From: Shadowfirebird <shadowfirebird@...>
Date: 2011-03-09T07:24:04+09:00
Subject: Re: Duplicate methods removal in Ruby's TODO ?

> Using bang names to denote receiver-modifying methods is not the convention,
> and I don't think it should become it.
> 
> http://dablog.rubypal.com/2007/8/15/bang-methods-or-danger-will-rubyist

As the article you link to says: the convention is neither intuitive nor easy to understand.  

+1 here for adopting a clearer convention.