“Five exclamation marks, the sure sign of an insane mind.”
–Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man
What is the point between alternating small and capital letters (LiKe ThIs?)
It’s very slow to type and looks dumb. So why do it?
It’s done either for attention or so that the person can put in “hidden” messages: “aBbIcGdBeOfNgE”
Also, when in a chat room, the name sticks out more.
Yow, unthin banned after three posts! Is that a record? How far did Shut the Fuck Up Donny get to?
I can accept non-capitalisation - my grammar’s not hot enough for me to get too uptight 
. But can anyone tell me what’s with the “. . . . . .” instead of “.” that I sometimes see associated with it?
i.e. I got up and went to the bathroom . . . . . . brushed my teeth . . . . . . then the dog ran up and bit my ass.
because “your” lazy or because “you’re” lazy? hmm, i also saw a lower case i in the op. oh yes, and i’m aware of the fact that many people won’t bother to read my post because of incorrect capitalization. bla bla bla!!! get over it!
MeanOldLady: Did you actually read that entire sentence, or just the half? See, the whole thing went, “There’s a difference between meaning to follow the rules of grammar and making a mistake (through either accident or ignorance), and deliberatly avoiding the rules of grammar because your [sic] lazy.” See, when I wrote “your” instead of “you’re,” I was making what is know, among the literate, as a “typo.” Everyone makes typos. There’s nothing wrong or shameful about a typo. Even I, the world-reknowned paragon of grammatical accuracy (hah!), make the occasional typo. Why is it that every boob on this board who acts like not hitting the shift key is the moral equivalent of Muhammed Ali refusing the draft can’t seem to make that distinction?
You, on the other hand, are deliberatly ignoring the conventions of written speech. Why? It makes you look ignorant, uneducated, and/or lazy. Is this the effect you’re going for? If it is, don’t bother. The content of your posts makes that abundantly clear, so your abysmal typing is pretty much redundant. It also makes your posts significantly harder to read. This really confuses me, since I assume that you want people to read and understand your posts, else why bother making them? What’s the thought process, here? “I just can’t be bothered to make my posts legible. That would take up far too much of my valuable day-time talk show watching. Let everyone else make the extra effort to puzzle meaning out of my ramblings, I’ve got important television re-runs to watch.” Help me out, here. Why do you think turning all your posts into an eyesore is a desirable goal? C’mon, fill me in. Fight my ignorance. 'Cause I’d really like to know.
yes, i’m purposely coming off as lazy. i just don’t feel like holding down the shift key. i write 90 billion papers every week (literally) and i’m sick and tired of that god forsaken shift key!!! happy? and errr, if lack of proper capitalization is making my posts difficult to read, you’ve got other problems. just get over it! … and one more thing, don’t get so pissed b/c someone corrects your mistakes. sheesh! as a matter of fact, i won’t even proof-read my post so that u can correct any typos or grammatical errors. 
says it all right there, STFU already. didn’t you ever read the NYT article that said that high status individuals have the sloppiest internet correspondence because they don’t have to be neat? i did