Hi Folks: When I first started doing Genealogy many years ago, I didn't know that it was not a custom to use large capitol letters in emails; and often used them. But I soon found the primary reason for not doing so is because large groups of Capitol letters are more difficult to read at a glance; than genealogy messages written in conventional form with limited highlighting in capitol letters. But, perhaps the major reason while doing genealogy, is to be able to call attention to the family names that you are currently researching by using Capitol letters so the names will stand out from the remainder of the text. By putting the FAMILY NAME(s) only in all caps, it calls attention to the family name or subject that you are writing about. Seeing a highlighted FAMILY NAME tends to encourage the reader, especially those who receive a lot of genealogical messages, to stop and read the detail in the incoming message. This is especially applicable when the incoming message relates to a family that the reader is working on and has not been able to find a critical bit of data needed to complete or prove his/her family line. Remember, large massive paragraphs will all capitol letters are more difficult to read than normal type script and short paragraphs. So, it is more productive in genealogy to refrain from using all capitol letters in your outgoing messages. In summary, persons working on FAMILY NAME(s) related to your research will be more inclined to read your incoming message; than just skimming over them, if just the family name is in all caps. Tom King in VA. ------------------------------------------- X-Message: #1 Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 09:16:35 -0700 From: "helen sabin" _hsabin@cox.net_ (mailto:hsabin@cox.net) AMEN to that comment about taking the size of letters as an insult. It IS funny the things people think as Stormcatcher53 states. Some person makes up a rule and all the p....errrrr... people follow it. Let's break the rule shall we? Why...and again I ask why....are we following this rule? HELLO!! Helen Hill Sabin

The one item missing in this message, telling why on the internet ALL CAPS are generally not used. When using all CAPS on the net it has become a signal for yelling at someone. I am sure most of the world, my self included, does not appreciate another individual yelling at them. Just my 2 cents worth. rob TomKingSr@aol.com wrote: Hi Folks: When I first started doing Genealogy many years ago, I didn't know that it was not a custom to use large capitol letters in emails; and often used them. But I soon found the primary reason for not doing so is because large groups of Capitol letters are more difficult to read at a glance; than genealogy messages written in conventional form with limited highlighting in capitol letters. But, perhaps the major reason while doing genealogy, is to be able to call attention to the family names that you are currently researching by using Capitol letters so the names will stand out from the remainder of the text. By putting the FAMILY NAME(s) only in all caps, it calls attention to the family name or subject that you are writing about. Seeing a highlighted FAMILY NAME tends to encourage the reader, especially those who receive a lot of genealogical messages, to stop and read the detail in the incoming message. This is especially applicable when the incoming message relates to a family that the reader is working on and has not been able to find a critical bit of data needed to complete or prove his/her family line. Remember, large massive paragraphs will all capitol letters are more difficult to read than normal type script and short paragraphs. So, it is more productive in genealogy to refrain from using all capitol letters in your outgoing messages. In summary, persons working on FAMILY NAME(s) related to your research will be more inclined to read your incoming message; than just skimming over them, if just the family name is in all caps. Tom King in VA. ------------------------------------------- X-Message: #1 Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 09:16:35 -0700 From: "helen sabin" _hsabin@cox.net_ (mailto:hsabin@cox.net) AMEN to that comment about taking the size of letters as an insult. It IS funny the things people think as Stormcatcher53 states. Some person makes up a rule and all the p....errrrr... people follow it. Let's break the rule shall we? Why...and again I ask why....are we following this rule? HELLO!! Helen Hill Sabin ==== CLOUD Mailing List ==== Visit the Cloud Family Association web pages: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cloud/ ... http://mykindred.com/cloud/ "There is a very fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line. - Oscar Levant" "Growing old is mandatory, growing wise is optional." "Snowmen fall from Heaven unassembled." Robbie Sanders robbiesanders@yahoo.com http://www.alternative-designs.net Home Phone Number 410-335-1727 Cell Phone Number 443-255-0756