Multiple question marks in e-mail correspondence

[Martinus]

Is there anyone out there who considers it acceptable to add multiple question marks (e.g. "What time will you be arriving??") at the end of a question in written correspondence, other than to denote the author's annoyance, displeasure or extreme surprise about the question?

I am asking because I have found it once or twice in e-mails where the author was not acting annoyed or aggressive otherwise (or it apparently wasn't the author's intention).

Are these people retarded or am I not aware of some convention?

[Cerr]

Is there anyone out there who considers it acceptable to add multiple question marks (e.g. "What time will you be arriving??") at the end of a question in written correspondence, other than to denote the author's annoyance, displeasure or extreme surprise about the question?

I am asking because I have found it once or twice in e-mails where the author was not acting annoyed or aggressive otherwise (or it apparently wasn't the author's intention).

Are these people retarded or am I not aware of some convention?

It might have been a typo.

[BVN]

Is there anyone out there who considers it acceptable to add multiple question marks (e.g. "What time will you be arriving??") at the end of a question in written correspondence, other than to denote the author's annoyance, displeasure or extreme surprise about the question?

I am asking because I have found it once or twice in e-mails where the author was not acting annoyed or aggressive otherwise (or it apparently wasn't the author's intention).

Are these people retarded or am I not aware of some convention?

It might have been a typo.

Get outta here with your reasonable explanations! 

[The Brain]

This was considered threadworthy??

[Josquius]

Shows its definitely a question you need to answer and not rhetorical or....something?

[Zanza]

Absolutely appalling!!!!!!!

[Ideologue]

This was considered threadworthy??

No fucking kidding.  Christ almighty.

[Strix]

Was the sender gay or straight?

[DGuller]

Absolutely appalling!!!!!!!

??

[Martinus]

Was the sender gay or straight?

Don't know.

[crazy canuck]

This was considered threadworthy??

Martinus is running out of material.

[Rasputin]

i for one applaud marty for his recent efforts at posting threads on topics other than:

gays being persecuted,

gays not getting enough credit for their achievements,

gay romantic tales that reflect that marty aint really gay

[derspiess]

Is there anyone out there who considers it acceptable to add multiple question marks (e.g. "What time will you be arriving??") at the end of a question in written correspondence, other than to denote the author's annoyance, displeasure or extreme surprise about the question?

I am asking because I have found it once or twice in e-mails where the author was not acting annoyed or aggressive otherwise (or it apparently wasn't the author's intention).

Are these people retarded or am I not aware of some convention?

If it's from a co-worker & I know they have their head on straight, I'd chalk it up to being a typo.  Unfortunately, I've gotten a lot of emails from clients (not the general public, but bank employees who should know better) that are like that & much worse, and were definitely not typos.

[Capetan Mihali]

I like to use multiple punctuation marks in my personal e-mails to remind people what a wild and crazy guy I am!!   

[Sheilbh]

There used to be someone in my office who would use multiple question marks and exclamation marks (singular and multiple) and the two in combo in almost every work-related e-mail