guest
27 Jul 2005 20:41:16
how wordy can I get?
What is the maximum length of a post in this forum anyway?

Sadly, I think I had exceeded the length once or twice during posting and had to split the post up to get around the limit.

Somehow I'd think the limit can be changed by the admin, so I'm wondering what's Andi's current definition of overly wordy.  ;P
Andi
28 Jul 2005 13:08:45
Re: how wordy can I get?
It's actually 5500. Too less?
guest
28 Jul 2005 18:14:56
Re: how wordy can I get?
Nah, I was just curious that's all.

It's not like I run into this problem all the time, only I think maybe 2 or 3 times so far.  I'd guess that anything longer is probably better off being put into its own web page or something and just post a link to it here.

If we take 500 words as an acceptable maximum, then 5500 characters translates to max of 11 characters per word.  Since spaces and punctuation are presumably counted, this menas an average word length of 9-10 letters, which I think is above the real-world average.  In other words, 5500 characters should easily support more than 500 words in a post.

(Knowing the limit does also helps when I need to split something long into multiple posts.  I wouldn't need to keep guessing where to split.)
Conway
28 Jul 2005 21:40:41
Re: how wordy can I get?
Well dude, register and you can edit and delete your posts!
tumble_weed
29 Jul 2005 16:54:38
Re: how wordy can I get?
haha...I think Conway wins the argument there
guest
29 Jul 2005 17:06:06
Re: how wordy can I get?
Not really.  No amout of editing is going to get around the 5500 character limit as far as I can tell.
tumble_weed
30 Jul 2005 06:57:45
Re: how wordy can I get?
Well you could still register anyway  B)
Isu
30 Jul 2005 17:31:12
Nah, Changed my mind.
I think Tumble' wants you to register :D
guest
30 Jul 2005 20:08:48
Re: how wordy can I get?
Heh.  Well, old habits do die hard.  Currently it is still in the process of dying, I guess.  ;P
JM
03 Aug 2005 23:07:18
Re: how wordy can I get?
You are probably the wordiest guest on the forum.
DragonsLover
04 Aug 2005 23:38:12
Re: how wordy can I get?
OH COME ON GUEST, REGISTER... PLEEEAAASE!!! ;P
Andi
06 Aug 2005 20:36:09
Re: how wordy can I get?
You could register with the name "guest". xD
tumble_weed
07 Aug 2005 12:03:24
Re: how wordy can I get?
yes, why not...i mean how hard is it to register?...
Conway
07 Aug 2005 16:58:18
Re: how wordy can I get?
I think he's already registered under a different name!  ;)
Andi
07 Aug 2005 21:12:31
Re: how wordy can I get?
I could check this by the IP's. But right now I prefer watching Animes. xD
JM
27 Aug 2005 20:41:10
Re: how wordy can I get?
He registered under CCexplore didn't he?
Shvegait
28 Aug 2005 00:59:03
Re: how wordy can I get?
He did, JM, but please read the dates of posts before you reply! The last post in this thread was August 7th (EDT). "The guest" registered as ccexplore on August 11th (EDT). You mustn't expect people to be able to predict the future!