# Caps Test

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caps-test/242285>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [April 27, 2004, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caps-test/242285 "2004-04-27T15:28:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2004, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caps-test/242285/1 "2004-04-27T15:28:58Z")

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JUST TESTING THE ASSERTION THAT:

> [@](#):
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> all-caps is disallowed (I guess it’s one of the options the admins can set in vB) to prevent people from SHOUTING,

MADE BY EARTHLING IN [THIS](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=252918) THREAD.

DON’T MIND ME.

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**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2004, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caps-test/242285/2 "2004-04-27T15:30:01Z")

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Hey, It De-capped My Title!!!

Wow!!

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**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2004, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caps-test/242285/3 "2004-04-27T18:41:05Z")

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But it still lets you pop the caps in your ask.

Fascinating. 😉

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2004, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caps-test/242285/4 "2004-04-27T20:58:39Z")

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So, the system thinks you’ve committed a capital crime?