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powerless1 -> written communication (3/4/2006 5:37:02 PM)
Hello. i'm a new sub to the forums and to the site and i am noticing a pattern for written words with which i am unfamiliar. i'm hoping someone can enlighten me. i did perform a search and found something that addresses the issue, but it turned into a gripe session over why it should be allowed to continue and why it's idiotic. i'm noticing that when some people write in these forums they use a combination of capital versus lower case letters such as in the words A/all, Y/you etc. i'm curious as to why this is done. my guess is that it is supposed to be a written recognition of the D/s relationships with each other. Is this a valid assumption? If not, can someone enlighten me please? thanks, powerless1 Edit for clarification to my intro.... i am not a new sub...just new to the forums. Thanks

Prunesquallor -> RE: written communication (3/4/2006 5:39:11 PM)
Yes, your assumption is correct. But not all people do it. In fact some people dislike it intensely. In fact I suspect you are likely to get some interesting replies to this posting. gets in trench and puts on hard hat

MHOO314 -> RE: written communication (3/4/2006 5:51:55 PM)
It was supposedly started by the internet and email as a way in the life to show D versus submissive---I for One insist on it, many will poo poo that technique, but My way is My way---I find it gives intended focus.

MsPurrmeow -> RE: written communication (3/4/2006 5:55:42 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: powerless1 i'm curious as to why this is done. my guess is that it is supposed to be a written recognition of the D/s relationships with each other. Is this a valid assumption? If not, can someone enlighten me please? You have made a valid assumption. The protocol comes mostly from the Gor types. Don't be concerned about having to do it yourself. You'll get more respect by avoiding it, except from those few who demand it. It's a "to each their own" issue, but it's not demanded. If there was a poll, I'd bet that the strong majority would prefer that you didn't try. Welcome to the forums.

Vancouver_cinful -> RE: written communication (3/4/2006 6:00:32 PM)
It's not that complicated really, Capital letters for dominants and tops, and lower case for submissives or bottoms. Technically speaking a person would upper or lower case every pronoun and name in the post to make it clear who was top and who was bottom. A couple that consists of a dominant and a submissive would be typed as T/they or W/we signifying that there was one of each in the relationship. It does make reading awkward and yes, is not favoured by everyone...or is that E/everyone? (::laughing::) Cin

IronBear -> RE: written communication (3/4/2006 6:18:16 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: MsPurrmeow quote: ORIGINAL: powerless1 i'm curious as to why this is done. my guess is that it is supposed to be a written recognition of the D/s relationships with each other. Is this a valid assumption? If not, can someone enlighten me please? You have made a valid assumption. The protocol comes mostly from the Gor types. Don't be concerned about having to do it yourself. You'll get more respect by avoiding it, except from those few who demand it. It's a "to each their own" issue, but it's not demanded. If there was a poll, I'd bet that the strong majority would prefer that you didn't try. Welcome to the forums. Actually most of the "Gor Types" here are Gorean Lifstylers and most of us do not like the A/all type of writing. Some of us prefer the Third Person speech though.... Justt the views of an Aging Gorean Master

LuckyAlbatross -> RE: written communication (3/4/2006 6:23:29 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: powerless1 i'm curious as to why this is done. my guess is that it is supposed to be a written recognition of the D/s relationships with each other. Is this a valid assumption? If not, can someone enlighten me please? thanks, powerless1 You pretty much got it on- it makes them feel good about how they express themselves, and uses language as a means to express some Ds dynamic. Many people find it annoying and silly.

MHOO314 -> RE: written communication (3/4/2006 6:26:50 PM)
and many others: quote: it makes them feel good about how they express themselves, and uses language as a means to express some Ds dynamic. Some people like expressionist, some people like renaissance. It is personal preference.

nonuts4thshoney -> RE: written communication (3/4/2006 6:27:48 PM)
i do capitalize for Doms and Tops and lower case for subs and bottoms. i do not use the A/all, Y/you thingies. Frankly it annoys the hell out of me when reading. Especially when its all over the place. i am glad Master doesn't make me type this way. i also do not feel i'm in any way disrespectful to Doms if i do not do this. i always treat everyone with the respect they deserve. This is just my opinion. i'm sure you'll get some responses that are in favor of it.

FelinePersuasion -> RE: written communication (3/4/2006 6:29:39 PM)
Please do not get started in the cap slash lower thing just because it's other people's idea's of protocall lol. It's insainly hard to read and it's very annoying. And unless you have a mistress who demands it of you, it's un nessisary. You don't need Cap slash lower case to denote bdsm power exchange.

FelinePersuasion -> RE: written communication (3/4/2006 6:32:18 PM)
And I am personally against it lol. I won't talk to any one on on one who insists on doing the Y/y thing. I insist actually in my profile that any one who wishes to speak to me not do it. And not do chatspeaks like u r either. quote: ORIGINAL: MHOO314 I for One insist on it, many will poo poo that technique, but My way is My way---I find it gives intended focus.

SirKenin -> RE: written communication (3/4/2006 6:36:05 PM)
Well, in My opinion if you have to worry about how someone else has to type their post, it is you who has the problem and the lack of life, and not them. There are more important things in life to worry about. Type your posts however you see fit. I will know that you are addressing both tops and bottoms in a matter in which you see as being fit and respectful.

knight4king -> RE: written communication (3/4/2006 6:37:11 PM)
Must be rough on S/switches

MHOO314 -> RE: written communication (3/4/2006 6:45:35 PM)
SirKenin, what happened to your pic? It was quite nice.

TheGaggingWh0re -> RE: written communication (3/4/2006 6:55:22 PM)
I think a lot of people really hit the nail on the head with this one. This is, afterall, a great place to find information for any of your questions :P The origin is a little shady. Some will say it originates from the Gor novels and others from a general form of respect/laziness (we can't decide) on addressing the whole. It's a "tradition" of sorts now that I fail to take part in. To each their own, but I only submit to one person....and...whoever that one person tells me to submit to, haha.

krikket -> RE: written communication (3/4/2006 7:08:08 PM)
Back in the "good old days" of the internet (which is where i first discovered this whole wonderful, confusing, topsy tervy world) i was "taught" that as a sub my nick should be lower case, i should be lower cased and You/Your, etc., should be capped along with the Dom's name. A good deal of that was so that people in a chatroom could immediately tell is someone was a Dom/sub, and switches were expected to cap or not, depending on which way they were feeling at that point. i remember getting yelled out for not capping the word "Sir", when it was cuz i had a old keyboard and half my keys didn't work..lol. In the Gor rooms all the men were addressed as "Master", the freewomen as "M'am", and slaves are sister, and the very few slave men allowed as brother. i tended to use some of the "new" ways of typing and titles, and some not. Now a days i do it out of habit. The funny thing is at work i naturally type I, but at home it's "i", etc. Some folks have very firm opinions on this, but i think most of us now just do what ever feels "natural" to us. Welcome to the forums.. cheers jimini :)

candystripper -> RE: written communication (3/4/2006 7:10:21 PM)
ah, SirKenin has His avatar back; thank Gawd. That cartoon character frightened me. candystripper

jamesthehumanrug -> RE: written communication (3/4/2006 7:12:52 PM)
dear powerless-one, ,not me! .... O.K. no-more comedy jokes but , about your quote........ quote: ORIGINAL: powerless1 Hello. i'm a new sub to the forums and to the site and i am noticing a pattern for written words with which i am unfamiliar. i'm hoping someone can enlighten me. i did perform a search and found something that addresses the issue, but it turned into a gripe session over why it should be allowed to continue and why it's idiotic. i'm noticing that when some people write in these forums they use a combination of capital versus lower case letters such as in the words A/all, Y/you etc. i'm curious as to why this is done. my guess is that it is supposed to be a written recognition of the D/s relationships with each other. Is this a valid assumption? If not, can someone enlighten me please? thanks, powerless1 Edit for clarification to my intro.... i am not a new sub...just new to the forums. Thanks it, just shows VOICE.

SirKenin -> RE: written communication (3/4/2006 7:16:36 PM)
lol. You do not like Stewie? He rocks. I love Family Guy. [8D] Picture MH? Are you referring to the one of Me sitting on the hood of My car? It is still in My profile, but I like this one so much better. Believe it or not I have had several people send Me PMs about it.

FelinePersuasion -> RE: written communication (3/4/2006 7:49:55 PM)
I love stewie SK

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