Code: /mobile/post.bml.post.success.header

[chasy]

^-- This was changed from "Success!" to "Success". Is there a particular reason why? "Success!" seems more exciting and solid to me...but it's pretty much a non-issue, either way. I'm just asking cos I'm curious. ;D

Edit: This one (Code: /tools/tellafriend.bml.sentpage.title) was also changed similarly from Sent! to Sent. Maybe it's because I'm a naturally bouncy person but the lack of an exclamation point seems kind of bland...like, "Ho hum, your post was successful." Instead of "Hooray! Your entry has posted!" *LOL* I realize this might be a quirk of mine but I thought I'd mention it here in case I'm not the only one. NO OFFENSE PLEASE to the person who changed the string!! Okay? ♥

Apparently, it's just me! :D

Comments

[liv]

I'm a pretty bouncy person myself and tend to over-use exclamation marks. But I don't like it when websites I want to use try to make their copy bouncy and perky; it just seems artificial and irritating. LJ's copy is really bad that way; it seems patronizing, not cheerful. And yes, we are pretty excited about Dreamwidth, but I don't think the site should be trying to emotionally manipulate people into artificial excitement.

Re: Code: /mobile/post.bml.post.success.header

[piranha]

*nod*. same here.

i like enthusiastic _people_. a lot. i dislike anything programmatically enthusified. what i find endearing in people annoys me when it comes from an artificial construct.