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Wu Jiaqiu
Minmatar
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Posted - 2009.03.25 02:22:00 -
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The reason why they capitalize the W's on WoW because it stands for World of Warcraft. The "of" doesn't get capitalized because its a particle word.
So whats your reason for it?
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Steve Cain
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Posted - 2009.03.25 02:25:00 -
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They aint right in the noggin?
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eFart
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Posted - 2009.03.25 02:26:00 -
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enviroment vs environmet
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Darwin's Market
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Posted - 2009.03.25 02:27:00 -
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it looks cool
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Malthros Zenobia
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Posted - 2009.03.25 02:28:00 -
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Empire vs Empire
Originally by: kieron The Carrier was never intended to be a solo OMGWTF mission-farming PWNmobile.
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Cors
It's A Trap
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Posted - 2009.03.25 02:31:00 -
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actually it's because it stands for Everybody Vs Everybody. Hense EvE. Though, I'm lazy, so I tend to capitalize the V.
SIG:
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Laodamia
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Posted - 2009.03.25 02:32:00 -
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cause BoB told CcP thats how it is.
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Zeba
Minmatar Honourable East India Trading Company
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Posted - 2009.03.25 02:32:00 -
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Emo vs Emo
Yay! Got meh sig back! ♥ Weatherman |

Renarla
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Posted - 2009.03.25 02:41:00 -
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I never type EvE, only EVE. I don't think EVE stands for anything though, it should really be Eve.. it's just the name of the wormhole that led to the galaxy we play in, right?
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Zeba
Minmatar Honourable East India Trading Company
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Posted - 2009.03.25 02:43:00 -
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You are absolutely correct. But I like my explanation better.
Yay! Got meh sig back! ♥ Weatherman |

cnuMiner
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Posted - 2009.03.25 03:07:00 -
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Originally by: Wu Jiaqiu The reason why they capitalize the W's on WoW because it stands for World of Warcraft. The "of" doesn't get capitalized because its a particle word.
So whats your reason for it?
eVe
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Iria Ahrens
Amarr 101st Space Marine Force Libertas Fidelitas
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Posted - 2009.03.25 03:25:00 -
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people capitalize EVE because it's capitalized in all the adds and at login. It's capitalized at the top left of this screen too.
Dunno why someone would type EvE, never saw someone do that. --
Nobody expects the Amarr Inquisition!
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cnuMiner
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Posted - 2009.03.25 03:26:00 -
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Originally by: Iria Ahrens people capitalize EVE because it's capitalized in all the adds and at login. It's capitalized at the top left of this screen too.
Dunno why someone would type EvE, never saw someone do that.
EvE
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Cyprus Black
Caldari Elitist Jerks Dara Cothrom
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Posted - 2009.03.25 03:52:00 -
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Because it looks like it belongs that way. Spelling it as EvE just seems right.
EvE EVE eve eVe ______________ Some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn. |

wickedpheonix
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Posted - 2009.03.25 04:31:00 -
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In order to differentiate from the cutest little robot that Wall-e ever saw 
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Johann Callasan
Caldari State War Academy
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Posted - 2009.03.25 04:32:00 -
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Originally by: Wu Jiaqiu The reason why they capitalize the W's on WoW because it stands for World of Warcraft. The "of" doesn't get capitalized because its a particle word.
So whats your reason for it?
Got into the habit of it way back when I was beta-testing this game as part of Wave III.
Not on this alt, natch - so don't even TRY to follow that red herring.
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ShadowGod56
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Posted - 2009.03.25 04:54:00 -
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because the play to much WoW
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Morag Tong
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Posted - 2009.03.25 05:16:00 -
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Originally by: Laodamia cause BoB told CcP thats how it is.
Best "lol" of the day. Nice job my friend.
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Aldee
Federated Holdings
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Posted - 2009.03.25 05:28:00 -
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Everyone knows the only proper way to type it is: Quote: ≡v≡
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Empyre
Domestic Reform
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Posted - 2009.03.25 05:39:00 -
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i just spent more time than i should have thinking about this.
what the crap just happened? |

Golden Helmet
Caldari The Python Cartel. Gang Bang Theory
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Posted - 2009.03.25 05:51:00 -
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Everyone vs Everyone, which is about as accurate a statement about the game as you'll ever get.
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Tippia
Raddick Explorations BlackWater.
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Posted - 2009.03.25 06:01:00 -
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Edited by: Tippia on 25/03/2009 06:01:28
Originally by: Aldee Everyone knows the only proper way to type it is: Quote: ≡v≡
^^This. The reason some spell it EvE is because they want to make that differentiation you see in some older iterations of the logo between the baseline of the E:s and the baseline of the V. ≡v≡ is an even closer approximation, but is much harder to write…  ——— “If you're not willing to fight for what you have in =v=… you don't deserve it, and you will lose it.” — Karath Piki |

Xailia
Unsteady Corporation
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Posted - 2009.03.25 07:13:00 -
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EVE, all caps, it's written that way on the side of the gate in New Eden.
"The sky above the port was the color of a television, tuned to a dead channel."
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Jimer Lins
Gallente Noir.
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Posted - 2009.03.25 07:25:00 -
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EvE?
Corp killboard-How to Kill Logoffskis |

Hyperforce99
Gallente Infinite Covenant United Front Alliance
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Posted - 2009.03.25 07:57:00 -
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Originally by: Cyprus Black
EvE EVE eve eVe
wwwaaaalll-eeee  --------------------------------------------- Somewhere beyond happyness and sadness, I need to calculate what creates my own madness o/ |

Arkhan Bayne
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Posted - 2009.03.25 08:32:00 -
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Originally by: Tippia Edited by: Tippia on 25/03/2009 06:01:28
Originally by: Aldee Everyone knows the only proper way to type it is: Quote: ≡v≡
^^This. The reason some spell it EvE is because they want to make that differentiation you see in some older iterations of the logo between the baseline of the E:s and the baseline of the V. ≡v≡ is an even closer approximation, but is much harder to writeą 
indeed, it's a habit that most of us have gotten out of, but occasionally still type it in this way, but this is the reason - the old logo looked like the V was smaller because it was offset to be slightly lower than the Es.
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Benco97
Gallente
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Posted - 2009.03.25 09:24:00 -
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The rationalisation that I heard for EvE was "Everyone vs Everyone". I kind of like that to be honest.
Originally by: P'uck
You're a DUMBASS - bold italic underline at the VERY LEAST.

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Ranik Sandaris
Caldari The Centurions Eternus Imperium Alliance
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Posted - 2009.03.25 09:26:00 -
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EvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvEEvE
That was a lot more fun than it should of been!! |

Crumplecorn
Gallente Eve Cluster Explorations
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Posted - 2009.03.25 09:54:00 -
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Originally by: Xailia EVE, all caps, it's written that way on the side of the gate in New Eden.
This. -
DesuSigs |

Zeba
Minmatar Honourable East India Trading Company
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Posted - 2009.03.25 10:07:00 -
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Originally by: Benco97 The rationalisation that I heard for EvE was "Everyone vs Everyone". I kind of like that to be honest.
Yes that rationalisation certainly points to that but the reality of certain forum sections and the majority of local point to my rendition. 
Yay! Got meh sig back! ♥ Weatherman |
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