- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Yes, I know there are like ten bajillion threads on character limit, but this one, I hope, is slightly different.
When I write fan fiction (as many of you know I do), I sometimes go over the character limit. Now of course, this problem is easily fixed by creating two posts. However, when I know that I will go over and plan ahead by typing the story in word, I'm not sure exactly where the cut-off point is. So I post the whole thing into the thread and then I get a message that says "Exceed Character Limit". So I just start taking snippets out until it gets within the limit and then I copy and paste whatever I took out into a new post.
Let me tell you, that way is annoying.
What I thought would be an interesting implement is if, instead of stopping us from typing in the post when we've gone over the limit, why not put something that tells you how many words you are going over? So if you were going over 100 characters, it would say, "-100 characters." And then you would have a relative idea. And you could also note where the 0 point is while you're typing so that when you finally finish your post, you will know exactly where to cut and paste.
I know tlhat I would find this extremely useful and I'm sure people that write different stuff like theories and reviews would like it as well.
It's not a huge problem or one that I expect to be addressed immediately (if at all), but it is somethign that has bothered me.