Capitalization

Hapworth2 (Hapworth2@aol.com)
Thu, 22 Jan 1998 19:32:10 -0500 (EST)

Dear Bananafishers-

   I HAVE NOT BEEN READING ALL OF THE CRAP THAT COMES THROUGH ABOUT
CAPITALIZATION, BUT I DON'T SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.  DO I GET MY POINT ACROSS
ANY LESS CLEARLY IF I PAY NO ATTENTION TO CAPITALIZATION?  I THINK THE
ORIGINATOR OF THESE COMPLAINTS NEEDS TO JUST CHILL A LITTLE BIT AND MAYBE THE
REST OF US SHOULD TRY TO LET THE WHOLE THING BLOW OVER.
    SOME HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS GROUP NOT HAVING ANYTHING TO DO WITH
SALINGER ANYMORE, I DONT AGREE WITH THIS.  I THINK THAT ANYTHING WE MAY TALK
ABOUT IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AND SIGNIFICANT AS ANYTHING ELSE, BUT I AM ALSO
GETTING TIRED OF THE POINTLESS ARGUMENTS AND CHILDISH BICKERING.  IT KIND OF
REMINDS ME OF WHEN YOU'VE SPENT TOO MUCH TIME WITH A PERSON AND JUST NEED A
BREAK.  I SUGGEST JUST IGNORING ANYTHING THAT DOES NOT INSPIRE YOUR INTELLECT.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT ANYONE NEEDS TO TRY TO BE ANY SMARTER THAN ANYONE ELSE.
I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE ABOUT AS SMART AS THE EDGE OF A QUARTER THAT
HAVE A PERFECT COMMAND OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, SO GIVE IT UP (AND I THINK YOU
KNOW WHO YOU ARE).
   ON ANOTHER POINT, I KIND OF ENJOY WRITING IN ALL CAPS AND AM SERIOUSLY
CONSIDERING ADOPTING IT AS A STYLE (OR A STATEMENT).

-NOAH