Naming conventions

[De****]

It might sound petty, but what happened to the naming convention of Uppercase for dominants and lowercase for submissives? It’s odd to see so many Ladyxxx or Missxxxx and to see they are submissive. Am I out of date on this or was this only ever a chat room thing?

[Deleted Member]

I think that would be so much easier to find a dom

[Or****]

Things change

[po****]

I still show the respect, but I have noticed that even the dominants don't capitalize...I think it is dying out as the newer generation takes over

[Deleted Member]

Grammar pedantry on my part. Proper nouns get capitals, them’s the rules!

[Co****]

Does it matter?

[Co****]

Arent we equal players really , in a Power Exchange Play?

I don't want to feel less of a person,  in fact I m hoping to feel more fulfilled as a Sub.......with the right Dom.

[Deleted Member]

I’m kind of the opposite. I like when I feel lesser.

[po****]

To me it feels proper, and it doesn't make you unequal, but it is a sign of respect. It always was.

[Co****]

Yeah, I get what you mean I think by lesser,...... in that i would like to feel weak and *** at times, with a stronger Dom..........you know....' Omg this is happening and theres nothing I can do about it', and ' you re going to what??'........and  me wanting to please him also.

But it makes me feel lesser if I  write Dom with a Capitol, and then Sub with a small S.

Maybe that's just me. 

Im yet to experience this fully yet x

[do****]

The new guard is changing the game. Some for better, some for worse. Some want to be taught by the old ways, some think they already know it all. I do not think it is something anyone can change or control. You can only control your own dynamics and what you will allow and not allow

[Vo****]

In my circles the D is used for the more hardcore, strict and more brutal Dom’s
for everyone els we tend to give them the d and for the sub that forgets to capitalize it thats a mistake they only need to make once to never again forget and yes in are domain the low s and uper D is to show the lesser and higher forms of power

[Am****]

Most ppl these days are just. "Look@Me" types and only into this in thier heads. Js. Gl

[ia****]

How about respect the lifestyle and not be lazy…said the brat in the corner 😝

[ge****]

I think it was mostly a chat room thing to be honest, along with the brackets to indicate who someone was connected with/collared to/by and the H/he, S/she, T/they etc thing - ultimately though it's an individual thing.
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Personally someone isn't my dominant until we've agreed that between us, so whilst I'll always be respectful and considerate regardless of which side of the slash they sit, I won't defer to any kind of honorific (including dated chat room etiquette) unless I am happy to.

[ey****]

the naming convention was largely used in chat rooms in the 90s and early 2000s - and that was often where... you couldn't just click through to a profile and so on.

There are some people still use capital protocol, but it's a form of high protocol and websites, in general, are not high protocol settings 

[Su****]

I never knew about this, but honestly it would make a lot of sense even in this kind of context where you can click through to the profile to find out (which is also why I went with this username myself).

Anyone who's ever dipped their toes in UX knows that users get easily frustrated when they have to go through extra clicks and waiting times to retrieve important information that could have been easily presented to them.

And not being able to tell if someone is even at least remotely compatible with you before you click their profile makes the search at least 3x as slow and much more of a PITA for me.

[Deleted Member]

I've rarely followed that convention personally, even down to uppercase D in d/s or dom/domme.