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Re:Etsy Strike by 1-6 on Monday April 11, 2022 @03:43PM (#30993766)
Honest question though, when is it ever appropriate to yell? Have you seen people ever do it? I think the all caps could be a useful tool for emphasis. Would I do it though? No.
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Re:Etsy Strike by Stratoscope on Monday April 11, 2022 @04:20PM (#30994327)
It's never appropriate here.

> Please don't use uppercase for emphasis. If you want to emphasize a word or phrase, put *asterisks* around it and it will get italicized.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Of course, uppercase is appropriate for an acronym or initialism that actually is spelled that way, such as SEO in the comment we're replying to.

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Re:Etsy Strike by ______-_-______ on Monday April 11, 2022 @04:14PM (#30994252)
I think yelling is appropriate if someone says they're thinking of building an Electron app. That's the only reason I can think of.
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Re:Etsy Strike by zarmin on Monday April 11, 2022 @04:02PM (#30994051)
So! How's your first day on the internet going?
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