I found Age's capitalizing, and even more so his citation marks, quite irritating, when I first encountered them. This faded. I think they reduce clarity, especially his use of the latter. But I see this as a rather cosmetic criticism. Yes, it might be easier to read Age's posts and understand them if he was more parsimonious with capitalization and citation marks. But, I think the core dynamic problem remains. I don't read his posts any more and it's not for what I am calling here cosmetic reasons.Flannel Jesus wrote: ↑Mon Feb 27, 2023 11:04 amSure, there can be use to capitalising, just as there can be use to shouting. If you've seen that post of his on page 1 of this thread, you might see why some people think his pattern of capitalising is distractingly obnoxious. If someone shouted in the same pattern as he capitalises... they probably wouldn't be allowed out alone in public.Agent Smith wrote: ↑Mon Feb 27, 2023 11:01 am He should look at alternatives or has he already? As far as I can tell, there's good reason to capitalize, provided one knows what one's tslking about.
These habits of his also seem not randomly put on top of his approach, but rather as connected to and of a kind of other facets of this communication.
Age demands clarification. That's probably useful for some people, even at his extreme level of demand. There's something to be learned from interacting with Age, if it's probably better as a short-term course than a long-term one for most people.
There's often this sifting through exchanges with people online to try to figure out 1) what is this person on about? and 2) can I learn anything more from this person?
It's seems good to me that people brought up their irritation. This gives him a chance to learn something about his communication and decide whether to change or not. But after that, there's always the foe (ignore) function.
And if you find the dialogue useful, one could think of it as dealing with a member of another culture. The capital letters are like the clicks in the San language in Africa.
I got to know my wife partially on the phone. In her language/culture there is this sharp intake of breath that sounds to me like terror but actually is a special way of saying 'yes.'
I learned, after some hilariously convoluted conversations, that she wasn't reacting in terror to something - she had no idea what I was talking about for quite a while - and now I am no longer 'triggered'. In fact I find it charming. I've been known to do it myself, of course, now I live where they use it.
I think if you find the exchange valuable with Age, it will stop 'sounding' like he is yelling.
If you don't find the exchange valuable, well it's probably mostly for other reasons.
I'm oddly fond of Age, which is rare for someone I don't want to read anymore. I think it'd be a shame if he normalized. I hope, in the long run, he keeps his percentage of capital letters at the same level, but perhaps uses them more clearly.
The citation marks. I don't see those mentioned by others much, if at all.