Why Do Americans Put A Capital Letter.....

[barty]

At The Beginning Of Every Word In The Title Of Something Regardless Of Whether It's A Proper Noun Or Not?

[PeckhamRose]

I Do, Too.

When it is a title.

[SCSB79]

not all of them do.

[HonaloochieB]

Me Too Buddy.

[dukesdenver]

It's to make news headlines Extra Scary.

[Keef]

Who You Callin American, Asshole?

[woofmarkthedog]

Who Knows

[louisiana]

Because Americans - and especially the ones in Jesusland - passeth all understanding.

[bignumber5]

As I understand, in academic and literary contexts, it is appropriate to use capital letters for "significant words" in a title, with significant usually referring to pretty much everything but prepositions and articles.

Probably a level or 2 of geekdom above what you were looking for...

[mattham]

This is far from the strangest thing they do. Bugbears of mine include numbers (when spoken): 2009 becomes two thousand nine. And headlines, eg: Senate attacks spending, waste. Is an and too much to ask for?

I've just written a piece for an American newspaper and the changes they've made are bizarre. Still, they're paying so I won't complain.