Monday, November 30, 2009

Why is everyone else so excited?

So...through my hall roaming here at Utah Valley, I've encountered many advertisements such as posters, banners, etc. Why is it that when someone is making a sign they feel the need to use fifteen consecutive exclaimation points? It doesn't excite me to see a sign that reads "HUGE DANCE PARTY TONIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!", it makes me feel like I'm being yelled at. If someone actually spoke to me with that much enthusiasm, I'd either run away or punch them in the face. Whatever happened to just one good old fashioned exclaimation point? It serves it's purpose on it's own, it doesn't need any help. "HUGE DANCE PARTY TONIGHT!" is wonderfully sufficient to grab the attention of your readers, it doesn't need six more companions to do it's job. Am I the only crabby person who feels this way? Or are there other excessive exclaimation point haters out there? I just beg my sign and poster making peers; please, stop being so excited.
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  1. rachelDecember 1, 2009 at 10:16 AM

    I agree with you. It is very annoying,

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  2. Jordi AnthonyDecember 2, 2009 at 4:49 PM

    It's funny you mention this because just the other day my friend and I were walking down the hall thinking the exact same thing. I look at those banners and posters and think, "How tacky." We aren't in high school anymore so why is there this need to make a huge exclamated statement like we are in a pep rally?Like you said, I would much rather see one exclamation point than 10. Less is more people. Putting extra exclamation points on something doesn't automatically make it more fun or interesting it ultimately just makes me mad!

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  3. JayDecember 13, 2009 at 3:17 PM

    I can see all your points very well, and i will have to agree with them as well, but think about the flip side too, they are exclamating their banners because A, they want your attention, and B, they really would like you to go to whatever it is they are trying to advertise, and quite frankly, its working on you guys because you notice it every time you walk through the halls. It does grab your attention even though you don't like a million !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. So next time your walking through the halls, try thinking about the rhetoric the banner is using. =) Thinkin on both ends of the spectrum...thanks to Daniel Westover for that!

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