What is it that possesses some otherwise sane people to go far above and beyond the call of punctuation in their use of the exclamation mark. I'd love to know. Perhaps it's a genetic thing that makes them develop a stutter of the finger whenever they press SHIFT + 1 at the same time. The most highly selective instance of epilepsy in the known universe? Either way, it's damned annoying.
I think it would be good to implement a policy for the licensing of exclamation marks (use thereof). Before being allowed to use them, a person must demonstrate that any prior tendency they had to use more than one at a time has been entirely dispelled through intensive counselling and electric shock therapy. Only then would they be permitted occasional (and carefully monitored) use. Good plan huh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
See, it's annoying, isn't it.

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