I think CAPS LOCK should be banned in GD

[Zomby Woof]

The level of hysteria reaches comic proportions, but there is only so much amusement one can draw from it, so enough is enough.

[Guy Fawkes]

1. THIS JUST IN!!!!!

I AGREE.

[JimmyJazz]

2. You enjoy pain, don't you? Might I recommend a

Biore Deep Cleansing strip for your nose? It's only slightly less painful than what you are about to endure.

And notice how I didn't torment you by posting in all caps? You owe me. :P

[Zomby Woof]

4. YOU'RE RIGHT, JIMMY JAZZ!!! OMG!!! W00T!!!

:P

I must like pain, because I enjoy GD in all its absurdity and spectacle, but WHEN WE'RE ON LEVEL 3 I CAN'T HIDE THREADS!!!! :D

:hi: Next time tape a cookie to your nose! It won't do anything for you, but it sure will be handy when you need one. :bounce:

[JimmyJazz]

8. ...or you can exact your revenge with this cute little smilie:

:P

BTW - I'll think the cookie recommendation has legs.

[Zomby Woof]

9. LOL!

That goes into the SOteric Smiley Hall of Fame!

[WeRQ4U]

3. The emphasis provided by sparing use of capital letters is lost ....

when you capitalize everything. It's just screaming then.

[Zomby Woof]

6. Exactly

Screaming, with breathless exaggeration. It is never proportionate to the seriousness or urgency of the post.

[antigone382]

5. WHAT ARE YOU HIDING BY TALKING ABOUT CAPS LOCK???????

:evilgrin:

[Zomby Woof]

7. *sputter*

:tinfoilhat: :P

[antigone382]

13. You're really a RW operative, aren't you? AREN'T YOU???

That's the only possible reason you would have for ridiculing the totally justified fears and concerns of these reasonable people, and their fondness for big letters.

STOP DRINKING THE KOOL AID!!!!!!111!1

[Zomby Woof]

16. I HID THE NEWS OF L.A!

I stuffed today's copy of the L.A. Times under my sofa cushion. :evilgrin:

[Texasgal]

10. AGREED!

PEOPLE ARE FREAKING OUT!!!!! THIS MUST BE A GOVERNMENTAL COVER-UP!!!

WE ALL GONNA DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

:eyes:

[Misunderestimator]

11. NO WAY!?!? THEN I WOULDN'T KNOW WHEN TO BE REALLY SCARED.

[DS1]

12. for you

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4747956&mesg_id=4748293

[Zomby Woof]

14. Ah, a voice of reason in the wilderness

[KitchenWitch]

15. Did you cause the power outage in LA

Tell the troof!

[Zomby Woof]

17. Yes

I opened the lid of our crock pot to add more spices, and BAM! Darkness befell the city. x(

[KitchenWitch]

18. WTF did you add to the crockpot?

Eye of Newt????

Were you chanting while you did this???

:rofl:

[Zomby Woof]

21. This eye of newt leads us in an incantation

:puke: ewwwwwwww!

[KitchenWitch]

22. my eyes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:nuke:

[Tsiyu]

26. Aww, Geez Louise!

Are ya tryin' ta give me nightmares, Zomb?

Dammit.

:loveya: anyways..... but geez...Newty Boy makes me vewy skewid :scared:

[bicentennial_baby]

19. lots of things around here should be banned

[nini]

20. And Picture threads...

*snort*


:D

[Zomby Woof]

23. yes!

:bounce: ESPECIALLY fucking picture threads! :thumbsup:

[progmom]

24. THERE ARE FUCKING PICTURE THREADS?

no one ever shows me those.

[WeRQ4U]

25. WHAT ARE YOU HIDING???????

Eagles up biotch.

[NMMNG]

27. I don't know about banning, as I'm opposed to censorship myself

But every time I see caps lock (particularly in a message) it just makes me think of the way freepers often post in caps, like they are screaming at people.

[Zomby Woof]

30. I am against censorship too

I am talking formatting, not content. Besides, this is a private board, and it isn't censorship to lay down some ground rules about common courtesy - form should not be confused with content here. I am not asking for the government to ban all-capital letter headings. Our tax dollars are not at stake. But that is beside the point - I am asking for a format guideline, so that we may venture into GD without all of the fucking shouting and histrionics.

The OP is just semi-tongue-in-cheek anyway. I shouldn't have to explain myself any more than the photoshopper who pictured the Bushes fishing in New Orleans.

LBN has rules about formatting. Are you suggesting that's censorship too? It's not - it's rules, and if someone cannot express themselves in a more articulate and subtle manner, then perhaps their ideas are not worth expressing, and are more worthy of scorn and ridicule.

[nickgutierrez]

28. OMG DID YOU SEE THAT!!:!?!?!? n/t

[Crazy Guggenheim]

29. WHAT?? I CAN'T HEAR YOU! WHAT DID YOU SAY?

[Skittles]

31. I WILL KICK YOUR ASS !!!!!!!!

YES INDEED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Zomby Woof]

32. You're the exception to the rule!

Your ALL CAPS is ALWAYS JUSTIFIED. :7

[Skittles]

33. LOL

:thumbsup: