Wassup with no caps? - Page 2

Trumgottist · 07-21-2006, 05:17 AM

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Originally Posted by SakSquash

I was thinking more along 100 X 100

And sigs with 12 128x256 images in them - together with the posts in all caps we finally will have the friendly and easy-to-read forums we all dream of!

(If anyone can't tell, I like these restrictions. I've been an active member of a forum that had much harder restrictions, and I was happy that way. But I'm not arguing for reduced formatting functionality or openness in this forum - I'm glad that it works without much abuse the way it is.)

Edit: Ok, 100x100 isn't that bad, but I think 80x80 is enough. The avatars main function is to give faces to the posters so that it'll be easier to keep people apart and remember who is who. They shouldn't be so large that they distract from the text or slow the forum down.

Jazhara7 · 07-27-2006, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Hammerite

I Bet That He Might Kill Someone And We'd All Be Like, Aw Man, Death Just Killed One Of Our Guys And Then I'd Be Like "what Up" And Trep Would Be Like "dawg!!" And Then Tabacco Would Come In And Go "yeah That Cool"

If you post one more post like that, dear Hammerite, I'm going to make sure that you will suffer death by evisceration.

You can misuse the shift key that way too, you know.

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Hammerite · 07-29-2006, 09:40 AM

I DID BUT THE SHIFT KEY WAS LIKE "tcha, whatever"

Squinky · 07-29-2006, 10:46 AM

I SuppOsE It CoULd Be WoRsE.

RLacey · 07-29-2006, 02:04 PM

What's So Annoying About Sentences In Which The First Letter Of Every Word Is Capitalised?

Aside from it looking stupid, I mean.

Karmillo · 07-29-2006, 02:58 PM

While were at it, I want pics in our sigs!

Or context sensitive avatars!

RLacey · 07-29-2006, 03:04 PM

Please, no...

pinkgothic · 07-29-2006, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by RLacey

What's So Annoying About Sentences In Which The First Letter Of Every Word Is Capitalised?

They're rather hard to read.

Jazhara7 · 07-30-2006, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by pinkgothic

They're rather hard to read.

What pinksie said.

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ATMachine · 07-31-2006, 10:14 AM

They are hard to read, you're right. Although I'm not sure why two native German speakers are the first ones to complain, given the German-English capital letters ratio.

On a similar note, I had to read part of Ben Franklin's Autobiography in school once, with the original formatting. He followed the German capitalization rules in English (specifically the one that says "capitalize just about every noun"), and boy did it look weird.

One of the newest members of the forum seems to have adopted the "start every word with a capital" technique, too, and it really annoys me. No prizes for guessing which one.

Trumgottist · 08-02-2006, 11:20 AM

If you want to use you SHIFT KEY more, how about using CAPITALISATION like Beneath a STEEL SKY instead? That works for me, as long as you don't get crazy with the formatting tools. ~ ~ That's something I find a bit HARD to READ too when it's done. There are times when I wish that forums didn't HAVE formatting available.

Ok, the BASS style is annoying too, after a while. (But I didn't mind it in the game.)

pinkgothic · 08-03-2006, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by ATMachine

They are hard to read, you're right. Although I'm not sure why two native German speakers are the first ones to complain, given the German-English capital letters ratio.

(1) Goes to show how evil it really is.
(2) I don't like my mothertongue anyway. So shoo.

Jazhara7 · 08-05-2006, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by ATMachine

They are hard to read, you're right. Although I'm not sure why two native German speakers are the first ones to complain, given the German-English capital letters ratio.

We don't capitalise everything. It's mostly just the nouns.

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ATMachine · 08-05-2006, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Jazhara7

We don't capitalise everything. It's mostly just the nouns.

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Yeah, I know. I still think it looks weird, though.

RLacey · 08-05-2006, 12:10 PM

Capitalising just the Nouns? That's a really random Thing to do in Sentences, isn't it?

Trumgottist · 08-13-2006, 03:58 AM

Sure it looks odd in English, but the English language isn't free from random capitalisation, either. This post contains examples of words that wouldn't have been capitalised in Swedish. Those things, you get used to. Does that mean it's just as possible to get used to reading text in all caps? Maybe, but I don't want to try.

Stoofa · 08-20-2006, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Trumgottist

And sigs with 12 128x256 images in them - together with the posts in all caps we finally will have the friendly and easy-to-read forums we all dream of!

Ooh! And then I can finally have the weight-loss ticker and glittery fairies in my sig that I've always dreamt of!

RLacey · 08-20-2006, 09:59 AM

Glittery fairies?

We've got to change the rules this instant!

Stoofa · 08-20-2006, 10:13 AM

wheeee

Jazhara7 · 08-24-2006, 04:48 AM

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Originally Posted by RLacey

Capitalising just the Nouns? That's a really random Thing to do in Sentences, isn't it?

Oh, ganz und gar nicht. Nomen sind auch nur Namen, und so wie dein Name dich bezeichnet, so bezeichnen Nomen Dinge.

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07-29-2006, 09:40 AM	#23
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07-29-2006, 02:04 PM	#25
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07-31-2006, 10:14 AM	#30
ATMachine Retired Buccaneer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 779	They are hard to read, you're right. Although I'm not sure why two native German speakers are the first ones to complain, given the German-English capital letters ratio. On a similar note, I had to read part of Ben Franklin's Autobiography in school once, with the original formatting. He followed the German capitalization rules in English (specifically the one that says "capitalize just about every noun"), and boy did it look weird. One of the newest members of the forum seems to have adopted the "start every word with a capital" technique, too, and it really annoys me. No prizes for guessing which one. Share Share this post on Twitter Last edited by ATMachine; 07-31-2006 at 10:22 AM.

08-02-2006, 11:20 AM	#31
Trumgottist Game Creator Hobbyist Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Stockholm (or Gotland) Posts: 2,609	If you want to use you SHIFT KEY more, how about using CAPITALISATION like Beneath a STEEL SKY instead? That works for me, as long as you don't get crazy with the formatting tools. ~ ~ That's something I find a bit HARD to READ too when it's done. There are times when I wish that forums didn't HAVE formatting available. Ok, the BASS style is annoying too, after a while. (But I didn't mind it in the game.) Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Play my game: Frasse and the Peas of Kejick. The Special Edition is now available! (Mac OS X or Windows.)

08-05-2006, 12:10 PM	#35
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	Capitalising just the Nouns? That's a really random Thing to do in Sentences, isn't it? Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

08-13-2006, 03:58 AM	#36
Trumgottist Game Creator Hobbyist Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Stockholm (or Gotland) Posts: 2,609	Sure it looks odd in English, but the English language isn't free from random capitalisation, either. This post contains examples of words that wouldn't have been capitalised in Swedish. Those things, you get used to. Does that mean it's just as possible to get used to reading text in all caps? Maybe, but I don't want to try. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Play my game: Frasse and the Peas of Kejick. The Special Edition is now available! (Mac OS X or Windows.)

08-20-2006, 09:59 AM	#38
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	Glittery fairies? We've got to change the rules this instant! Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

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