Frosty, not all of what I said was aimed at you. I was going to stop until the post that implied that the only thing that mattered was who you are.

In my opinion, if a person knows how to write correctly, then they should do so whether they are on-line or off-line. If they don't then the lazy style will creep in to the off-line style. This will negatively affect how people perceive the writer.

Finally, I think that a large part of the problem, with caps at least, is because people don't know how to type. I am only basing this only on my own experience with my customers. If you are typing with two fingers, then using the shift key is pretty tough. That might be an interesting question to ask.

How many are hunt and peck versus traditional typing?

Steve