what happened to "at lunch"?

i just logged into my email account and noticed something odd about my chat contacts: listed back-to-back are supporters of two different democratic candidates and they have chosen to set their "status" to an imperative. one of them was telling me to "Vote Obama" and the one RIGHT BELOW was telling me to "Vote Hillary!" (i put little stars next to the parts i want you to notice). yes, that's right, the hillary supporter threw in an exclamation point to get his/her point across.

this was yet another thing online that caused me to pause, stare, and think.

note: i changed the names of my friends to protect their identities and/or political views.