Some members have asked about the shouting (no-all-caps) rule, wondering specifically how they emphasize individual words when italics, bold, and all-caps aren't available. In admonishing the list last night, I want to make it clear - generally, "shouting" is when you all-cap more than a few words, and definitely a sentence or more. (For those of you who aren't as Internet-drenched as I, this is time-honored "Netiquette" - Internet etiquette - that emerged as sort of a "common law" in email's early days when all-caps ranters began to predominate. As I said last night, one all-caps starts, it spreads and all our eyes bleed...) So: If you want to emphasize a word or two in all-caps, go for it. Expletives, pain sounds, etc. are still discouraged, especially in all-caps! If you want to emphasize a sentence, try the good ol' reliable exclamation point! Even two!! Other suggestions: set off the sentence with asterisks, or put it on one line. Or say, "and here's the point I want to emphasize:" This really is to keep discourse focused on ideas, not the most aggressive packaging. Thanks, David Brauer List manager _______________________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - Minnesota E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
