Board Thread:Administration/@comment-4832646-20140401205802/@comment-4849011-20140508163221

Princess Callie wrote: CreepyGuy2033 wrote: 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.

That's not saying Caps are always bad. Psychosis used caps. But, Psychosis also does it better and doesn't overdo it. Caps will be at least severely limited, because letting people use caps at will is like handing a five year old a loaded gun. Yea, but it's... monotone. Like everyone is calm and they are shouting just because they want to make some attention.

Feelings like pain, must have Caps. For God's sake, that will be the most stupidest thing ever if you deny that. I'm gonna give you a minute to see what you did there on that last line. Also, "most stupidest" is not grammatically correct.

@Necro Thank you.

@Raidra Well, what's the size of a paragraph? Is it the normal 4 - 10 sentences? In that case, that's where things start to get overdone. First off, thanks for commenting on the "most stupidest" thing. Insulting the intelligence of those with differing viewpoints, and using improper grammar while doing so, will make people less likely to take someone seriously and take his or her side. I know I don't take someone's side if I feel they've insulted me. In fact, it's the opposite.

As for the paragraph length, the shorter the better when it comes to all caps. For one thing, like you said, it can get overdone. For another thing, if the idea of using all caps is that the narrator is so frightened/pained that he/she is now a jabbering, terrified idiot, then it wouldn't make sense for the paragraph to consist of fifteen lengthy sentences (though I won't call you stupid if you disagree).

Finally, I agree completely with Xelrog. For the love of Pete, I thought we had already settled this. Let's drop this whole discussion point and get on with our lives. I know I plan to. ~salutes before driving riding mower to another part of the site~