These limitations serve no purpose other than to stifle discussion, and a forum where you can't discuss things freely is missing the point of its existence.
These limitations serve no purpose other than to stifle discussion, and a forum where you can't discuss things freely is missing the point of its existence.
While I do agree on that, the forums had this system since they launched, so it's unlikely they'll ever change it. At least for the post character limit, we can bypass that by editing our posts and adding additional text.