# Automatic case change of SHOUTING thread titles. **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [December 3, 2004, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-case-change-of-shouting-thread-titles/277985 "2004-12-03T23:39:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-case-change-of-shouting-thread-titles/277985/1 "2004-12-03T23:39:16Z")
The title to [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=289392) thread is in all caps. (I AM NOT THE “GRAPIST”!!!) However, [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=289718) thread title is not. (Wmd pc). I though the board software automatically reduced SHOUTING thread titles to something more readbale. Is the punctuation of the Grapist title what preserves the case? (This of course assumes that the second title was typed as “WMD PC” when the OP was posting, which we don’t really know.) ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-case-change-of-shouting-thread-titles/277985/2 "2004-12-03T23:41:36Z")
I believe it is due to the fact that the " character does not register as CAPS. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-case-change-of-shouting-thread-titles/277985/3 "2004-12-03T23:43:03Z")
“”"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-case-change-of-shouting-thread-titles/277985/4 "2004-12-03T23:44:05Z")
See? It doesn’t have any non-CAPS equivalent characters to convert it to. Whereas the : character is converted to ;. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-case-change-of-shouting-thread-titles/277985/5 "2004-12-03T23:45:26Z")
:d :d 🙂🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-case-change-of-shouting-thread-titles/277985/6 "2004-12-03T23:47:11Z")
I Take That Back It Is Ignored Entirely While The D Is Made Lowercase This Post Is In All Caps Lets See If The “” Or The :: Make Any Difference! ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-case-change-of-shouting-thread-titles/277985/7 "2004-12-03T23:48:14Z")
Perhaps The “”" Will Protect It ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-case-change-of-shouting-thread-titles/277985/8 "2004-12-03T23:48:53Z")
“test” ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-case-change-of-shouting-thread-titles/277985/9 "2004-12-03T23:49:34Z")
Hmm Thats Strange I Am Not The “grapist”!!! ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-case-change-of-shouting-thread-titles/277985/10 "2004-12-03T23:49:54Z")
“TEST” the previous post was typed in all caps, as is the above text excluding this. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-case-change-of-shouting-thread-titles/277985/11 "2004-12-03T23:50:52Z")
Between The Thread Title And The Post ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-case-change-of-shouting-thread-titles/277985/12 "2004-12-04T02:57:24Z")
WILL ANY CHARACTER ALLOW A SHOUTING POST~!@#$%^&\*()\_+|}{":?\>\<| 🙂 :rolleyes: :dubious: 😛 :smack: 🆒 :wally 😉 ;j :o 😕😃 :eek: ☹ :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-case-change-of-shouting-thread-titles/277985/13 "2004-12-04T03:25:37Z")
APPARENTLY INCLUSION OF TWO SMILIES ONE WITH ALL CAPS LIKE 😃 ALONG WITH ONE THAT IS A COLON AND A NONCAPS TAG LIKE :rolleyes: WILL ALLOW AN ALLCAPS POST GIVEN THAT THE LOWERCASE ROLLEYES COUNTS AS A LOWERCASE PORTION OF TEXT ---
**Author:** ![Profane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@Profane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profane)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-case-change-of-shouting-thread-titles/277985/14 "2004-12-04T03:36:57Z")
So I Feel The Need To Test This Out Myself ---
**Author:** ![Profane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@Profane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profane)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-case-change-of-shouting-thread-titles/277985/15 "2004-12-04T03:38:04Z")
I wish every board I visit had this feature. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-case-change-of-shouting-thread-titles/277985/16 "2004-12-04T03:50:10Z")
> [@Profane](#): > > I wish every board I visit had this feature. 🙂 THERE ARE OTHER BOARDS!?!?!?:DUBIOUS: