# Why do dumb internet users type in allcaps?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 17, 2009, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-dumb-internet-users-type-in-allcaps/489738 "2009-03-17T12:33:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-dumb-internet-users-type-in-allcaps/489738/41 "2009-03-18T17:55:09Z")

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I find kids often post using no Caps and little or no punctuation, either.

Both are just ways of being lazy.

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