25 Rules of Tech Etiquette

On the other hand, spelling errors drive me nuts

hahahahahaha... youse guys make me laugh. i can't read what i'm writing, but i'm pc.......good for y'all.... i can take off my glasses to read.

SO WHAT! I ENJOY IT THIS WAY BETTER! MAKES READING
EASIER! ETTIQUITE....SHMETIQUITE!

Ok, now people are offended by upper case letters. I am so tired of it. I must say I don't care about your ability to hear shouting from an email. Check with your physician and I won't say which specialty I am talking about but I bet there are some of you who can guess,.

Amazing the stupid idiots who think this is an etiquette problem are the same idiots who yak on their cell phone while walking, bump into people in parking lots, bump their grocery carts and don't even bother to look up and say ... "excuse me". These are also the same idiots who use their own made up abbreviations in emails or IM and now want to complain about all caps messages. I don't have a vision problem but sometimes I do have to use all caps in my message to make a point because some idiot can't fully grasp the meaning of the message. To sum it up, who gives a crap about these idiots ??????

It's easiest for me to read the size of print in a book, that is also what most people are used to, with lowercase. Large print makes me want to move too far back from the computer. Road signs are usually pretty far away when I'm reading them, I'm not on top of them. Everyone does what works for them.

TECHIES ARE G-A-Y

Gee. Americans have such important problems.

Like anything else, there is etiquette in the newly emerging area of email. In private, this can be ignored, do what you like. However, unless you are using caps, etc because of disability issues such as MS or vision problems, it would be unacceptable in any office setting I've worked.

WHO GIVES AN RF?

for all people who disagree with this "tech etiquette rule":
it's not exactly a rule...
it's just like saying please and thank you. you don't HAVE to say please and thank you all the time...sometimes people forget [like me;) ]
sometimes people use all caps so they can see the text better and some people actually do use it when they are frustrated and go off on a rant about how much they say something.
it didn't say anywhere in the article that you can't use caps EVER.
they're just saying that SOMETIMES it's rude to use all caps, depending on how you're using them.

just thought ya'lled wanna know:))

AS FAR AS TYPING IN ALL "CAPS" A.K.A. UPPER CASE AS IT'S REFERED TO IN DRAFTING / DESIGN / ENGINEERING / ARCHITECTURAL FIELDS), THESE ARE PREFERED.

THIS PROCEDURE HAS BEEN "STANDARD" IN THESE FIELDS SINCE DAY ONE. THE ONLY PLACE THAT "ASK / PREFER" THAT ONE DOES NOT USE ALL "CAPS" IS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING, THE "LEGAL DESCRIPTION" LETTERING.

IF ONE "SEES" UPPER CASE LETTERING AS "RUDE" "MEAN" "MAD" "YELLING" TOUGH !

LOOK AT MOVIE TITLES, SONG TITLES, HEADLINES, INSTRUCTIONS, ROADWAY SIGNS, AUTOMOTIVE MAKES / MODELS, MAPS ETC:, SEE HOW OFTEN ONE READS UPPER CASE LETTERING WITHOUT EVEN THINKING ABOUT IT.

WELCOME TO EARTH !

EVEN YOUR RADIO / CD PLAYERS

Technically, lower case letters (in proper punctuation) are easier to read because the eye tends to look for the shape of letters. When you type in all caps, all letters are pretty much the same block shape and you have to read every letter individually as opposed to allowing your eye to scan across a page. While all caps may work better for those who can't see very well, it isn't the case for everyone. I majored in Graphic Communication which has a high emphasis on typography. So, while I mean no offense to anyone, I am not talking out of my butt ;) Peace.

I also noticed all of you typing in all caps here are also basically using harsh words. You are angry, and understandably so, but it does go along with your capital type. Some of you are typing in lower caps but notice you EMPHASIZE some of your words in caps, as I just did. when you emphasize every word in all caps, it tends to give an "in your face" message. I'm actually surprised that not many people here are aware of this, or don't feel they are being yelled at when presented with an email in all caps, but this is what I've been taught in my profession. Who cares about it in message boards and emails, but in a professional environment, you have to remember that typing in proper case structure gives off the right message. There ARE (see, I did it again), settings on your computer to enlarge your font size without using caps.

i'm 50 with poor eyesight, yet i always use small case, unless i want to emphasize something. it's a personally subjective preference. what i do want to say is that i understand why some people would choose to use all caps, just as i choose not to. if you are happy, don't change. though if everyone makes their own rules, it can get a bit confusing. if you wish, your computer can be set to display a larger font, so that even small case letters can clearly be seen. then you would have the best of both worlds. there really is no right or wrong. but i do see a valid case to be made for standardization, because then everyone would understand what is being communicated more effectively without the constant stream of interruptions, accusations, and explanations.

It appears the author is shouting his name under the article title. Even the title is not in caps. Practice what you preach.

Bad eyesight and other handicaps can easily be remedied by changing your screen resolution or getting some voice to text software that is out there that is very inexpensive.

BY WHO'S STANDARDS? DIDN'T YOU EVER HEAR OF PRINT SIZE BEING TOOOOO SMALL FOR PEOPLE WITH FAILING EYESIGHT? AND WHO CARES ANYWAY? WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO IMPRESS SOMEONE WITH YOUR MADE UP RULES? THIS SOCIETY HAS TOOO MANY RULES AS IT IS LET ALONE COMPUTER RULES. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE SIMPLIER WAY OF LIFE? HUH ? HUH? HUH?

JUST REMEMBER THAT MOST OF THESE RULES WERE CREATED BY I-T PEOPLE (‘IDIOT-TECHIES’ IS THE PROPER DESCRIPTION OF THESE MORONS). THESE ARE THE SAME PEOPLE THAT WE'VE LET DECIDE HOW WE ENGAGE OUR BUSINESSES AND LIFE ITSELF... BUT WHO WOULD EVER WANT TO GO OUT TO DINNER WITH THESE GUYS OR INVITE THEM TO OUR EVENTS AND PARTIES. IT IS TIME FOR A TECHNOLOGY REVOLUTION WHERE WE TAKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEMAND THAT IT APPLIES FOR OUR NEEDS, LIFESTYLES AND COMMON SENSE USE.