Mo,
Good job.
You're basically correct except the limitation tends to occur when using Internet Explorer browsers only. "Replies" have a smaller character limit than "original" posts. Some of the other browsers, (I use Mozilla's Firefox when visiting these forums) are able to create large amounts of text in either "original" posts or "replies".
For example look at some my replies in the these links:
http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-6121-0.html?forumID=45&threadID=22053&messageID=243397
http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-6121-0.html?forumID=45&threadID=22053&messageID=259303
Hope this helps.
Grif
Dear Chuckthom,
Thank you for helping me with "search" function. I hope I can offer help back to you re CNET length of posts. I am not connected CNET, I just happen to know this from experience.
As I said, I thought there was a fix, but on checking, this seems to have been withdrawn by Lee.
Therefore, I see it like this - if I am wrong, hopefully someone will tell us:
You can make a "long" post if you are initiating a new discussion, i.e. approx 91 lines seems to be the max (this by copy/paste from Word - don't know if works equally well simply by typing it in).
However, if you are posting a reply, you are limited to approx 31 lines - whether pasting in or typing in.
But, the workaround that I mentioned, is that to increase your 31 lines you have to insert lines in the middle, and I was successful with a further 26 inserted lines (see link below), i.e:
If you have a post greater than 31 lines, type (or paste) in the first 15 lines, then type (or paste) in the last fifteen lines, so that you are missing the middle part of your "essay".
Then go back to the middle (i.e. Line 16) and press Enter to get new lines and then type (paste) the missing middle bit into this space. Like I said, the middle bit works for 26 lines (maybe more, but I don't know how many).
Please see my link below, in the Test Forum, proving the 91 lines for starter post, and max 31 reply and 57 lines as extended.
FWIW - I don't understand these numbers, since Cnet seems to run off 55 per page. But what do I know.
http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-6622-0.html?forumID=66&threadID=24621&start=0
Regards
Mo
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