# Hey vB, stop messing with my typing!!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-vb-stop-messing-with-my-typing/155714>\
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**Created:** [February 17, 2003, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-vb-stop-messing-with-my-typing/155714 "2003-02-17T21:04:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90db22/32.png) [@Earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthling)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-vb-stop-messing-with-my-typing/155714/1 "2003-02-17T21:04:23Z")

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Well, I just started this thread titled [UNIX SVR4](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3008297), and upon submitting the post, noticed that it was changed to “Unix Svr4.” So, does vB automatically de-capitalize letters in titles? Would it be possible (or a good idea) to change that?

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**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-vb-stop-messing-with-my-typing/155714/2 "2003-02-17T21:14:58Z")

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No and no. I think perhaps you simply typed something other than what you think you did. Or you typed it in an application which changed it prior to it being pasted here.

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**Author:** ![Earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90db22/32.png) [@Earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthling)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-vb-stop-messing-with-my-typing/155714/3 "2003-02-17T21:17:56Z")

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Well, I didn’t type it in another application. I just titled this thing “THIS IS A TEST.” So let’s see what happens.

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**Author:** ![Earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90db22/32.png) [@Earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthling)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-vb-stop-messing-with-my-typing/155714/4 "2003-02-17T21:19:51Z")

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#$@!(!! I must be on drugs…

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**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-vb-stop-messing-with-my-typing/155714/5 "2003-02-18T01:13:46Z")

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**UncleBeer** , it has happened to me, too. I kluged the title a bit to get around it in this test thread: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=163773](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=163773)

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**Author:** ![Earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90db22/32.png) [@Earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthling)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-vb-stop-messing-with-my-typing/155714/6 "2003-02-18T01:47:10Z")

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Aha! So I was _not_ hallucinating. Is this a random problem? Does previewing vs. not previewing affect it?

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**Author:** ![Loopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loopus/32/15343_2.png) [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-vb-stop-messing-with-my-typing/155714/7 "2003-02-18T02:03:42Z")

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From the [FAQ](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=103503)

[quote]  
Below is a list of disabled features:

\<…\>[ul][li]“shouting” in titles (all uppercase titles)[/ul][/li][/quote]