I once complimented a blogger for composing a particularly eloquent sentence. My compliment was concise and sincere. All I received in reply was “Thanks!”. I

I once complimented a blogger for composing a particularly eloquent sentence. My compliment was concise and sincere. All I received in reply was “Thanks!”. I was thrilled. I earned an exclamation point from an academic who would never deign to use such punctuation lightly.