Unable to Post Less Than 10 Char

dragon1 · 14 Oct 2010, 12:03 PM

I tried to post to the One Word Story thread and got the following error message:

"The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 10 characters."

The post previous to mine was only 5 characters, so I don't understand why I'm getting this message. I haven't posted in a long time....is that the problem?

**Sherry** · 14 Oct 2010, 12:59 PM

Actually what they're doing is adding dots making them the color of the background like >

word
........

Now if you quote this post just to see it you can see how it looks.

Sherry

Chipper · 16 Oct 2010, 06:34 AM

This minimum came about when Edwin upgraded the forums in Feb 2007. The dot workaround is what people have been using since that time.

janusz · 16 Oct 2010, 06:50 AM

BTW, what's the logic behind this limitation?

David · 16 Oct 2010, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by janusz

BTW, what's the logic behind this limitation?

It stops people posting 'me too'

robert@fm · 16 Oct 2010, 06:38 PM

But people could always post it as "<AOL>Me too!</AOL>", as I've sometimes seen.

off · 3 Nov 2010, 02:53 PM

opps i find it

dragon1 · 16 Mar 2011, 07:03 AM

Not that I'm sorry I'm back, but sorry I took so long replying.

For some reason I don't understand, I cannot access this website with my laptop computer but I can with my desktop, which I don't use as often anymore.

But anyway, thanks to all who responded and especially to Sherry who explained the reason well.

14 Oct 2010, 12:03 PM	#1
dragon1 Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: California Posts: 674	Unable to Post Less Than 10 Char I tried to post to the One Word Story thread and got the following error message: "The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 10 characters." The post previous to mine was only 5 characters, so I don't understand why I'm getting this message. I haven't posted in a long time....is that the problem?

16 Mar 2011, 07:03 AM	#8
dragon1 Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: California Posts: 674	Sorry, I'm Back Not that I'm sorry I'm back, but sorry I took so long replying. For some reason I don't understand, I cannot access this website with my laptop computer but I can with my desktop, which I don't use as often anymore. But anyway, thanks to all who responded and especially to Sherry who explained the reason well.

14 Oct 2010, 12:59 PM	#2
Sherry Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: USA Posts: 8,687	Actually what they're doing is adding dots making them the color of the background like > word ........ Now if you quote this post just to see it you can see how it looks. Sherry

16 Oct 2010, 06:34 AM	#3
Chipper Master of the @ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Greenbelt, MD (USA) Posts: 1,278	This minimum came about when Edwin upgraded the forums in Feb 2007. The dot workaround is what people have been using since that time.

16 Oct 2010, 06:50 AM	#4
janusz The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: EU Posts: 4,944	BTW, what's the logic behind this limitation?

16 Oct 2010, 06:38 PM	#6
robert@fm The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 4,681	But people could always post it as "<AOL>Me too!</AOL>", as I've sometimes seen.

3 Nov 2010, 02:53 PM	#7
off Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 3	opps i find it