What's in a Name?

Your name is what identifies you; it's who you are. How you type your name can speak about who you are as well.

From configuring your e-mail program, to filling out Web inquiry forms or making online purchases, always formally capitalize your name.

John Doe - not john doe, not JOHN DOE. John Doe.

When it comes to your name and you don't take the time to hit the shift key, there are two perceptions that can be made. Lazy or uneducated. More times than not it is the former rather than the later, however, being perceived as lazy is just not a good thing.

Folks who do not formally type their names when e-mailing me E-mail Etiquette questions will most certainly get the recommendation to do so pointing them to my Netiquette 101. I figure if they don't know the basic premise of capitalizing their name; they need to be exposed to all the other issues that contribute to how they are perceived online.

What is the main excuse I am given for not capitalizing their name? "It's just habit." A habit to look lazy? A habit be appear uneducated?

Time to break the habit!