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Thought for the Day - Email Netiquette: Please Don\'t Shout

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KruizinKombi Seriously Obsessed Cyber Dubber

3,493 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#66972
There are lots of sources available outlining what is acceptable ettiquette on the internet ("netiquette"), such as....
But -- and this is important -- use capital letters sparingly. One of the most important rules of netiquette is to turn off the "Caps Lock" key. Why? Because when you type in all capital letters, it comes across as shouting. Most of the time, writing an entire sentence in capital letters is overkill:

I AM FINE THANK YOU. HOW ARE YOU DOING?

Capital letters, besides being considered rude, are harder to read than mixed-case letters. If, for some reason, you cannot type in mixed case, choose all lower-case letters instead.

Unless your message is vitally important, mixed case is better. or even lower case is ok.
Quoted from The Basics of Email Netiquette
Kruizin Kol

hool Slammed & Awesome Dubber

91 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·

#67019
THANKS FOR THE TIP!😀

dakgrrl Slammed & Awesome Dubber

75 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#67023
this is basically common sense isn't it?

I remember when my perents were working shift work, they communcated vie handwritten messages in a diary and if my mother was pissed at my father she wrote with the caps lock on! Quite amusing really....

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#67025
I believe Most of Us know about shouting on the Internet.... I have been typing for 40 years... the keys were much harder to press down in those days... Mechanical typewriters were the go... the harder You typed the darker the print was.... just as well computers down't do this... We would be able to tell who was 'tearing their hair out' by the very dark printing... and there wasn't any Shouting on typewriters..
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VWFOOL King for a day, Fool for a lifetime.

3,436 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#67061
was there anything written about constantly using extremely large font?
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One man's junk...

The_Bronze. Minister of Volkswagenism

1,922 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#67073
Heh he ...

You guys 😀
Bronze.

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pyr0 flame-on

4,457 posts · joined Mar 2003 ·

#67076
AlSo YoU CaN TeLl If SoMeOnE Is BoReD If ThEy TyPe EvErY 2nD LeTtEr In CaPs :P
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Stanley I guess the reward is in the doing of it

4,523 posts · joined Mar 2003 ·

#67083
68autobug I'm going to go out on a limb here and say what most people are thinking. I'll be as diplomatic as I can.
When your happily reading away at a topic scrolling down through the posts and all of a sudden you come across a post from you "IT FREAKS US OUT" :o:o
Phew, I feel better now.

Adam_C Custom Title Time!

1,180 posts · joined May 2003 ·

#67106
Psssst ...... that was him 🙂...... and thanks lee more space for VW pics now 😀😀😀
Adam
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KruizinKombi Seriously Obsessed Cyber Dubber

3,493 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#67298
Keep it nice Dubnut. You wouldn't want us hanging shit on you...
Kruizin Kol

Purple Martin Fahrvergnugen

913 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·

#67332
I enjoy the content of Lee's posts very much, but I admit that I find the large text off-putting. It's difficult to read, I have to back away from the monitor a few metres.

lmao@hool
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SKEWtYpe3 Custom Title Time!

1,859 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#67372
i just dont read caps craps cos its crap !

Herbie 53 Bugs are not nearly enough

764 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#67420
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Robo Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,491 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·

#67423
Hi Herbie.
Translation please! I can say it, cant read it.
Rob......
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silver Dangerous when poked

2,169 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#67430
It,s easy to read as it,s written in the language.rehctub
ask your friendly Butcher about it
Keeping it real !

KruizinKombi Seriously Obsessed Cyber Dubber

3,493 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#67435
LOL 😀
Kruizin Kol

Robo Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,491 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·

#67437
Okie dokie
Got it now, you had me sweating there!
Rob...:jesus
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Tazz Old Skool

1,315 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#67481
LMAO!
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Peter Leonard Moderator Volatile

1,456 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#67484
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