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whats it called when you "yell" at people in all caps? it's kinda toxic but if you're not insulting

Weedbro·12/11/2017, 5:18:24 PM·6 votes·549 views

like, pretty frequently I'll get frustrated with my team for not pushing lanes and instead screwing around chasing kills or jungling when they aren't the jungler while minion waves destroy one of our turrets, and I'll be like PUSH THE LANE, STOP JUNGLING, PUSH THE LANE, PUSH THE LANE PUSH THE LANE

and I'm pretty sure that's toxic, it certainly feels toxic to me, i'm not glad I do that, but at the same time, ummm...I'm not insulting them, and I only go all caps when its about an objective. If they are going after a dragon or anything even near a turret, whatever. they'll get there. It's only when they are deliberately not going after turrets that PUSH THE LANE happens.

I think its just called "being toxic" butr....when you're telling people, without insulting them, to do...the most basic thing they need to do, which is, take down minions/turrets instead of chasing/jungling pointlessly... It...is kind of hard to call that toxic, despite ALL CAPS being clearly that.

7 Comments

OniZetsu66612/11/2017, 6:04:42 PM4 votes

I really don't think its toxic. You didn't throw any insults. If anything it just makes it seem like you are yelling and trying to get someones attention. There is a difference between "STOP JUNGLING AND PUSH THE LANE" and " DUMBASS STOP AND PUSH YOUR FUCKING LANE" see what I mean? One just sounds like you are trying to let them know that shit is going down and the other just makes you seem like an ass. So I wouldn't worry about it. [slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

Vectros12/11/2017, 6:54:21 PM3 votes

I don't find it toxic it-you use it to get someones attention...so long as you aren't SAYING anything toxic, that is.

Colgate Gator12/11/2017, 6:06:51 PM2 votes

BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T LIKE TO BE YELLED AT AND ALL CAPS HAS THAT CONNOTATION INGRAINED EVER SINCE THE BIRTH OF INTERNET, ALSO IT'S ASININE TO READ SOMETHING IN ALL CAPS.

LostFr0st12/11/2017, 6:05:27 PM1 votes

For me, it means my Q is bound to my caps-lock key and we flipped a coin =)

If you're truly not being insulting just say sry for caps or switch from caps halfway through a word and they'll dismiss it usually.

Christopher RPh12/11/2017, 8:01:18 PM1 votes

It may not be "toxic," but it's at that point when I start thinking how I'm not going to do something if you're going to ALL CAPS me about it. Because the very next step after ALL CAPS is cussing me out, from my experience.

DarthNocturnis12/11/2017, 11:02:12 PM1 votes

/mute