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Eric_Shea
post Feb 21 2009, 08:12 PM
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This one's puzzled me and I'm sure there's a simple answer:

For address and transactions etc. I find a lot of people using all lower case (which is a pain for me as I do not have front end/back end integration. E.G.:

joe smith
123 main street
anytown, us 12345

Is there a reason for this? Is it a fraud security issue?
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post Feb 21 2009, 08:14 PM
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unix/linux are case sensitive, so some programmers have got into the habbit of using all lowercase letters.
take for instance my post; can you tell i've been doing more sql and vis basic lately?
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post Feb 21 2009, 08:15 PM
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post Feb 21 2009, 08:37 PM
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I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. SO WHAT'S THE PROBLEM ANYWAY???
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It's the same guys that misspell "the" as "teh".
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post Feb 21 2009, 08:38 PM
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QUOTE(RJMII @ Feb 21 2009, 06:14 PM) *

unix/linux are case sensitive, so some programmers have got into the habbit of using all lowercase letters.


Bad programming, IMHO ...

For comparison only, convert both strings to lowercase, then compare.

That way, you don't force people to abandon their proper English.
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i'm to lazy to hit the shift key or caps lock ......


get over it.
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QUOTE(Eric_Shea @ Feb 21 2009, 07:12 PM) *

This one's puzzled me and I'm sure there's a simple answer:

For address and transactions etc. I find a lot of people using all lower case (which is a pain for me as I do not have front end/back end integration. E.G.:

joe smith
123 main street
anytown, us 12345

Is there a reason for this? Is it a fraud security issue?


I find the same thing. I ship a lot and people use all lower case for their Paypal address which I can't just copy and paste. I was stumped about why this was so frequent in the last year or so and have come to the conclusion it's from all the text messaging where it's faster to skip and people just get used to seeing it that way. Write for Pete Stout and see if you get away with that...... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif)
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A lot of programs are case sensitive. I do a lot of work in Matlab (which is one), but still type correctly.

I think for most people it is a speed issue. Why one would do that on an address input is beyond me though. I often type without caps when writing short notes to friends completely for the increased speed. Its not difficult to read unless punctuation is disregarded. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Doing that during a "business" correspondence doesn't make sense.
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post Feb 22 2009, 11:07 AM
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WOW that was really hard to do. I had to go back numerous times and delete where I had hit the space bar, punctuated, or capitalized. I think I just dumbed myself down 3-4 points (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)
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post Feb 22 2009, 11:20 AM
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I think it also comes from entering email addresses, where often initial caps aren't necessary and doesn't matter. Also, I'm sure most people don't know it actually matters per your explanation in the first post. What gets me is all the people who don't know or don't care about the difference between we're, were, where and they're, there, their or your and you're, or no and know, that to me is third grade knowledge, and I didn't even go to school here he he.
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post Feb 22 2009, 11:51 AM
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And while we're on the subject, these drive me nuts too. On a car, it's brakes, not breaks. It's flares, not flairs. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)
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post Feb 22 2009, 11:56 AM
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QUOTE(dkjens @ Feb 22 2009, 09:20 AM) *

I think it also comes from entering email addresses, where often initial caps aren't necessary and doesn't matter. Also, I'm sure most people don't know it actually matters per your explanation in the first post. What gets me is all the people who don't know or don't care about the difference between we're, were, where and they're, there, their or your and you're, or no and know, that to me is third grade knowledge, and I didn't even go to school here he he.


Not to mention: to, too, it's and its. I'm often guilty of the low cap thing due to sql and unix stuff, as well as being a "floor potato". My laptop is on the floor; one hand props my head, the other types.
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I started doing it as a way to help me identify snail and email that was automatically sent. I figured the automated programs would just copy and paste the name. When something shows up in the mail and its all lower case I know it is part of a mass mailing. I don't think it really helps, just got to be a habbit. I'll try to pay closer attention when I'm dealing with folks like you.

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post Feb 22 2009, 12:03 PM
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QUOTE(sww914 @ Feb 22 2009, 09:51 AM) *

And while we're on the subject, these drive me nuts too. On a car, it's brakes, not breaks. It's flares, not flairs. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)



Yeah I started being a dick a year or two ago and acted as the " spelling genie " correcting peoples errors. I think I pissed a few off (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif) I was trying to help raise the boards standards (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
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QUOTE(dkjens @ Feb 22 2009, 09:20 AM) *

What gets me is all the people who don't know or don't care about the difference between we're, were, where and they're, there, their or your and you're, or no and know, that to me is third grade knowledge, and I didn't even go to school here he he.

Extraneous apostrophe's are a pet peeve of mine. (Yes, I am aware of the irony)


As for improper case usage, I always chuckle to myself when someone fails to capitalize their own name... I figure it's a lack of self-esteem (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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2 finger typer. add who's, whose to the list. ALL OR NOTHING. WHICH WOULD YOU preFER?

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QUOTE(scotty b @ Feb 22 2009, 10:03 AM) *

QUOTE(sww914 @ Feb 22 2009, 09:51 AM) *

And while we're on the subject, these drive me nuts too. On a car, it's brakes, not breaks. It's flares, not flairs. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)



Yeah I started being a dick a year or two ago and acted as the " spelling genie " correcting peoples errors. I think I pissed a few off (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif) I was trying to help raise the boards standards (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)


How many boards standards are you trying to raise? Or were you trying to raise this board's standards?

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