How about keeping the shouting to a minimum in the forums?

[randi]

My pet peeve.

Exclamations are for strong emotions and emphatic points of view, and should be used sparingly. Indiscriminate use of ALL CAPS, !!!!!!!!, ?????? :rolleyes:

Everyone should be able to express their statements and opinions without yelling, pretty much most of the time.

My .02 cents.

[rogwild]

Since the written work is sort of 'expressionless' without the benefit of voice inflections and facial jestures; I personally think 'spicing' it up is a good thing (I would usually use ALL CAPS, but since you don't like 'SHOUTING' and this forum allows different FONTS, I'll try some).:rolleyes:
Not sure who came up with the 'shouting' thing for all caps but it does easily add emphasis (only have to hit the [caps lock]), but I do find posts that are written 'entirely' with CAPS to be boring, since there is no variation.:mad:

[Hardtime11]

Since the written work is sort of 'expressionless' without the benefit of voice inflections and facial jestures; I personally think 'spicing' it up is a good thing (I would usually use ALL CAPS, but since you don't like 'SHOUTING' and this forum allows different FONTS, I'll try some).:rolleyes:
Not sure who came up with the 'shouting' thing for all caps but it does easily add emphasis (only have to hit the [caps lock]), but I do find posts that are written 'entirely' with CAPS to be boring, since there is no variation.:mad:


Agreed, but the All Caps for shouting has been in effect since early BBS days. That is one reason I am glad for the introduction of HTML to Boards/Forums. It gives us alternatives

[Miracleman89]

I too like the options to play around with the size and color of my comments! I just tend to forget I can most of the time!:confused:

[jmeineck]

I basically agree with the reduced shouting rule. Unless someone totally missed the point of your post and you need a way to defend yourself. Using a few strategically placed capitalize words help to defend your postion. Smiley Faces don't always work for me, but I like using the smiley faces more than caps.

Changing the text type and and style is cool too. I enjoy that not everyone posts in the same manner or that would be totally boring!:)