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Originally posted by Mango
WHEN I USED TO DO AUTOCAD DRAFTING OUR DRAWING NOTES WERE DONE IN ALL CAPS.
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I remember living with architecture students who were being graded on their ability to use that uniform style of writing when drafting. In the Navy, we are taught a similar, all block-caps style in bootcamp to use in official places, for example a log book.
However, there is a difference between that and typing in all caps on a forum or in a chat room. Those uniform handwriting styles are to enhance legibility when clarity is very important. People naturally have different handwriting styles, some neater than others. But by forcing everyone to "draw" their letters rather than write them, it becomes very clear what they are trying to get across. On a computer, the typefaces don't have that problem or illegibility. Netiquette, the commonly accepted "rules" for communication over the internet, holds that all caps are considered screaming or yelling. Judicious use of caps helps to get your point across. You could capitalize a SINGLE word, to put a particular emphasis on it. If the entire piece is capitalized, I lose that ability to accentuate words or ideas. To put an entire sentence in it drives home the fact that it's an important point that I want you to take away. NOW STOP TYPING IN ALL CAPS!
-Mikey