Board Thread:Administration/@comment-4832646-20140401205802/@comment-1196539-20140508012219

Princess Callie wrote: You keep using the same general example, almost as though it will change things. Which, it won't. Believe it or not, having caps doesn't represent feeling. Sure, it can provide exclamatory dialogue - so can the exclamation point alone. As can italics. And all three have slightly different inflections and implications. If they didn't, all three wouldn't exist.

I get it, Callie. We all get it. You don't feel anything special from caps use. That's fine. Others do. CreepyGuy's example was a perfectly valid one and one that I completely agree with; it just doesn't have the same impact without the caps. Each writing technique is inherently unique, and these techniques are not "virtually endless"--each one has its own unique uses and overall affect on the story and its reader.

I can agree with your point that overuse of caps is bad writing and should be avoided. I think everyone here agrees with that. But to argue that all caps are inherently bad writing is just too much--you have your opinion, others have theirs. At some point you guys just have to lay the hell off and let people have a LITTLE bit of creative freedom.