On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 17:02:30 GMT, Martin 53N 1W
<ml_news@ddnospamddml1dd.co.uk.dd> wrote:

f/fgeorge wrote:
[...]

Boinc has a MUCH more level playing field in that ALL results for a

Single words in upper case indicate emphasis just as does a word with
"*", or the Undescore between words.

Only when a whole sentence or major portion there of is in upper case
does it indicate shouting.

Italics has a more specific meaning.  The forward slash is used to
line a series of words such as high performance/complex/retract.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

[...]

I'm not sure for others, but to my eyes at least, the ALL CAPS looks 
rather like *COMBATIVE* *FLAME-FEST* STUFF even though I can see that 
all that is /intended/ is a little /emphasis/ ;)

For adding 'stress' or 'emphasis', I think that /italics/ or 
_underlining_ look /much/ /better/ :)

Just a /thought/ ...

Cheers,
Martin