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AIBU?

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To silently judge all those with non capitalised usernames

198 replies

QuacksLikeADuck · 20/11/2014 09:46

Consider these two usernames:

  • QuacksLikeADuck
  • quackslikeaduck

IMHO the first one is clearer, easier to read and just looks better!

AIBU to judge a username by its capitalisation and to secretly attribute the following characteristics to the owner of said username...

People with capitalised usernames are:

  • More organised
  • More punctal
  • Neater

People with uncapitalised usernames are:

  • Scatter brained
  • Always late
  • Messy

And even if your username is only one word it should still start with a capital letter!

OK I know IABVVU, and I am probably offending a good 50% of you right now! That's the point of AIBU innit?

But... am I right? Grin

OP posts:
PerpendicularVincenzo · 20/11/2014 18:04

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HicDraconis · 20/11/2014 18:11

I am punctual, scatterbrained, disorganised and tidy.

:)

madsadbad · 20/11/2014 18:15

I openly judge people who incorrectly say they silently judge whilst doing the opposite Grin

addictedtobass · 20/11/2014 18:15

lol, go for the judging. I'm sure we all secretly judge something or getting irrationally annoyed by?

ginnycreeper5 · 20/11/2014 18:19

i use all lower case because i don't have time to bother with upper case, it requaires too much thinking and i have a life

Ducks i mean ducks Grin

Ohwhatfuckeryisthis · 20/11/2014 18:20

Mine is a sentence (well a question, but can't use punctuation). It is wrong to use Capitals In A Sentence.
So, ya boo sucks. Xmas Grin

puntasticusername · 20/11/2014 18:23
addictedtobass · 20/11/2014 19:23

pets puntasticusername and hands tissues

EndoplasmicReticulum · 20/11/2014 19:28
Grin
minipie · 20/11/2014 19:31

I thought about changing my username to something a little more mumsnet (with capitals and everything) but couldn't be arsed.

Which I guess proves your point Grin

LumpySpacedPrincess · 20/11/2014 19:34

Yanbu Grin

Goodwordguide · 20/11/2014 19:45

Ooh no, I'm a sub-editor and hate capitals, they're old-fashioned and more difficult to read. Lower case looks cleaner and is standard practice in most style guides now, especially for digital content.

FamiliesShareGerms · 20/11/2014 19:54

YANBU Smile

AdamLambsbreath · 20/11/2014 19:56

Ohwhatfuckeryisthis, I've often wondered if your name is from the Amy Winehouse song, 'Me And Mr Jones':

Oh, what kind of fuckery is this?
You made me miss the Slick Rick gig
You thought I didn't love you when I did
Can't believe you played me out like this

It's almost certainly not, but reading your name on a thread leaving me wandering round the house humming it

SelfconfessedSpoonyFucker · 20/11/2014 19:56

I also have capitals but am the epitome of messy and disorganised.

SelfconfessedSpoonyFucker · 20/11/2014 20:01

Wondering what changing my username to sELFCONFESSEDsPOONYfUCKER would say about me.

RustyDalek · 20/11/2014 20:11

You need another category for people who started uncapitalised but changed as a result of nagging from Chaos, who is the original Capitalisation Pedant.

And to answer someone's question from ages ago, yes searching brings up both capitalised and non-capitalised names, as long as all the letters are the same, so if you searched for me, you'd get both rustybear and RustyBear.

NannyAnna · 20/11/2014 20:13

YANBU

TiggyD · 20/11/2014 20:15

Totally agree. Those people are on my list...

IgnoreMeEveryOtherReindeerDoes · 20/11/2014 20:24

Phew I'm safe as I only have time to pissoff one group grammar police at a time

missbishi · 20/11/2014 20:28

QuacksLikeADuck, you might want to take a look at your own spelling and punctuation before making judgements.

needaholidaynow · 20/11/2014 20:31

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WanderingTrolley1 · 20/11/2014 20:48

I'm pretty strict with my grammar, but the rest has gone to hell!

LucilleBluth · 20/11/2014 20:57

Grin you are correct OP.

MagicMojito · 20/11/2014 21:06
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