Sloggobbler 31 November 29, 2013 Share November 29, 2013 Never really served as a problem to me but everypony else seems to enjoy it so, thanks. Viddy Well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeekBrony 85 November 29, 2013 Share November 29, 2013 Praaiiise the lord! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feather Spiral 1,892 December 2, 2013 Share December 2, 2013 Uh, was my reply removed, and why the hell was it? I put thought into something and it was just withdrawn, either on purpose or from a glitch, because I recall clearly hitting the submit button and viewing my post. Trying this again. |--------------------| For all who keep saying the minimum character limit ensured "quality" content, several members who posted here proved that statement wrong. Longer does not equal better (insert genital size analogy here), experienced debators and writers like myself are well placed to know that. To further illustrate this, with the old YouTube comment system, while the maximum character limit was a hinderance to long arguments with sources and all that jazz... it also improved debate quality by inciting concision and clarity in discussions. And if you wanted to source your shit, nothing (besides the dumb system known as captcha) stopped you from making second/third/etc replies to mention names and websites. Post quality does not consistently increase with post length, it follows a bell curve (as I described in my reply before it was removed for unknown reasons). And the maximum for that curve isn't at the same point, depending on the subject and your argument. Character limits suck because they say: "on this website/forum, maximum post quality is assumed to be around this amount of characters, so you should not submit anything shorter/longer because it is bad quality". Standardizing some things makes them easier, but imposing standards upon everything does the complete opposite. 2 I take writing commissions. "Nerds build the world, artists decorate it, warriors protect it, leaders talk everyone into doing their jobs." -me, 3 Nov 2017 "That's not a pie, that's a pastry with an identity crisis!" ~Jeric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arylett Charnoa 4,919 December 2, 2013 Share December 2, 2013 Eh, I always thought the thing was damn pointless. I mean, at first, I was desperate for any sort of thing to increase the quality here. But I realized the character limit was pointless and just caused people to complain constantly and really put the pressure on. All it did was increase hostility, and had little to no effect on quality. It didn't decrease or increase it. People just bypassed it constantly by posting "fillerfillerfillerforthecharacterlimitblahblah" anyway. And any spam could just be deleted on the grounds of... well, being spam. Regardless of the character limit. 'Cause I remember one of the reasons for it being so that it could make it easier to spot spam/low quality posts for the staff. The only way to ensure quality is to create the proper environment for it to flourish, the proper culture that continually attracts the intelligent and educates the ignorant. Not some arbitrary letter counter that screws up a lot. Good riddance, I suppose. But I will miss laughing at those people who put "fillerfillerfiller" in their posts. XD 5 Aether Velvet is the name of the OC in my avatar. Drawn by me. Deviantart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Posh 360 December 3, 2013 Share December 3, 2013 The character limit is dead! Long live the character limit! Oh wait, it's still alive on the mobile site. Any plans to change that? It's an illusion. The character limits on mobile are not actually there even though it says they are. Give it a try. Random white text! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looking Glass 197 December 3, 2013 Share December 3, 2013 i just noticed, if it says the character minimumis 20, how come it still says that the minimum is 100 for me? My AMA: https://mlpforums.com/topic/163911-talk-to-the-looking-glass-and-it-will-talk-back/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Posh 360 December 3, 2013 Share December 3, 2013 (edited) i just noticed, if it says the character minimumis 20, how come it still says that the minimum is 100 for me? Are you on a mobile device or a computer? http://mlpforums.com/topic/79920-mobile-character-limit/ Edited December 3, 2013 by Emperor Posh 1 Random white text! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cwanky 17,589 December 3, 2013 Share December 3, 2013 minimalism prevails today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinter 3,064 December 3, 2013 Share December 3, 2013 I also think some threads that were made before its removal still have that limit on. My OC's: Malinter, Rahl, Vengeful impact & alias-the-marked-one First fic i've written since forever here Skype: Malinter@Outlook.com "Defeating a sandwich only makes it tastier." most legendary quote ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixel Stick 927 December 10, 2013 Share December 10, 2013 Twenty characters is more than enough to write this simple haiku. If you wanna make the world a better place, Take a look at yourself, then make a change. -- Michael Jackson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbrony888 10 December 19, 2013 Share December 19, 2013 I think that's great. it wasn't hard for me to reach because I tend to talk a lot online. I don't mind as llong as people make good posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Flurry 173 December 19, 2013 Share December 19, 2013 Thank you! *to self, Fianally able to just say one thing!* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aoEAF2FBvC0MIo2Q 3,673 December 19, 2013 Share December 19, 2013 Also something to note is that the Character Minimum Violation still exists and will be handed out when needed if you somehow manage to not hit it or hit the limit in a forum where it is more of a problem. Uhh... Doesn't it make more sense to outright make it impossible to make posts consisting of less than x amount of characters than to punish whoever doesn't meet that limit when posting? Why make a rule for something you can automate out? Am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkflame 3,310 December 20, 2013 Share December 20, 2013 Uhh... Doesn't it make more sense to outright make it impossible to make posts consisting of less than x amount of characters than to punish whoever doesn't meet that limit when posting? Why make a rule for something you can automate out? Am I missing something? It does do that. What he's talking about is clearly using extra characters just for the purpose of extending your post to meet the 20 char minimum. For example, the system blocks you from posting just a 10 character post. But if this- "I agree blahblah20charactersblah" was your entire post, then you'd get an infraction. 1 Sig by Thunderstorm Check out my Rarity fansite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Star 141 December 20, 2013 Share December 20, 2013 Life advice should really have a limit. We don't need people trolling users who are asking for help. hah, i just posted a new thread there. if the limit had been 20 characters i'd be screwed. well, more screwed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aoEAF2FBvC0MIo2Q 3,673 December 20, 2013 Share December 20, 2013 @@hawkflame, thanks for clearing that up ^^ As for the limit on the Life Advice section, I always thought the 200 character minimum made for a nice filter against vapid or otherwise unhelpful posts. The thing is, when addressing someone's problem in a meaningful way, I often found myself passing the 200 character minimum before I blinked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlunderSteed 1,252 December 20, 2013 Share December 20, 2013 @@hawkflame, thanks for clearing that up ^^ As for the limit on the Life Advice section, I always thought the 200 character minimum made for a nice filter against vapid or otherwise unhelpful posts. The thing is, when addressing someone's problem in a meaningful way, I often found myself passing the 200 character minimum before I blinked. I can kind of see it both ways. On the one hand, requiring longer posts will generally make sure that the contributor is expressing a more substantial idea. On the other hand, this also means that they can't simply say "Hang in there; we're pulling for you!"; they're compelled to keep talking, (rambling beyond what they originally wanted to say), which doesn't necessarily do anything to help the OP. Faced with this option, a lot of otherwise well-meaning people might just choose not to post in that thread at all...which doesn't help the OP either. Regards, PlunderSteed Bassist, pianist, and backing vocalist for MLP-themed metal band Draconequus. Check out our latest music video, a metal cover of "Tricks up my Sleeve" here. Bassist, pianist, and vocalist for MLP-themed alt rock band Worst Princess. Check our recent live performance of "Shine Like Rainbows" here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Airbourne 21,977 December 20, 2013 Share December 20, 2013 I think that they ought to bring this back honestly... It did a lot of good in certain aspects and made you really think about what it was you were going to post. Now I think in certain threads it may not need a 100 minimum character limit. But for the majority of places on the forums I think it would benefit to having a 100 character limit again. But truthfully that is just my own opinion. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daily Dashereeee 8 December 26, 2013 Share December 26, 2013 YES THANK YOU I PRAISE Y'ALL FOR THIS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverStarApple 849 December 26, 2013 Share December 26, 2013 Yay! This is awesome! Isn't this exciting? Are you excited cause I'm excited? I've never been so excited... Pinkie Pie quoted really do make everything better! I was dead until the moment I met you. I was a powerless corpse pretending to be alive. Living without power, without the ability to change my course, was akin to a slow death. If I must live as I did before then... -Lelouch, Code Geass - My NEW DeviantART: http://SilverStarApple.deviantart.com/Want to make money for being an AWESOME PONY? https://www.tsu.co/Epsilon725 My fanfic, starring Silver Star Apple: http://www.fimfiction.net/story/224996/the-shining-silver-star-of-the-apple-family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dis is not a troll 27 December 26, 2013 Share December 26, 2013 can't express myself enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Spades 162 December 26, 2013 Share December 26, 2013 Wait. Advanced RP has a character limit of 800+? Wow. I found it challenging enough for the 200+ limit. I can hardly imagine 800+. I guess it is advanced for a reason. I'm pretty happy about the character limit is dead thing. Half insane! Half jokester! All brony! My main OC: Jack Spades ♠♥♣♦ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxConfusedUnicornxX 834 December 27, 2013 Share December 27, 2013 Yay! Less stuff to read XD Im lazy Please click on the egg to help hatch it otherwise it will die! Honey Dew: http://mlpforums.com/page/eqw-characters/_/unapproved/honey-dew-r204 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dsanders 5,747 December 27, 2013 Share December 27, 2013 After going through a whole month with this drastically lowered character limit, I have to say, it feels really nice. I don't feel as pressured to type more than I need to anymore. Though naturally, I tend to express myself quite thoroughly in making my posts on here, so I would usually exceed a hundred characters anyways. But this time, I don't have to feel as pressured anymore. I don't have to feel like I have to aim to put enough superfluous words to fit that exact amount of characters anymore. Now, I feel a lot more free in expressing my thoughts on here, regardless of how long or how brief they are! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgeworth1001 648 December 27, 2013 Share December 27, 2013 (edited) Aw yiss, it's time to party. (I don't think this may end well for some reason, still gonna party, though) Edited December 27, 2013 by Edgeworth1001 creative but lazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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