At one time it was recommended that all bird names in TWEETERS postings be done in all-caps, like I just did with Tweeters. It makes it easier for a person to scan a message for species of interest. Wilson Cady
Skamania County, WA


---------- Original Message ----------
From: notcalm at comcast.net
To: kelsberg at u.washington.edu
Cc: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Re: Capitalization of Bird Names
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:59:16 +0000 (UTC)


Great point, Gary. I find the same.
Dan Reiff, PhD----- Original Message -----
From: kelsberg at u.washington.edu
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 2:14:40 PM
Subject: [Tweeters] Re: Capitalization of Bird Names

I'm also an editor (of medical journal articles), so maybe this point will help: capitalized names are easier to attract the attention of the reader.

I find that capitalized bird names stand out better against the background print, and if an article mentions a bird I'm interested in then I'm more likely to want to read the full article.
--
Gary Kelsberg, M.D. <kelsberg at u.washington.edu>




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