3000 characters is not enough.

[Amarande]

Why are we still stuck with this ridiculously small character limit?

Popular threads run at a mile a minute sometimes.

If you're offline for even a few hours, you may already have several posts you want to reply to.

It's considered bad netiquette to spam a thread with several different posts in a row without intervening posts from others. So trying to reply to each post separately is a bad idea, that's why we have multiquote in the first place.

But ... if you try and reply meaningfully to multiple posts with multiquote, you inevitably get told "YOUR POST IS TOO LONG. PLEASE SHORTEN IT." and have to Ctrl-X, post, and edit it afterwards. Doesn't that make the limit a misfeature?

[Renalt]

Apparently there is some "quote exploit" to go beyond 3000. I don't know how it works.

[Rein_eon_Osborne]

Imho if you get told your reply being too long, it might be a good idea to use [HB]. That way, readers can choose themselves whether or not they want to have that wall of essay(s) thrown to their screen/monitor.

[Midareyukki]

Apparently there is some "quote exploit" to go beyond 3000. I don't know how it works.

Reach 3000 limit. Edit the post and add in the rest. For some reason, edits bypass the 3k character limit.

[Seraphor]

Literally just edit your post. This is no character limit.

I usually just type out my entire post, if it stops me posting it, copy and delete the lot and post the shortest possible (edit incoming) message. Immediately edit and paste my huge-ass post back in. Done.

[Deveryn]

Or just get to the point already

[Caddo]

Or just get to the point already

I mean, this is just the harsh reality of things.

If you can explain something using less words, do it. No need to be long winded.

I'll even give an example.

Proper: Yesterday I went to the store and bought some milk. While I was there, I also bought some eggs since they were on sale.

Proper but.. long winded: Yesterday I took a shower and decided I would go to the store. I dried myself off, got dressed and started preparing to leave. After a few minutes, I arrived at the store and made my way inside. Once I got inside I went to the cold section and picked up some milk. While I was over there, I noticed they had a sale going for eggs. I thought to myself "I am running low on eggs" and decided to buy some.

[Renalt]

Depends on if telling a story or not. The devil is in the details but so are all the interesting parts to make the story.

[Delis]

I mean, this is just the harsh reality of things.

If you can explain something using less words, do it. No need to be long winded.

I'll even give an example.

Proper: Yesterday I went to the store and bought some milk. While I was there, I also bought some eggs since they were on sale.

Proper but.. long winded: Yesterday I took a shower and decided I would go to the store. I dried myself off, got dressed and started preparing to leave. After a few minutes, I arrived at the store and made my way inside. Once I got inside I went to the cold section and picked up some milk. While I was over there, I noticed they had a sale going for eggs. I thought to myself "I am running low on eggs" and decided to buy some.

can even cut it down more.

Yesterday I bought some milk and eggs.
or
Yesterday I bought some shit.

[Renalt]

can even cut it down more.

Yesterday I bought some milk and eggs.
or
Yesterday I bought some ONGO BONGO.

We can go farther.

Hey how was your day?

Bought stuff.

BTW I hate that when people do one to two words answers. I get it...not interested? I won't bother you then.