Hello Beany
Welcome to the chat board.
AFAICT and lt;As far as I can tell and gt;
You don�t know that in the cyber world messages in capitals, is the equivalent of shouting at people and is considered rude.
None of us are deaf:-(
Below are a few links to sites about netiquette, and some things about chat room acronyms which you might find of interest/help.
we are a friendly bunch, everyone on these pages will let you off this time
Olive
Netiquette:
BBC Netiquette Open University - Faculty of Technology AOL Chat and Community Acronyms:
Common Web Acronyms - what they are and what they mean! What parents need to know?