# I heart caps lock soooo much! **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 19, 2010, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-caps-lock-soooo-much/539958 "2010-05-19T02:15:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-caps-lock-soooo-much/539958/1 "2010-05-19T02:15:52Z")
I do. Does this post convert to lower non caps lock? [previews] Yes. How do I get it to stop? HOW ABOUT THIS? [previews] I see. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-caps-lock-soooo-much/539958/2 "2010-05-19T02:17:04Z")
ONCE. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-caps-lock-soooo-much/539958/3 "2010-05-19T02:30:51Z")
No, I am not stark, raving mad. So in the thread where **Young Rand** wants some e-huggles, you will see this. > [@I'm sad. Can I get a hug?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sad-can-i-get-a-hug/539856/48): > > Kitteh pics now! I wanted you to see this: “KITTEH PICS NOW!” It did not work. I don’t know if the board is doing this, or if my browser is doing this. I tried a few versions of the post that says “ONCE.” I tried a bunch of combinations to see what would convert from caps lock to proper capitalization, and I think this is where we are: 1. All caps - Converted 2. One properly capitalized word, followed by all caps - Not converted 3. One word only, containing four or less letters, in all caps - Not converted. 4. One word only, containing five + letters, in all caps - Converted That is all. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-caps-lock-soooo-much/539958/4 "2010-05-19T02:32:56Z")
I think it’s the board. It won’t allow an all-caps post of five characters or more. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-caps-lock-soooo-much/539958/5 "2010-05-19T02:36:24Z")
KITTEH PICS NOW! :d ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-caps-lock-soooo-much/539958/6 "2010-05-19T02:39:21Z")
KITTEH PICS RIGHT NOW! I MEAN IT…WHIPEMOUT! (seems to work for me) -XT ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-caps-lock-soooo-much/539958/7 "2010-05-19T02:41:31Z")
Kitteh pics right now! I mean it…whipemout! Edit: So that obviously didn’t work for me. I copied and pasted from **xash** ’s post, and it converted to properly capped. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-caps-lock-soooo-much/539958/8 "2010-05-19T02:43:58Z")
I’ll let the board guru’s figure it out, but my guess is it’s something with your browser. I’m using the latest version of FireFox here, FWIW. ANDICANSEEMINGLYTYPEENDLESSCAPS… -XT ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-caps-lock-soooo-much/539958/9 "2010-05-19T02:45:13Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > I copied and pasted from **xash** ’s post, and it converted to properly capped. Not only that, it converted **xtisme** to **xash**! ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-caps-lock-soooo-much/539958/10 "2010-05-19T02:45:48Z")
It’s the ‘x’…we all look alike… -XT ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-caps-lock-soooo-much/539958/11 "2010-05-19T02:46:01Z")
The only way I’ve found to get by with an allcaps post is to include an invisible letter, usually i (since it’s the smallest). The code is: ```auto [noparse]i[/noparse] ``` PS. Did you know that the [color] tags still work in ```auto tags? Weird. ``` ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-caps-lock-soooo-much/539958/12 "2010-05-19T02:53:18Z")
> [@xtisme](#): > > I’ll let the board guru’s figure it out, but my guess is it’s something with your browser. I’m using the latest version of FireFox here, FWIW. Hmm. I’m using Firefox 3.6.3. > [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > Not only that, it converted **xtisme** to **xash**! We’ve got some wacky board technology here! I can see them converting from caps lock, but what’s the point of turning people into **xash**? > [@BigT](#): > > The only way I’ve found to get by with an allcaps post is to include an invisible letter, usually i (since it’s the smallest). The code is: > > ```auto > > [noparse]i[/noparse] > > ``` > > PS. Did you know that the [color] tags still work in > > ```auto > > tags? Weird. > > ``` I AM SPAMMING THE SHIT OUT OF THIS BOARD IN CAPS ONLY POSTS NOW! ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-caps-lock-soooo-much/539958/13 "2010-05-19T04:33:36Z")
[Are you ready to unleash the fucking fury?](http://static.funnyjunk.com/pictures/caps_lock_unleash_the_fucking_fury.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-caps-lock-soooo-much/539958/14 "2010-05-19T04:57:04Z")
> [@Maeglin](#): > > [Are you ready to unleash the fucking fury?](http://static.funnyjunk.com/pictures/caps_lock_unleash_the_fucking_fury.jpg) I wouldn’t use that word if I were you. It might be “hostile.” ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-caps-lock-soooo-much/539958/15 "2010-05-19T04:58:09Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I wouldn’t use that word if I were you. It might be “hostile.” Only if there are women in the thread. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-caps-lock-soooo-much/539958/16 "2010-05-19T05:02:23Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > Only if there are women in the thread. Every time someone posts something like that, I just want to respond, “Fuck that.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![dba\_Fred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c37758/32.png) [@dba\_Fred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dba_Fred)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-caps-lock-soooo-much/539958/17 "2010-05-19T05:27:08Z")
and SHIT! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-caps-lock-soooo-much/539958/18 "2010-05-19T11:18:27Z")
IF YOU CUNNlNGLY DISGUISE AN ‘L’ AS AN ‘I’ YOU CAN POST IN (VIRTUALLY) ALL-CAPS AS MUCH AS YOU WANT. YOU CAN PROBABLY DO IT EVEN BETTER THAN I HAVE IN THIS POST, BUT I CAN’T BE BOTHERED AS I CAN’T SEE WHY ANYONE WOULD WANT TO. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-caps-lock-soooo-much/539958/19 "2010-05-19T13:20:53Z")
KITTEH PICS NOW!i ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-caps-lock-soooo-much/539958/20 "2010-05-19T13:22:04Z")
KlTTEH PlCS NOW! KITTEH PICS NOW! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-caps-lock-soooo-much/539958.md?page=2)