# How to automatically replace a double exclamation point when a message is saved?

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**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [October 10, 2017, 11:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-automatically-replace-a-double-exclamation-point-when-a-message-is-saved/71759 "2017-10-10T11:47:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 10, 2017, 11:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-automatically-replace-a-double-exclamation-point-when-a-message-is-saved/71759/1 "2017-10-10T11:47:30Z")

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I’m looking for a way to prevent double exclamation points when a user replies to messages.

In my particular case I have a super-user who has the bad habit (since 15 years) to conclude each sentence with !!

All older users know it is his way to write but new users often feel attacked by him (even if it is not his intention).  
This sometimes generates bad responses from new users and I have to intervene to calm the situation.

Consider that I asked him several times to avoid !! at the end of a sentence, but his answer is that he does it unconsciously.

I know that I can use [Replace a string in all posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replace-a-string-in-all-posts/48729) to replace `!!` with a point, but this would only work on posts already published, not on those that will be published.

The only way I can think is to enter !! in `watched words` so that they are replaced by two black squares, but I find this method a little exaggerated.

Is there any other way?

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