Incidentally, it might have once been noted that I often utilize
   the em-dash were it not for the limitations of ASCII but I have
   found substitutions. Occasionally, I will use --. Sometimes I
   will utilize a semi-colon for the purpose of the em-dash, which
   will eventually annoy somebody. In the 90s, I went through a |
   phase, and other variations of punctuation, just to be
   distinctive and to wreck automatic writing analysis algorithms a
   tiny bit. I don't see anything wrong with falling in love with
   "Noted". I fall in love with "writing habits" all of the time.
   One day, somebody says something that points out what they don't
   care for about it, I pause and reflect and consider. Sometimes I
   continue, sometimes I stop and change it. ... is another thing
   ... <-- I like using that. Also, I've been trying to bring --->
   arrows back in to regular conversation online. I like going
   through my old writings styles sometimes. All are very similar
   but the subtle variation are amusing to me, and sometimes I can
   pick out "when" I wrote something just based upon the style
   alone. === I like semi-colons, although I've also gone through
   parenthesis phases (having also done a lot of programming (which
   encourages such habits), they are logical and neat (as annoying
   as they are to flow for many)). = my favorite, which Facebook
   discourages... . is . . WHITESPACE! . . . Lots and lots of
   whitepace! . . . This is undoubtedly due to having started on
   BBS's and Usenet forums... ... ... ... although... .. ..
   excessive use... . . can . . drive . . . some . . . CRAZY! == I
   swap around. In school, some teachers thought I used very
   'creative punctuation". Others would litter my nice paper with
   ugly red pen. They would circle every instance that did not
   comply with whatever standard they considered standard. I
   usually prefer white space between paragraphs at the very least.
   This annoys some smartphone users, who have to then scroll a
   little more, but white space is very pleasing on the eye on a PC
   [at least... to my eyes]. And yeah, HTML... ugh. I don't want to
   get started on the limitations of THE INPUT BOX.... ...
   *grmbl*... == Google+'s implementation of basic *bold*
   _underline_ is nice. Their -strikethrough- can get annoying at
   times, although I find some people making VERY creative use of
   it: It is especially useful when you have to... WANT TO...
   strike out a thought (like "have to") yet still convey it for
   humor or whatever. ==   Google+'s implementation of basic *bold*
   _italic_ is nice. Their -strikethrough- can get annoying at
   times, although I find some people making VERY creative use of
   it: It is especially useful when you have to... WANT TO...
   strike out a thought (like "have to") yet still convey it for
   humor or whatever. [I edited there. I forgot the _ is italic...
   I forgot what the underline is suddenly tongue emoticon ] ==
   yeah - their new interface broke a number of useful features.
   They're still testing it though and rolling out changes as time
   goes on. I wish they'd hurry though. They made a SIGNIFICANT UI
   change, which is taking a bit to get used to. It's prettier in a
   kind of Flipboard sort of way, but there's extra clicks for
   basic tasks like photo sharing on the PC, and the + or @
   hyperlinks don't always work, or they pull up a global list of
   names rather than your own circles. == But what *I* would kill
   for? Overstrike. Successive bolding of a letter. Microshifting.
   Decent font + kerning control. All of these are, of course,
   POSSIBLE in HTML and CSS and such, but it amazes me that in all
   of these decades, few programs / apps have successfully allowed
   the functionality of a manual typewriter. The day will come of
   course. It will come. Somebody will do it. [maybe they have and
   I missed it]. I know it seems absurd in a sense to even consider
   it .. but there's a certain marvel at the flexibility of ye old
   typewriter. Then again... we're lucky to get any real FONT
   choices anywhere except our local paint programs and word
   processing softwares, so... &sigh&. [and yes, I know about PDF
   and TeX and such but I'm thinking 'everyday' stuff... oh well
   tongue emoticon ]   ==