Why do we agree about: Capital Letters in Thread Titles

[GreggWallace]

Because imo they're over the top.

What* do we agree, I mean 🫠😆

Why are they?

My phone does its own thing with capital letters and I don’t always go back and correct mistakes.

Just when every letter is capitalised it looks weird

It’s written by AI.

All caps in title is unforgivably poor grammar. Winds me up.

Initial Caps Looks Weird, IANBU.

Capital letters I believe, in digital exchanges like e-mail etc are tantamount to shouting.

I don’t appreciate being shouted at.

It’s the way titles are commonly styled for books, song titles etc so it’s forgivable people would treat a thread title in the same manner.

THIS IS SHOUTING

but I think the OP was referring to capitalisation of the initial letter in major words in a sentence?

Much more insidious is when people randomly and inappropriately capitalise the first letter of words in normal sentences.

It’s a 100% reliable indicator that person is a wingnut.

I read an article once about how texting, as a culture, has changed the nuance of punctuation and grammar.

For example, when full stops are left off the end of texts, it reads more polite/friendly.

Example:
Dh could you buy milk on your way home?
1: OK.
2: OK

Example one sounds crosser than 2.

Similarly if you're "too" correct with grammar in a text, it sounds pompous or rude.

Another example:

Did you put the washing on before you left?
1: Yes, I did. (Good grammar, sounds cross)
2: yeah np (less good grammar, sounds friendly)

So capital letters in titles look the same - pompous and/or grumpy