July 23, 2008
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Username
Have you ever noticed that the usernames are not capitalized? But the temptation is to capitalize a username because if looks like it should be used as a proper noun.
Do you capitalize usernames when you write them down?
Have you ever noticed that the usernames are not capitalized? But the temptation is to capitalize a username because if looks like it should be used as a proper noun.
Do you capitalize usernames when you write them down?
Comments (91)
No – that’s dumb. Write it as it is…
Nope, I just write them how they are.
Sometimes…
i use upper case as little as possible. just lazy, i guess…
nope! there’s a nicer flow to my username if i don’t capitalise it.
No..I think you need sleep
Nopeee, unless it makes a difference. i.e. PenIsland vs. penisland
i love lower case! ..we all be at same level …nobodee better than nobodee else LOL
I like my username uncapitalized.
it would be weird to capitalize Xdarlene.
If anything, I would do xDarlene.
Haha, but I know what you mean
about the proper nouns and usernames.
…okay wait ………..WHY WOULD I WRITE THEM DOWN?????
sometimes depending on what it is…..(what username i’m using)
I don’t think I’ve ever put any thought into this. And where are they all lower case letters? I see quite a few capitalized ones here.
I like the V and G in my name. It would look weird if it’s a “v” and “g”.
I usually just write them as they are too.
Sometimes.
Yo soy lotta_valdez.
Not Lotta_Valdez.
As I don’t have any capitals in my username, I’m not faced with this dilemma. Write it as it is.
@amissong - lolz.
no
I try to type them as they appear since that’s how the person who chose the name writes it. Man, my grammar sucks – I’m tired; time to go to bed.
I write them out in lower cases.
Xo
if I write one down…which I’ve never done…I know I would write it exactly as it appears
haha ~ the way i type my username is msLadygee ~ with a capital L. yes, there is a meaning behind captializing the letter L. but i don’t mind if people just “small letter” it all ~
if i were to write down the usernames, yes i’d capitalize the letters that are supposed to be big letters.
I usually write them as they are. :: shrug ::
Yes. Where it makes sence. I’d like to think no one writes out KNEESOXROCK, but isntead uses Kneesoxrock. I capitolize e-mail adresses too. It’s like the digital street name. Well, that would be more of a web site. But you get what I mean.
I capitalize mine often, mostly because it’s a combination of two names
sometimes I do (:
Sometines…
Sometimes. Usually, I do it based on how they capitalize it for themselves.
I might capitalize each word of your username, to make the individual words easier to read.
But I’m la_faerie_joyeuse. La_Faerie_Joyeuse looks awfully stuffy in comparison.
Sometimes I really have to pay attention to see how various usernames are spelled anyway.
Yea, I write it as is. In a way, it is a proper noun. But only in a way. If that makes any sense what so ever. lol
Just sometimes, depends
depends on mood & time of day:)
@SpiritualBattlefield - Which is why your username has capitalized letters in it? Yeah, makes sense.
The two B’s in my username are capitalized…what r u talking about. & some letterrs in yours are capitalized too??
I write it the way they were created.
@logicalemu - …yeah but I get down on the level …haha
If it is in their screenname, I will.
mine’s harder to read if I don’t capitalize it.
For my own: yes. “Huginn” was taken from the name of one of Odin’s ravens in Norse Mythology. It, on its own right, is a proper noun.
Whether I capitalize the screennames of other is fairly random. Sometimes I insert capitalized letters as demarcations for words. Sometimes I retain the fedility of their own formating of the name.
What I like to do is to bolden xanga names. This way, there is little ambiguity as to the reference.
sa..huh?
It depends on the username.
nah
i love lower case letters.
it looks more natural and cute. hah.
I capitalize a username if the username is capitalized. Mine is not, yours however, is.
no
“Have you ever noticed that the usernames are not capitalized?” – Huh? No…
It depends on my mood. But i always capitalize yours when I write it down.
No.
Depends on how there are written down, how I am feeling etc.
nope, i don’t. not unless its intended to be that way..
What if I’m not typing my usernames at all? I use a password manager. It’s far more confortable: Web Replay
nope
only if the username is my name — which it is
It depends on how I feel. If I am feeling anal, then I write it down as it appears. If I could care less, I write it down however I feel like writing it down.
uhm no…
All the usernames I have capital letters…I’m confused.
Yes, I do. I was an English major. I can’t stand anything that “doesn’t look right”.
nope
I capitalize mine. *shrug* But now I wish I hadn’t capitalized the A for am.
Sometimes… >_>
Sometimes.
If referring to someone else’s username, I just copy/paste to use their style. Otherwise, if I’m being lazy, all lowercase.
My username was originally registered all uppercase. Huzzah!
XINERGY
I capitalize all except i’s it looks cooler that way. lol
well I rarely write down my user name
I try to write them the same way the user does, but, yeah… If I’m familiar with a person, I do tend to write their username starting with a capital letter. I guess this means that they are a real human to me…
If they’re already capitalized, yes.
nope.
Well it is a username, so it is identifying one online – so it should be Capitalized. It is the long names that annoy me.. ha ha
Yours has capitals. Why is that?
sometimes
…… no?
it really does not matter to me.
Nope.
Unless there are words in the username not separated by an ‘x’ or a ‘_’
no. i think usernames look weird capitalized. mine look especially weird, because they tend to have multiple letters at the front. Rradiowar? no thank you.
no…
I don’t know. Not this one.
Sometimes. This entry suits more to be a “pulse” material than a blog entry. Random thoughts + short sentence = pule.
I used to but i’ve become lazy.
I try to be careful to capitalize where the person intended. But I catch myself capitalizing when I shouldn’t.
Yes
If I had to I’d probably just copy and paste
i an anti-cap in general. read bell hooks if you’re curious as to why.
I capitalize like crazy.
It’s getting late, so I don’t think I’m following you correctly on this question haha
The tendency to is strong, yes. But as a unix admin our hostnames are never capitalized so even when it would make sense to I don’t – that has translated over to usernames.
Great question!
haha yeah
always…
xD At this point of my life I do. It feels like I’m giving people the wrong impression if I don’t capitalize my words. =) But I obviously did not feel the same way as I did when I first made this screen name. >__>;
Its part of my habit, yes.
nope. too lazy.