This trick worked for ee cummings, but it never caught on. The people who tried to copy cummings were just seen as pretenders.
The standard mix of upper and lower case improves reader comprehension. So, using standard grammar rules shows respect for the people who are curating the content.
Since a large number of posts are written by people who speak English as a second language, there is toleration for grammatical mistakes. I don't know if it extends to intentional mistakes.
The person who reads English as a Second Language needs to translate the text. Capitalization provides clues for translation. Removing the clues given by capitalization just makes their job harder.
The people who curate content on the forum read a ton of posts. I usually scan four posts for each post I upvote. Personally, I wouldn't bother reading posts written in lower case, but you will find some people who love mavericks.
You might get a following of people who love the fact that you don't abide by the rules. The trick worked for ee cummings.
Good luck on Hive
Thanks for your feedback.
I didn't even know about Mr e e cummings. And to be honest, it's more important to get the message across than being a person trying to be original, just being a copy cat.
of course, i could try to come up with my own style. there is, however, a reason why there are standard rules in writing. it is easier to read and to curate.
So, I believe I will start listening to both the feedback I've gotten here and my girlfriend.
Hive is interesting. Heaps I don't understand.