A punctuation problem

The more communication moves to text-based formats - instant message, text message, email, blogs, Twitter, Facebook, etc. - the more people try to come up with creative ways to express their emotion. One of the most common - and often annoying - is the exclamation point.

Here's an example of what you may find in a text message response or Facebook response:

Thanks! Have an awesome day! I can't wait to see you!

Here's what the same response looks like without the exclamation points.

Thanks. Have an awesome day. I can't wait to see you.

This just lacks some of the pizazz that the exclamation points bring. The bland periods say, "I guess I sort of care."

So, we use exclamation points, and as our left pinkies wear out, we find that one exclamation point isn't enough, so we make it 3 or 5. If we find our a friend is expecting a baby, we throw 10 exclamation points in there.

What about moderation? What if that response said this:

Thanks. Have an awesome day. I can't wait to see you!

Would that really be such a bad thing? Can we live with just one exclamation point per paragraph - as a start?