Lightcudder Colonel Offline Trust no one. Posts: 1311 Location: Here. When you least expect it Technical advice required! Jul 2nd, 2010 at 7:24am Print Post Okay. I want to write SHADO and SID and other things in capitals but then I can't always post the message. So I have to put full stops in between. It doesn't matter so much with acronyms like S.H.A.D.O. ( although it slows my typing down, ) but with words like Redcon and Defcon it's not appropriate. How do I go about posting with some words in all capitals? This message posted okay with the words in capitals, but the chapter of Recovery that i just put up wouldn't.? Huh? So I am doing something wrong! > I'm going to go back to the chapter and try to modify it.. then see what happens! Ah! It will take SHADO, and SID and UFO and SOL , but it wont take Redcon ( in capitals!) ! Rats! I'll have to remember that! Unless one of you knows how to make it accept Redcon - in capitals! I need some air. WWW IP Logged
Neesierie Ex Member Re: Technical advice required! Reply #1 - Jul 2nd, 2010 at 9:15am Print Post It gets squirrely when you use caps. It does it to everybody. Go figure! IP Logged
Matt Colonel Offline Everyone at SHADO drinks coffee! Posts: 2391 Location: Coventry, RI Re: Technical advice required! Reply #2 - Jul 2nd, 2010 at 12:08pm Print Post I've had the same problem, the only way I've been able to fix it is drop stuff to lowercase, until the board is happy! "Dag burnit" Sorry I have a crzy idea for a Bonanza/UFO crossover, can't get it out of my mind! What do you mean, we're out of coffee! WWW IP Logged
Lightcudder Colonel Offline Trust no one. Posts: 1311 Location: Here. When you least expect it Re: Technical advice required! Reply #3 - Jul 2nd, 2010 at 3:01pm Print Post NO Anything but that Not a Bonanza crossover... I'll delete my membership!!!! I need some air. WWW IP Logged
Matt Colonel Offline Everyone at SHADO drinks coffee! Posts: 2391 Location: Coventry, RI Re: Technical advice required! Reply #4 - Jul 2nd, 2010 at 3:22pm Print Post But it's such a good idea! I thought about doing a quick drabble just to see how it would work! Be thankful I didn't pick Mr. Ed! What do you mean, we're out of coffee! WWW IP Logged
SHADO Librarian IAC Chair Offline UFO Rocks Posts: 222 Location: Washington (not DC) Re: Technical advice required! Reply #5 - Jul 2nd, 2010 at 3:22pm Print Post The board was set to accept words of up to five letters as all caps. I've now set the limit to 9 letters. The Administrator. WWW Facebook IP Logged
Matt Colonel Offline Everyone at SHADO drinks coffee! Posts: 2391 Location: Coventry, RI Re: Technical advice required! Reply #6 - Jul 2nd, 2010 at 3:23pm Print Post Thanks, Deb! What do you mean, we're out of coffee! WWW IP Logged
Lightcudder Colonel Offline Trust no one. Posts: 1311 Location: Here. When you least expect it Re: Technical advice required! Reply #7 - Jul 2nd, 2010 at 3:55pm Print Post Todays Challenge;; (sniggering here) How many words of nine letters would be appropriate fior use in a UFO story and would require capital letters! REDCON...not long enough FARSIGHT.... not long enough sod.. even MOONBASE is too short!!!! How about;;;;;; INTERCEPTor oooopppps ! I need some air. WWW IP Logged
Neesierie Ex Member Re: Technical advice required! Reply #8 - Jul 2nd, 2010 at 3:56pm Print Post Goose! IP Logged
Lightcudder Colonel Offline Trust no one. Posts: 1311 Location: Here. When you least expect it Re: Technical advice required! Reply #9 - Jul 2nd, 2010 at 3:57pm Print Post What does that have to do with UFO? Huh? : I need some air. WWW IP Logged
Matt Colonel Offline Everyone at SHADO drinks coffee! Posts: 2391 Location: Coventry, RI Re: Technical advice required! Reply #10 - Jul 2nd, 2010 at 3:59pm Print Post Did she mean silly goose? What do you mean, we're out of coffee! WWW IP Logged
Neesierie Ex Member Re: Technical advice required! Reply #11 - Jul 2nd, 2010 at 4:04pm Print Post Of course, I meant silly goose! : See how hampered we are by having no way to show inflection? Poor Louise! I can just imagine the look on your face when you read that post! *snicker* IP Logged
Lightcudder Colonel Offline Trust no one. Posts: 1311 Location: Here. When you least expect it Re: Technical advice required! Reply #12 - Jul 2nd, 2010 at 4:09pm Print Post Look. I teach kids. NOTHING shocks me! I was making a slightly sarcastic response to 'Goose'! Ah! A Challenge Idea... A UFO story with 'goose' in the title? Nah, didn't think so I need some air. WWW IP Logged
Neesierie Ex Member Re: Technical advice required! Reply #13 - Jul 2nd, 2010 at 4:28pm Print Post Ah! Sarcasm is surely the hardest thing to portray with just words. You really need the inflection so that it just drips off each word like a popsicle on a hot day. It's the goal of every serious writer to get to the place where they can show sarcasm clearly to their readers. And if it's not a goal, then it should be! IP Logged
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