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Topic: Capitalized usernames versus lowercase
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BlueRoamer Knowflake Posts: 3944 From: Calm Blue Ocean, Calm Blue Ocean Registered: Jun 2003
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posted February 28, 2008 04:19 PM
Does capitalization of username indicate something about the personality?I am an egomaniac because I have two caps in my name. What about HSC, he's got three!!!! Are men more likely to capitalize? Are users who use all lower case more likely to have more humble/diminutive personalities? There is something about a capital letter that seems important, no?
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AcousticGod Knowflake Posts: 11943 From: Pleasanton, CA, USA Registered: May 2005
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posted February 28, 2008 04:23 PM
Interesting.IP: Logged |
BlueRoamer Knowflake Posts: 3944 From: Calm Blue Ocean, Calm Blue Ocean Registered: Jun 2003
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posted February 28, 2008 04:38 PM
Definitely my double cap brotherIP: Logged |
MysticMelody Moderator Posts: 3521 From: Registered: Dec 2005
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posted February 28, 2008 04:53 PM
![](http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/biggrin.gif) I'm just very... precise in my communications when it comes to "important" and long-lasting things... like first impressions, and avatars of my identity. Maybe caps have something to do with Caps? IP: Logged |
AcousticGod Knowflake Posts: 11943 From: Pleasanton, CA, USA Registered: May 2005
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posted February 28, 2008 05:05 PM
That could very well be, Melocappy. ![](http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/smile.gif) IP: Logged |
Azalaksh Knowflake Posts: 6485 From: New Brighton, MN, USA Registered: Nov 2004
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posted February 28, 2008 05:19 PM
Maybe not ![](http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/wink.gif) Maybe it's just because we learned in school to capitalize names.....IP: Logged |
angel_of_hope Moderator Posts: 1394 From: Palmer, AK Registered: Jul 2004
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posted February 28, 2008 05:33 PM
Just the other day I was wondering why I didn't capitalize my name. Any time I write out my name I do .. maybe I was in a hurry to sign up and post for the first time!?!? I honestly dont know why I didn't. ------------------ "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known" ~ Carl Sagan Cap Sun, Cancer Moon, Cap ASC IP: Logged |
augentier Knowflake Posts: 478 From: KS Registered: Nov 2007
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posted February 28, 2008 05:39 PM
mine is all lowercase and i am not timid or unassuming..i just like the way it looks for my particular username.------------------ Capricorn sun / Scorpio rising / Sagittarius moon Mercury:: Sagittarius Venus::Scorpio Mars::Pisces IP: Logged |
blue moon Moderator Posts: 1169 From: U.K Registered: Dec 2007
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posted February 28, 2008 05:40 PM
I'd say most people slap down the first suitable concept or object at hand for want of a handle to get in and get posting. Say, bottleoftango, username or blue moon. Naming the kids and the cat was hard enough work, I'm not going to sweat it just to come and discuss whether or not Librans are trustworthy. Names usually get capitalised. Concepts don't. Correct me if I am wrong but I assume this was the subconcious process in picking angel_of_hope rather than Angel of Hope. IP: Logged |
ghanima81 Moderator Posts: 1577 From: MAINE! :) Registered: Aug 2003
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posted February 28, 2008 05:41 PM
I'm gonna go with "I was lazy when I first registered..."...yup. L-A-A-H-H-Z-Y.... It's been almost five years, and I've never even thought to change my username. Maybe I should, actually. It might be time to shed the past a bit... ![](http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/smile.gif) IP: Logged |
blue moon Moderator Posts: 1169 From: U.K Registered: Dec 2007
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posted February 28, 2008 05:56 PM
2old4this and Santasgotabiggun were good names though - note captialisation of the name Santa. Not mine, I just saw them on different forums. IP: Logged |
Nephthys Moderator Posts: 3800 From: California Registered: Oct 2001
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posted February 28, 2008 07:29 PM
I have a Virgo Stellium and I am a stickler for Spelling as well as Capitalizing when it is proper to do so, such as with names, etc. IP: Logged |
MysticMelody Moderator Posts: 3521 From: Registered: Dec 2005
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posted February 28, 2008 10:57 PM
Neph, I have Merc in Virgo, but I was trying to keep it on the down low. You know that is the REAL issue. ![](http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/biggrin.gif) IP: Logged |
jane Knowflake Posts: 1166 From: Registered: Nov 2006
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posted February 28, 2008 11:28 PM
I am neither a proper lady nor a proper noun.I did think for a couple of seconds (ok, hours) about whether to capitalize my name. My username is not my real name, but it is something that could be my real name. So I decided that not capitalizing it would make it more clear to others that "jane" isn't my real name. Also, like augentier, I prefer the lowercase aesthetic. ![](http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/wink.gif) IP: Logged |
pixelpixie Knowflake Posts: 5301 From: Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 2005
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posted February 29, 2008 12:09 AM
no capitals here.... I'm not quite an ego maniac but I am supposed to be....IP: Logged |
Battle of Evermore Knowflake Posts: 1145 From: Registered: Sep 2004
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posted February 29, 2008 12:10 AM
I used upper case because I always feel like I have to capitalize the first word of something or a name. Virgo nature, I suppose.IP: Logged |
26taurus Knowflake Posts: 13411 From: * Registered: Jun 2004
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posted February 29, 2008 12:18 AM
...how does one capitalize a number...? hm...IP: Logged |
LEXX Knowflake Posts: 432 From: Still out looking for Schrödinger's cat......... fayte1954@hotmail.com LEXIGRAMMING Registered: Jan 2008
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posted February 29, 2008 01:49 AM
quote: ..how does one capitalize a number...? hm...
Well your 26 does look like its in caps next to the taurus part. ![](http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/looking.gif) BTW....is the 26 your birthday?I used all lower case for my former user name of fayte.m, but used all caps for LEXX just to be different from my old user name, and because I type one fingered it is quicker to just go all caps this time. ![](http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/smile.gif) ------------------ "Still out looking for Schrödinger's cat........."
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wheelsofcheese Knowflake Posts: 208 From: UK Registered: Jan 2008
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posted February 29, 2008 06:53 AM
"Naming the kids and the cat was hard enough work". Got to agree with blue moon here. My cat is called 'Mrs Cat' because I couldn't think of anything else. When I was a kid my rabbit was called Rabbit.Lower case folks is lazy. But not lazy with a capital L. haha IP: Logged |
robyns13 unregistered
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posted February 29, 2008 07:28 AM
i usually do most typing in lowercse because i am lazy. there is no other reasonthan that.i am a leo so with that said, i have a healthy sense of vanity. IP: Logged |
bleakbeauty Knowflake Posts: 495 From: Australia Registered: Jun 2005
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posted February 29, 2008 08:55 AM
hahahaha, you're joking right?I'm a modest lowercase person ![](http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/wink.gif) IP: Logged |
writesomething Moderator Posts: 1313 From: meet me in montauk Registered: May 2006
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posted February 29, 2008 08:58 AM
quote: I prefer the lowercase aesthetic.
ditto.
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juniperb Knowflake Posts: 6830 From: Blue Star Kachina Registered: Mar 2002
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posted February 29, 2008 09:18 AM
Hmmm,generally, what about those who use all caps:ROSEBUD. or MyNaMeHErE type caps. I use lower because it appears balanced on the page and blends in. Hey Pix!! How`s the family? ![](http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/heart.gif) ![](http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/flower.gif) ------------------ ~ What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world is immortal"~ - George Eliot IP: Logged |
Xodian Moderator Posts: 1699 From: Canada Registered: Dec 2006
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posted February 29, 2008 09:29 AM
Offtopic:PIXEL!!! Lol! Gosh how have ya been? Haven't seen you here in such a long time. Is your crib as snowed is as mines right now? Lol! Ontopic: One captial letter... Funny how I am a stickler for grammer in my usernames yet I don't realise just how many typos I make in my average post Lol! IP: Logged |
Happy Dragon Knowflake Posts: 2886 From: Registered: Apr 2005
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posted February 29, 2008 11:12 AM
~ pixelpixie ~ .. greetings .. :-)re .. **no capitals here.... I'm not quite an ego maniac but I am supposed to be..** an understated ego maniac then .. ![](http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/grin.gif) yours sincerely suicidalsquirrel
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