# No all caps? Bug, or feature? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 7, 2004, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-all-caps-bug-or-feature/244089 "2004-05-07T22:52:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2004, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-all-caps-bug-or-feature/244089/1 "2004-05-07T22:52:08Z")
I attempted to post an all caps reaction to a horrific story [here.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=4836842#post4836842) The post was apparently automatically converted to lower case, which ruined the effect of the post. (Not that I’m complaining that it was a particularly brilliant post, mind you.) I figure this is a feature to keep people from posting in all caps, all the time. I’m not saying I want to see lots of people doing that, but it bothers me that in the rare cases when it’s a good way to get a message across, it’s not allowed. ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2004, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-all-caps-bug-or-feature/244089/2 "2004-05-08T03:17:29Z")
I learned a long time ago that all caps is the same as someone yelling at you. Is that the message you were trying to convey? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2004, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-all-caps-bug-or-feature/244089/3 "2004-05-08T03:22:09Z")
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrgggggggggggg Well holy crap, it does convert them to lower case. It shows up as lower case on preview. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2004, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-all-caps-bug-or-feature/244089/4 "2004-05-08T03:24:49Z")
Hmmm… HMMMM… Well, it does say this is the place for test posts, so… TEST TEST test Writing along normally then GOING ALL CAPS by shifting Same thing but USING CAPS LOCK STARTING on caps lock STARTING on shift And now a message from Roger Daltrey and Howard Dean: YAAAAAARRRRGHHHHH!!! YAAAAAARRRRGHHHHH!!! ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2004, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-all-caps-bug-or-feature/244089/5 "2004-05-08T03:27:03Z")
> [@Berkut](#): > > Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrgggggggggggg. AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGG ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2004, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-all-caps-bug-or-feature/244089/6 "2004-05-08T03:28:44Z")
Huh. Seems to work for me. Maybe a profile preferences default setting? TESTING AGAIN ---
**Author:** ![cheddarsnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@cheddarsnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheddarsnax)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2004, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-all-caps-bug-or-feature/244089/7 "2004-05-08T03:32:22Z")
If The Entire Post Is In Caps It Appears That The Board De… Caps… All But The First Letter Of Words. It Doesn’t Work If You Have A Quote Or Any Lower Case Letters. ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2004, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-all-caps-bug-or-feature/244089/8 "2004-05-08T03:36:58Z")
aaa AAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH ---
**Author:** ![cheddarsnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@cheddarsnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheddarsnax)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2004, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-all-caps-bug-or-feature/244089/9 "2004-05-08T03:43:46Z")
IF THE ENTIRE POST IS IN CAPS IT APPEARS THAT THE BOARD DE… CAPS… ALL BUT THE FIRST LETTER OF WORDS. IT DOESN’T WORK IF YOU HAVE A QUOTE OR ANY L **o** WER CASE LETTERS. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2004, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-all-caps-bug-or-feature/244089/10 "2004-05-08T04:47:13Z")
> [@kniz](#): > > I learned a long time ago that all caps is the same as someone yelling at you. Is that the message you were trying to convey? 😕 Well…in the linked thread, yes.