Board Thread:Administration/@comment-4832646-20140401205802/@comment-1196539-20140407160132

Necrosanity wrote: I dunno what's the big deal with caps lock -- they're there. They aren't annoying, or scary.

I will say though, that caps lock and italics generally serve two different purposes, though both are used for emphasis. While italics would feel out of place in one circumstance, caps lock would fit just fine. Both can detract greatly from the story.

Ultimately, though, to force your opinion into our throats is very "immature" of you, Callie. I would agree with this. No matter how much you believe in your opinion, Callie, that doesn't make it objective. I would agree that the second example of caps use given up there was too much, but the first was more or less appropriate. If I were reading a story, I would have understood the intended meaning better with the caps than without given the first example.

Caps are generally overused, used wrong, and poorly complemented by an abundance of explanation points. But trend does not equal objective fact. They CAN be used well, even if they usually aren't. While I have no problem with them being in the quality standard guidelines as something to be generally avoided, you speak as if it would be appropriate to ban them outright, which is just ridiculous.