The whole capitalization thing bugs me to no end. Respect is earned and, sure, I'm happy to call a Dom "Sir" when I feel he's earned my respect, but please don't expect me to grovel.

There have been a few instances in chat when somebody has come in and expected people to refer to them as Sir or Ma'am without me even really knowing who they are. I'm sorry, but the only person I'm obligated to call "Sir" is my husband and only when we're "playing". If you get a "Sir" or "Ma'am" out of me in chat or on the forums, it's usually because it's been earned *and* I'm joking around.

I respect that there are people out there so into this that they get off on the capitalization thing and that's great. But the people who get their panties in a wad about it are, IMNSHO, taking this all far too seriously. It's supposed to be fun.