SHOUTING; emphasis?

[RonButters at AOL.COM]

In a message dated 9/8/02 10:07:20 PM, mkuha at BSU.EDU writes:

<< Just to check, are you saying that an utterance does not count as shouting
unless the speaker/writer intended to shout? >>

No, it counts as "shouting" (but only for those who adhere to the convention)
unless it seems obvious that the writer did not intend the utterance to be
taken as "shouting."