[Mitch]

In a recent article by Carol Waseleski, in the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, she investigates the overabundance of exclamation marks, also known as exclamation points, by female bloggers. A typical reason given for all the exclamation marks is, females are more likely to become excitable and that the exclamation marks are "markers of excitability". But Waseleski argues that the exclamation marks are "markers of friendly interaction" and shove your gender-biases up your... At any rate, I decided to compare how many exclamation marks are seen on the front page of 3 female chem blogs that I visit frequently versus how many show up in 3 male chem blogs that I visit frequently. My data is shown below.

Female:
http://coronene.blogspot.com/   = 16
http://cultureofchemistry.blogspot.com/   = 12
http://propterdoc.blogspot.com/   = 17
Average = 15

Male:
http://www.thechemblog.com/   = 5
http://the-half-decent-pharmaceutical-chemistry-blog.chemblogs.org/   = 2
http://www.paulbracher.com/blog/   = 5
Average = 4

As can be clearly seen, female bloggers use exclamation marks more than males and thus are more friendly. I haven't included the following blogs, because it contradicts my hypothesis.

http://thedisgruntled.blogspot.com/   = 38
http://blog.chemicalforums.com/   = 29

Note1: Link to the article can be found here. http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol11/issue4/waseleski.html
Note2: This was brought to my attention by http://improbable.com/2006/11/18/gals/

Mitch

[Albert]

http://the-half-decent-pharmaceutical-chemistry-blog.chemblogs.org/   = 2

My blog is quite serious, I know. So is pharma chem, however. 

[terryed]

   Mitch !!  I think your post is funny !, worth posting !, and well worth reading ! !.

  Thanks !,
   Ed of terryed

[Ψ×Ψ]

Of course there are lots and lots of exclamation points in my blog!  I have to sound excitable because I don't always know what I'm talking about!  (Because I am an undergrad, NOT because I am a woman.)  Seriously, though, most other chemistry bloggers are grad students, postdocs, or working in industry...there probably isn't much that I know that they don't, or much that I could post that would seem remotely interesting if it weren't a little excitable.
Thank you for visiting frequently, though 

[ximik]

I thought that Kyle Finchsigmate was a girl... and Coronene was a boy!!!

You have to compare my blog(transitionstate) and Coronene's to prove or disprove that Coronene uses lots of exclamation points "because she is an undergrad, not NOT because she is a woman":-)

[FeLiXe]

to get a reproducible result you should divide the exclamation marks by the word count on the first page. and then you need a two sided t-test to prove your point ... then I'll believe you

[Ψ×Ψ]

to get a reproducible result you should divide the exclamation marks by the word count on the first page. and then you need a two sided t-test to prove your point ... then I'll believe you

wait, divide by word count or by sentence count?  Most people don't put exclamation points! in the middle! of sentences.

[Borek]

Most people don't put exclamation points! in the middle! of sentences.

You did. I wonder if it is because you are a female, or because you're an undergrad 

[Mitch]

terryed: Glad you like it, check back frequently.

?*?: No problem,

ximik: Kyle is male, although you'll have to verify that yourself.

FeLiXe: This was a preliminary study, a more thorough study can be done by others.

Borek: American undergrads won't understand European humour.

[Borek]

Borek: American undergrads won't understand European humour.

You should be glad my name ends with ek, not at 

Is it too European once again? 

[mike]

Oh no, now I am going to picture Borek as Borat!

[Ψ×Ψ]

ximik: I'm really curious as to why you thought I was a man?  Most people don't make that mistake in person 

borek: At my university! I was not required to take any English! classes, so my use of punctuation! may not be correct.

mitch: I'm still waiting for that e-mail at my university address...You can just facebook me if it's easier, but you have to find me first 

[Mitch]

?*?, you're applying to Berkeley right?

[Equi]

Most people don't put exclamation points! in the middle! of sentences.

You did. I wonder if it is because you are a female, or because you're an undergrad 

This! is! ridiculous!!!!!

yeah, all come to Berkeley. Mitchy, you don't have any special contacts to the Mol Bio department? Go drink some coffee with the graduate admissions tutor

[ximik]

ximik: I'm really curious as to why you thought I was a man?  Most people don't make that mistake in person 

well, I don't know. The first time when I read your blog left such an impression. Maybe I am not an attentive reader