I don't think it's actually been done to me, but I see it in threads I follow. I just don't find it helpful when someone uses caps locks to emphasise words in a way that says 'because it's in caps it is infallible' and you can't argue with it. You are by no means the most frequent caps locker. In fact, looking back over your recent inputs I found it hard to pull up an example and that, in itself, means that I owe you an apology. As you say, most of your caps locks would have been just as well served by italics. Sorry to have misrepresented you. MoK