User blog comment:Princess Callie/Making Titles/@comment-25148755-20140725233453

I actually have a bit of an issue with the punctuation filters in the title. I haven't had a particular problem with it yet, but can imagine I could in the future. IMHO the title is the only opportunity people have to make their story stand out and get read since there's no book covers on this site. By eliminating most punctuation, you limit the artistic ability to do that. (And let's be honest...in the hand scheme of things what you can do with punctuation is still limited compared to any kind of graphic controls) The example you use regarding "The Nightmare Attacks!"...what if you were going for a cheesy 70s vibe? You say that as a negative thing but it could in fact be a positive. I guess bottom line for me is if the intent is to have a bunch a uniformly formatted titles then I guess carry on. However if you want to give a bit more artistic license to the authors on this site (which would be my personal preference) I'd consider loosening up the filters even a little.