# o TEST SHOUTING IN TITLE o

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-test-shouting-in-title-o/155719>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [February 17, 2003, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-test-shouting-in-title-o/155719 "2003-02-17T21:17:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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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 17, 2003, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-test-shouting-in-title-o/155719/1 "2003-02-17T21:17:44Z")

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test

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-test-shouting-in-title-o/155719/2 "2003-02-17T21:18:49Z")

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My ears! My ears!

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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 17, 2003, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-test-shouting-in-title-o/155719/3 "2003-02-17T21:21:46Z")

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FTR, I won’t do this again. I was just curious.

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**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-test-shouting-in-title-o/155719/4 "2003-02-17T21:30:20Z")

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Oh, that’s just spiffing. Now everybody will be doing it.

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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, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-test-shouting-in-title-o/155719/5 "2003-02-18T01:11:32Z")

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Actually, there is a legitimate use for this. See this thread: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=163767](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=163767)

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**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-test-shouting-in-title-o/155719/6 "2003-02-18T01:18:40Z")

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ahem, **rowrrbazzle**. Use you _inside_ voice, please.

😃

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**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-test-shouting-in-title-o/155719/7 "2003-02-18T01:18:59Z")

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So what’s the deal? Is it possible to have an all-caps title or not?

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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 18, 2003, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-test-shouting-in-title-o/155719/8 "2003-02-18T15:45:50Z")

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Obviously.

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**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-test-shouting-in-title-o/155719/9 "2003-02-18T15:49:42Z")

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Possible but not advised.

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**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-test-shouting-in-title-o/155719/10 "2003-02-18T19:18:59Z")

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Well, actually, I think it’s not. This thread title has two lowercase o’s. The FAQ say all-caps titles have been disabled, so I guess it’s true.

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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 18, 2003, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-test-shouting-in-title-o/155719/11 "2003-02-18T19:31:06Z")

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Never mind what I said. I read the FAQ wrongly. Color me stupid.