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In reply to the discussion: NRA MEMBERS WANT TRAINING FOR CONCEALED CARRY GUN OWNERS [View all]Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)31. Please kindly take the advice from the host
in the other group.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12628881#post2
Posting in ALL CAPS is internet short-hand for shouting, and generally considered quite rude.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_caps
With the advent of the Bulletin board system, or BBS, and later the Internet, typing messages in all caps became closely identified with "shouting" or attention-seeking behavior, and is considered very rude. As a result, netiquette generally discourages the use of all caps when posting messages online. While all caps can be used as an alternative to rich-text "bolding" for a single word or phrase, to express emphasis, repeated use of all caps can be considered "shouting" or irritating. Its equivalence to shouting traces back to 1984 and traces back to printed typography usage of all capitals to mean shouting. Such poor netiquette has led to a number of employees being laid off for this particular reason.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_caps
With the advent of the Bulletin board system, or BBS, and later the Internet, typing messages in all caps became closely identified with "shouting" or attention-seeking behavior, and is considered very rude. As a result, netiquette generally discourages the use of all caps when posting messages online. While all caps can be used as an alternative to rich-text "bolding" for a single word or phrase, to express emphasis, repeated use of all caps can be considered "shouting" or irritating. Its equivalence to shouting traces back to 1984 and traces back to printed typography usage of all capitals to mean shouting. Such poor netiquette has led to a number of employees being laid off for this particular reason.
But unlike that group our host generally does not block people.
Training is a good thing, the more the better. I think we need more accessible ranges at reasonable pricing to keep practiced.
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Well, Nasty, this state of affairs is squarely in the gun-banners' collective lap...
Eleanors38
May 2015
#2
Apparently you just can't read, or, if you can, you have absolutely no comprehension.
Nasty Jack
May 2015
#21
She comprehends the meaning of the word 'brandishing' far better than you do
friendly_iconoclast
May 2015
#22
You lost all of the support you were trying to carry in, with the first sentence.
clffrdjk
May 2015
#11
"They claim it is for their safety but what these gun nuts really want to do is play vigilante."
Lizzie Poppet
May 2015
#29