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1. • CommentRowNumber1.
   • CommentAuthorRichard Williamson
   • CommentTimeMay 1st 2018
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   Author: Richard Williamson
   Format: MarkdownItexI admittedly have a tendency to write rather long mathematical posts at times, but I have always found the character limit on nForum posts to be awkward. I've now upped it to 50,000 characters (it was 6000 before). Let me know if there are any objections.

   I admittedly have a tendency to write rather long mathematical posts at times, but I have always found the character limit on nForum posts to be awkward. I’ve now upped it to 50,000 characters (it was 6000 before). Let me know if there are any objections.

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   • CommentAuthorTodd_Trimble
   • CommentTimeMay 1st 2018
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   Author: Todd_Trimble
   Format: MarkdownItexI'm not sure I'd want an interloper carrying on at such length before having an opportunity to say 'enough'. I too have on occasion found the 6000 character limit annoying, but I think 10000 would have sufficed in most and maybe all such situations.

   I’m not sure I’d want an interloper carrying on at such length before having an opportunity to say ’enough’.

   I too have on occasion found the 6000 character limit annoying, but I think 10000 would have sufficed in most and maybe all such situations.

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   • CommentAuthorRichard Williamson
   • CommentTimeMay 2nd 2018
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   Author: Richard Williamson
   Format: MarkdownItexHi Todd, my feeling was that for people acting in good faith, there should essentially not be an upper bound; we just rely on people to communicate if they feel some comments are too long. So I chose 50000 just as a (very high) upper bound that is unlikely to often be exceeded by people acting in good faith, but not so large that it would cause problems if exploited by a person acting maliciously. My knot theory post was between 12,000 and 13,000 :-). This kind of thing is of course a bit of an exception, and one might say it is too long, but I don't really feel that splitting it up improves the situation. At least now I can invite people to join in the discussion, and they have a single place to read. Afterwards, if it holds up, I can move it to the nLab. But just let me know if you feel differently, it is 5 seconds work to change it :-).

   Hi Todd, my feeling was that for people acting in good faith, there should essentially not be an upper bound; we just rely on people to communicate if they feel some comments are too long. So I chose 50000 just as a (very high) upper bound that is unlikely to often be exceeded by people acting in good faith, but not so large that it would cause problems if exploited by a person acting maliciously.

   My knot theory post was between 12,000 and 13,000 :-). This kind of thing is of course a bit of an exception, and one might say it is too long, but I don’t really feel that splitting it up improves the situation. At least now I can invite people to join in the discussion, and they have a single place to read. Afterwards, if it holds up, I can move it to the nLab.

   But just let me know if you feel differently, it is 5 seconds work to change it :-).