From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!npois!houxm!houxa!9212tjl
Newsgroups: net.flame
Title: ...all lower case.
Article-I.D.: houxa.160
Posted: Thu Mar  3 18:05:22 1983
Received: Tue Mar  8 00:55:20 1983


The discussion of all lower case articles puts me in mind of my view
of some "art".  Most art is the result of the artist trying to affect
the audience in some way, usually emotionally.  Artists that use a
"language" that is readily understood by the audience can accomplish
this exchange much more readily than those that use a private
language and blame the audience for not understanding.  Those that
use a common language have an intellectual/emotional intercourse
with their audience, while those that use a private language and
bemoan the lack of understanding of the audience are merely masterbating.

If any of the "all lower case" people are put out by this note, I
guess it could be that it hits too close to home.

I would suggest that the "all lower case" people would still save
their small amount of time if they just changed to "all one case"
and made it uppercase...  ALL UPPERCASE IS MUCH EASIER TO READ THAN
ALL LOWERCASE AND TAKES NO MORE TIME SINCE MOST TERMINALS HAVE A "CAPS"
OR "SHIFT LOCK" KEY.

If all lower case is used for effect, it can be a part of effective
communication, but if it is used (as seems to be the case) just because
the originator of an article is to lazy or slovenly to care...


Thanks for wading through this,
Tom Losh
Bell Labs /Holmdel
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