6, and now I find (ouch!!!!) some size 10s aren't a bad fit! That's why I wanted to know about the five pound Italian miracle. Brown hair with lots of red in it--that's the Irish in me.
I'm an still average size 8, but 20 years ago I could comfortably "squeeze" into a size 6, and now I find (ouch!!!!) some size 10s aren't a bad fit! That's why I wanted to know about the five pound Italian miracle. Brown hair with lots of red in it--that's the Irish in me.
