PSA: It's JetPunk not Jetpunk

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Preface

One of the most common mistakes I see in so many comments, is user's inability to correctly capitalise the name of the website they are using. JetPunk (notice the capital P) has always, and will always, have a capitalised P. For JetPunk is not a single word, but rather a compound of two words; Jet and Punk.

The Jet comes from the original purpose of JetPunk: a travel website. The origins of the word Punk are unknown, since in English it is often connotated with inferiority or weakness, neither of which would apply to JetPunk. I suppose it just happened to sound nice when they came up with the name.

Acceptable Spellings

There are a few accepted ways of referring to JetPunk, all of which have practical uses. Hint: none of them contain an uppercase J with a lowercase p.

JetPunk

The classical form, every official piece of JetPunk material should contain this spelling and capitalisation, for it is in the navigation bar itself on desktop. It is the stylistic choice as well as a linguistic one.

jetpunk

This is used for urls (as they do not contain capitals) as well as in informal text when users refuse to type using capital letters. This is an acceptable form if you do not wish to capitalise words, just like how some people would not capitalise names or the letter "i".

JP / jp

The acronym form is commonly used for quick abbreviation to JetPunk. If you are typing something quickly or something long, it can be useful to shorten the name to something recognisable. The only other use of "jp" that I know of is the country code for Japan, other than that I know of no other acronym that fits.

In Conclusion

This is not meant to be a wholly serious article, but just a rant to express my frustration. Those who decide to put a little effort in and capitalise the J of JetPunk, but then refuse to capitalise the P itself, are lazy and should be banished.

Or maybe not, but hey it's little effort to capitalise both J and P, or neither! After all, it's in the navigation bar, so you have no excuse!

This was a short semi-satirical article to express my distaste towards the miscreants who refuse to spell JetPunk correctly.

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Level 59
Nov 25, 2021
jetPunk
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Level 74
Nov 25, 2021
The commenters of jetPunk really just need to get their act together
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Level 68
Nov 25, 2021
Funnily enough, I quite like jetPunk as a satirical take on jetBlue
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Level 59
Nov 25, 2021
jetBlue noice
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Level 52
Nov 25, 2021
I hope I don't get banned from Jetpunk.
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Level 68
Nov 25, 2021
Don't tempt me...
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Level 43
Nov 26, 2021
*hides*
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Level 34
Mar 17, 2022
*hides*
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Level 57
Jul 20, 2023
*hides*
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Level 73
Oct 22, 2023
Hard to take him seriously with that premium smile.
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Level 63
Nov 25, 2021
I totally agree with this article. The community of jetpack, I mean JetPunk really needs to start saying its name correctly.
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Level 63
Nov 25, 2021
Stewart, you might get an honorable mention in the Blog Games! Thanks for showing us how to properly write Jetpunk jetPunk JetPunk!
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Level 68
Nov 25, 2021
As long as they're the JetPunk Blog Games, I don't mind :)
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Level 63
Nov 25, 2021
and by they way I always write it properly 😁
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Level 68
Nov 25, 2021
I doubted you, but I checked and all 71 comments you have written which contain the word JetPunk are either urls (and so jetpunk) or are JetPunk.

I thank you for your service to this cause :)

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Level 63
Nov 25, 2021
lol I actually guessed you'd do something like that!! Do you like having that sort of power?
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Level 68
Nov 25, 2021
It can be nice sometimes :)
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Level 56
Nov 25, 2021
can you check me? i'll delete and rewrite my comments that spell JetPunk incorrectly
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Level 68
Nov 25, 2021
You have way too many comments to check, I have to do it manually unfortunately so I won't, sorry :(
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Level 65
Nov 25, 2021
It’d be cool to see a blog of all the moderator powers you have lol
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Level 63
Nov 25, 2021
+1! I'd love to see a blog on that!
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Level 43
Nov 26, 2021
Indeed!
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Level 68
Nov 25, 2021
...Hopefully this blog had nothing to do with the fact that I accidentally misused JetPunkers in a comment today...

...although I feel like it might

I'll go fix it now though, now that I have realized my mistake! I'msorryStewartpleasedon'tbanishme

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Level 68
Nov 25, 2021
It wasn't to do with you. I'd planned to write this for about a year now but never got round to it
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Level 68
Nov 25, 2021
Ah, okay!

Well, thanks for informing/reminding me (and everyone who reads the RUB) about this anyhow!

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Level 59
Nov 25, 2021
I'm thinking stewartbanningmeophobia is starting to increase. Currently based on my calculations, it is the 5th most feared fear just behind quizmasterbanningmeophobia
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Level 68
Nov 25, 2021
Can you fear a fear? That sounds like something someone could write about!
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Level 84
Nov 25, 2021
FDR thought so. "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
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Level 65
Nov 25, 2021
Phobophobia
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Level 43
Nov 26, 2021
QuizmasterandStewartbanningmeophobia is such a powerful gun that make us die of fear.
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Level 63
Nov 25, 2021
#1 fear : publicspeakingaphobia

#2 fear : failingphobia

#3 fear: quizmasteraccidentalyshadowbanningmeaphob

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#4 fear : quizmasteractuallyshadowbanningmeaphobia

#5 fear : stewartshadowbanningmeaphobia

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Level 60
Nov 26, 2021
You absolutely certain you’re not more afraid of the unspeakable ban than the shadowban? The way you omitted ban and replaced it with shadowban makes me assume you’re more afraid of the former…
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Level 63
Nov 27, 2021
#6 fear : any-other-sort-of-banning-anywhere-else-on-the-internet-by-anyone-else-but-Stewart-and-Quizmaster-a-phobia.
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Level 60
Nov 25, 2021
Stewart, would you say Jetpunkers or JetPunkers? The latter, right
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Level 84
Nov 25, 2021
I was wondering that. Latter looks kinda weird to me tbh. JetPunkers aren't a brand, but it makes them look like one.
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Level 65
Nov 25, 2021
Servants of the Noble Fish Jeppy
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Level 68
Nov 26, 2021
Always JetPunkers. It looks right to me after many years.
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Level 52
Nov 25, 2021
I can tell this blog was highly researched and the end result was extremely impressive.
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Level 65
Nov 25, 2021
I’m happy that this site has a moderator like this, I heard there is another popular site which is a compound word written similarly, and no one cares when it is misspelled, truly disgusting.

ALSO CAN I TYPE JETPUNK IF IM REALLY EXCITED?

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Level 74
Nov 25, 2021
I THINK YOU’D HAVE TO PUT jETpUNK!
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Level 62
Nov 25, 2021
Jeptunk
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Level 60
Nov 25, 2021
pls no
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Level 65
Nov 26, 2021
KnupTej
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Level 73
Nov 26, 2021
PetJunk

Sorry.. it's JetPunk. I have always been writing the "correct" way, if I'm not mistaken. 😝

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Level 43
Nov 26, 2021
It was good to meet you.
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Level 54
Nov 26, 2021
Well, actually, at least QM (or you, Stewart, I don't know...) is a miscreant. On the "Your quizzes" page, at the top of the page, it's written "Une liste de tous les quiz Jetpunk de l'utilisateur ...", at least in French...

However, funny blog although I don't feel concerned because capital letters are important.

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Level 68
Nov 26, 2021
Blame the translators :o

I'll fix it though

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Level 65
Nov 26, 2021
I have a question. If it's fine to say jetpunk with no capitals, then what if we want to say jetpunk at the beginning of a sentence? We only need to make the first letter capital, and the original word is "jetpunk", which is an acceptable spelling. So can you say Jetpunk then?
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Level 63
Nov 26, 2021
I'd guess that if you care enough to capitalize the first letter then you should care enough to capitalize the fourth letter too.
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Level 65
Nov 26, 2021
JeTpunk?
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Level 63
Nov 26, 2021
Sorry i meant fourth. Edited the comment to reflect that.
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Level 60
Nov 26, 2021
Stewart said that the only reason to not capitalize P is if you are a person who doesn’t capitalize i, names, or the beginning of sentences.
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Level 63
Jul 5, 2022
And if you don't capitalize the P but do capitalize the J then you're a 'miscreant'
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Level 65
Nov 26, 2021
J巳十尸unk
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Level 43
Nov 26, 2021
That’s the moment your QuizamsterandStewartbanningmeophobia indexes starts to increase drastically.
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Level 59
Nov 26, 2021
for the last time they are separate fears lol
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Level 43
Nov 26, 2021
They are like Rice and Beans: you cannot live without them. (Regarding I’m of the team of those who put beans above rice)
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Level 63
Dec 1, 2021
@MG17 I think the plural of index is indices?
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Level 78
Nov 26, 2021
Guilty as charged your honour. I apologise profusely. In my defence, and its only a defence in my mind, my brain seems to think my fingers can type faster than they actually can, plus fat finger syndrome.

As a penance I shall try very hard to type JetPunk correctly in the future.

Forever your servant my liege.......

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Level 60
Jan 7, 2024
Fixed for you:

Guilty as charged your honour. I apologise profusely. In my defence, and its only a defence in my mind, my brain seems to think my fingers can type faster than they actually can, plus fat finger syndrome.

As a penance I shall try very hard to type Jetpunk correctly in the future.

Forever your servant my liege.......

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Level 56
Nov 26, 2021
We love a good satirical rant. I don't think I've ever spelled it correctly, and I don't know if that's gonna change. Hopefully, I don't get banned.
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Level 63
Dec 1, 2021
Stewart : *prepares banishment gun*
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Level 66
Nov 26, 2021
When you Google PSA, see pages about prostate exams, and realize that that has nothing to do with Jetpunck
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Level 68
Nov 27, 2021
PSA is Public Service Announcement
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Level 54
Nov 27, 2021
Peugeot Société Anonyme.
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Level 43
Nov 28, 2021
Prawns Served (with) Anchovies
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Level 60
Nov 28, 2021
What is it with the RUB making acronyms out of things like CSA and PST…

Lol Pickled Salamander Acrobatics

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Level 63
Dec 1, 2021
It's a JetPunk thing I guess
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Level 63
Dec 2, 2021
But maybe also because Penguin Standard Time is funny and Club for Stupid Alpacas is even better
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Level 54
Nov 28, 2021
So now Abby can't say me jp180! Poor Abby or poor me
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Level 54
Nov 28, 2021
And yeah! will remember this JetPunk
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Level 54
Nov 28, 2021
Oh! I have to edit my name and some of my quizzes now
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Level 73
Nov 28, 2021
Haha.. lol.

I think you have forgotten to edit your Place of Residence in your profile page. It still says Jet.. oops, I cannot write that! I hope you understood. 😅

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Level 54
Nov 28, 2021
Oh! Let's edit
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Level 34
Dec 1, 2021
Boo-Hoo.
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Level 64
Dec 2, 2021
JETPUNK
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Level 65
Dec 15, 2021
jETpUNK
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Level 55
Jan 2, 2022
JeTpUnK
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Level 34
Mar 17, 2022
jetPunk

When I first saw this name, the first thing I thought of was the band DaftPunk! LOL