Edelgard Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 Knowing me I've probably just missed this somewhere, but in the event that I haven't: does anyone know the exact word limit and character limit for posts? Chapters of my epic keep getting cut off, but I can't determine a specific point at which it's happening. If anyone does know I would very much appreciate the knowledge being shared, so that I can go back and make sure none of my other chapters are going to get cut off as well. is this the end?
Reznas Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 I think I remember reading a while back that it was somewhere around 1,000, but don't quote me on that. How many words are written in one of the chapters that keeps getting cut off? That might help me recall the limit. -Rez
Kopekemaster Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 I think I remember reading a while back that it was somewhere around 1,000, but don't quote me on that. How many words are written in one of the chapters that keeps getting cut off? That might help me recall the limit. -RezI can't imagine it's that low. Some of Bonesiii's posts far exceed that, not to mention his ongoing retelling. I don't know what it is, though. My Writing Blog (more writing coming soon!) My Bionicle/LEGO Blog (defunct) Hyfudiar on Spotify (noise/drone/experimental music)
Reznas Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 (edited) When in doubt, test it out. Alright, so I've calculated that it's somewhere around 10,000. I was so far off...good thing I told you guys not to quote me on it. -Rez Edited October 15, 2014 by Reznas
Edelgard Posted October 15, 2014 Author Posted October 15, 2014 I think I remember reading a while back that it was somewhere around 1,000, but don't quote me on that. How many words are written in one of the chapters that keeps getting cut off? That might help me recall the limit. -Rez I don't know about the number of characters, but one post was about 5380 words and the other was 5335... so no consistency. =P is this the end?
Reznas Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 I don't know about the number of characters, but one post was about 5380 words and the other was 5335... so no consistency. =P Alright, well, I just edited my post above. I was able to input 10,000 words into one post. But since that doesn't seem to correlate with the data you gave me, I'm guessing that posts are measured in characters. There were roughly 60,000 characters allowed when I tested it, so that might be the limit. Do you mind finding the character amounts for those posts? If you'd prefer not to, I can do so if I have the link to the post. -Rez P.S. Again, I was really far off the limit. Sorry about that. I can only remember so much of what I've heard.
Edelgard Posted October 15, 2014 Author Posted October 15, 2014 The first post was 34, 503 characters and the second post was 30, 235 characters. So in other words, I'm being cut off just over halfway compared to your post above. o_O Could the fact that I include a banner in each post have something to do with it? is this the end?
Reznas Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 The first post was 34, 503 characters and the second post was 30, 235 characters. So in other words, I'm being cut off just over halfway compared to your post above. o_O Could the fact that I include a banner in each post have something to do with it? The banner could have something to with it, yes. But I doubt that it would supplant 30,000 characters worth of space. I'm guessing you've tried pasting the full text a second time in an edit? Also, in my experience, editing incredibly long posts occasionally cuts off some of the text body. The easiest fix I've found is by removing all of the text (by cutting it), saving the changes, then pasting the text back in another edit. -Rez
Edelgard Posted October 15, 2014 Author Posted October 15, 2014 (edited) I'll try that, see if it works. E: Editing in the cut section did work; it's all there now. So... I guess problem solved? Although I'm still wondering why it would cut off in the first place... Edited October 15, 2014 by Voltex is this the end?
Black Six Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 The site doesn't care about how many words or characters you have, it cares about overall filesize. This includes all the characters you see, as well as all of the formatting and BBCode, and some things you can't see like line-breaks. So 60,000 characters with no formatting can take up the same amount of space as 30,000 characters with different fonts, links, banners, etc. 4 Bio of a BZP Admin
Edelgard Posted October 15, 2014 Author Posted October 15, 2014 That makes sense. That's my question answered, then. This topic can be closed. Thanks to all of you for your help. 3 is this the end?
Reznas Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 (edited) Oh, I digress. I apologize for any misinformation I may have spread. I could only go off of what I tested. Glad you got this fixed! -Rez Edited October 15, 2014 by Reznas
Black Six Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 That makes sense. That's my question answered, then. This topic can be closed. Thanks to all of you for your help. Great! Thread closed. Bio of a BZP Admin
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