# Practice Post

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-post/206340>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [October 8, 2003, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-post/206340 "2003-10-08T19:14:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![law\_order\_junkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/779978/32.png) [@law\_order\_junkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/law_order_junkie)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-post/206340/1 "2003-10-08T19:14:20Z")

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newbie sent in this direction and am asking, any nice, useful tips to not annoy you kind folks?

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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:** [October 8, 2003, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-post/206340/2 "2003-10-08T19:26:51Z")

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Use of the caps key may save you a lot of grief.

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**Author:** ![law\_order\_junkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/779978/32.png) [@law\_order\_junkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/law_order_junkie)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-post/206340/3 "2003-10-08T19:45:55Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by UncleBeer \*  
> \*\*Use of the caps key may save you a lot of grief. \*\*

LIKE THIS

or

I shall heed your advice?

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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:** [October 8, 2003, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-post/206340/4 "2003-10-08T20:02:50Z")

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You’re free to do whatever you like in regards to the caps key - don’t bother me none - for the most part. It’s just that many of the members here take pride in writing well; punctuation and things similar are a large part of that. It’s often difficult to make complex ideas clear using only the written word. Using the accepted forms removes one more obstacle.

You may also wish to read the FAQs, found [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=106617) and [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=103503). Assuming, of course, that you haven’t already done so.

Welcome aboard; enjoy your stay.

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-post/206340/5 "2003-10-08T22:22:17Z")

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us agree wiv wot unculbeer sed

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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:** [October 9, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-post/206340/6 "2003-10-09T03:33:34Z")

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**Uncle Beer** is just bein’ cranky today, **junkie**. Welcome, glad to have you here.