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jvvg · 2012-06-20 14:25:31

Whenever I have an acronym as the only word in the subject of one of my posts and put it in all caps, it appears to lowercase itself. Why is this?

(Btw, the subject of this message is in all caps)

bobbybee · 2012-06-20 14:38:21

Spam prevention, I suppose.

veggieman001 · 2012-06-20 14:43:53

YOU CAN'T HAVE POSTS IN ALL CAPS EITHER.

jvvg · 2012-06-20 14:47:24

veggieman001 wrote:
YOU CAN'T HAVE POSTS IN ALL CAPS EITHER.

How does that prevent anything, though?

funelephant · 2012-06-20 15:10:49

I Think That's An Option That They Selected In The Options.

Last edited by funelephant (2012-06-20 15:10:59)

SciTecCf · 2012-06-20 15:29:25

Anti-spam.

Wickimen · 2012-06-20 15:30:56

IT MAKES IT SEEM LIKE YOU'RE SHOUTING, YOU SEE

funelephant · 2012-06-20 16:01:42

Wickimen wrote:
IT MAKES IT SEEM LIKE YOU'RE SHOUTING, YOU SEE

OH I SEE HOW YOU MADE IT ALL CAPS.
Which could make Scratchers feel sad, if they're sensitive.

jvvg · 2012-06-20 17:46:24

funelephant wrote:
Wickimen wrote:
IT MAKES IT SEEM LIKE YOU'RE SHOUTING, YOU SEE
OH I SEE HOW YOU MADE IT ALL CAPS.
Which could make Scratchers feel sad, if they're sensitive.

This is a problem when you want an acronym there (like my XHTML5 post).

Harakou · 2012-06-20 19:09:27

As a couple others have pointed out, it's to keep people from posting in all caps. I'm not entirely sure why either, but it's most likely just because it's a bit disruptive to try to read things posted in all caps.

CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO STEER.

jvvg · 2012-06-20 19:35:17

SciTecCf wrote:
Anti-spam.

How does this prevent SPAM? Most spammers include lowercase letters.

jji7skyline · 2012-06-21 03:13:44

IT'S TO PREVENT CAPS SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!11111111!!!!!!!!11!11!1!!11111111111!!!!!!!!

Last edited by jji7skyline (2012-06-21 03:14:11)

jvvg · 2012-06-21 20:14:52

jji7skyline wrote:
IT'S TO PREVENT CAPS SPAM!!!!!!!!!!!11111111!!!!!!!!11!11!1!!11111111111!!!!!!!!

Is setting the title to CYOB or XHTML spam, though?

JJROCKER · 2012-06-22 02:22:02

THERE ARE WAYS TO GET AROUND IT! CHECK OUT WHAT I DID!

Last edited by JJROCKER (2012-06-22 02:23:06)

jvvg · 2012-06-22 12:19:25

JJROCKER wrote:
THERE ARE WAYS TO GET AROUND IT! CHECK OUT WHAT I DID!

Yes, I saw. That's another reason that the rule is a bit pointless.

ilackoriginality · 2012-06-22 15:12:34

YES I AGREE THE RULE IS A BIT POINTLESS THOUGH I STILL THINK IT SERVES ITS PURPOSE OF PREVENTING CAPS SPAM

jvvg · 2012-06-22 15:37:00

I THINK THAT ALL OF YOU ABOVE ME HAVE PROVED HOW THE RULE IS INEFFECTIVE.

SciTecCf · 2012-06-22 15:40:31

jvvg wrote:
I THINK THAT ALL OF YOU ABOVE ME HAVE PROVED HOW THE RULE IS INEFFECTIVE.

TOTALLY.

RedRocker227 · 2012-06-22 15:42:27

HOW DID I KNOW THAT A TOPIC REGARDING THE ALL-CAPS FILTER WOULD MAKE PEOPLE TALK IN CAPS?

Firedrake969 · 2012-06-22 17:29:02

Ok. This is not for real, but how would you feel if someone said this: YOUR PROJECT IS SO BAD!!! I wouldn't like it, either.

jvvg · 2012-06-22 17:47:33

Firedrake969 wrote:
Ok. This is not for real, but how would you feel if someone said this: YOUR PROJECT IS SO BAD!!! I wouldn't like it, either.

But what about if if someone asked what programming language was used to make Mod Share and I answered "PHP"?

RedRocker227 · 2012-06-22 17:55:18

jvvg wrote:
Firedrake969 wrote:
Ok. This is not for real, but how would you feel if someone said this: YOUR PROJECT IS SO BAD!!! I wouldn't like it, either.
But what about if if someone asked what programming language was used to make Mod Share and I answered "PHP"?

I think it should only non-capitalise it if the length is over a certain amount.

jvvg · 2012-06-22 18:00:39

RedRocker227 wrote:
jvvg wrote:
Firedrake969 wrote:
Ok. This is not for real, but how would you feel if someone said this: YOUR PROJECT IS SO BAD!!! I wouldn't like it, either.
But what about if if someone asked what programming language was used to make Mod Share and I answered "PHP"?
I think it should only non-capitalise it if the length is over a certain amount.

Yeah, that's a good idea. When I made my XHTML5 post, it changed it to Xhtml5.

360-International · 2012-06-22 18:26:31

jvvg wrote:
I THINK THAT ALL OF YOU ABOVE ME HAVE PROVED HOW THE RULE IS INEFFECTIVE.

James07 · 2012-06-24 12:55:18

360-International wrote:
jvvg wrote:
I THINK THAT ALL OF YOU ABOVE ME HAVE PROVED HOW THE RULE IS INEFFECTIVE.

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jvvg wrote:

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jvvg wrote:

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#24 2012-06-22 18:26:31

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