RE: Yelling via e-mail

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Just for the record, all caps or yelling is a legitimate way of adding
emphasis in in email posts and does not really contravene etiquette is it is
used in that fashion for a phrase or sentence.  It is only a breach of
etiquette if the whole message is written in caps.

If we are going to insist on the rules of etiquette, we really should know
what those rules are shouldn't we? :-)

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-epson-inkjet@leben.com
[mailto:owner-epson-inkjet@leben.com]On Behalf Of Walter Miale
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 7:52 PM
To: epson-inkjet@leben.com
Subject: Re: Yelling via e-mail


>>DO YOU HAVE TO YELL????????????????

>....To e-mail in all caps is rude according to the standard
>rules of e-mail etiquette.


Am I the only one whose sense of humour was activated by the original post?
Etiquette (like grammar) is not meaningless convention but exists to serve
a purpose. We say Please not mainly because our mothers taught us to, but
in order to show deference or respect. Shouting may importune the ear drums
or convey a sense of urgency false or real, or may constitute pushiness or
intimidation. Using caps can do most of this, too, but like shouting it can
be perfectly harmless or appropriate, depending on context. If I were to
shout in her face or to interrupt an actual forum to holler across the
room, "HEY LINDA, WHY HAVENT YOU SAID ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR TRIP? IM DYING TO
KNOW ABOUT IT!!" I can see why folks might frown or remonstrate, but in
this case....

If nobody minds, I'll go back to lurking now.

Walter
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