Too many characters when posting

[David KParticipant @davidk77137]

I keep getting a message saying my posts have too many characters and I should split into two posts. What puzzles me is I see other posts from members with far more characters than I have been allowed. Is this because I am a new member?

[David KParticipant @davidk77137]

[SillyOldDufferModerator @sillyoldduffer]

Probably not because you're a new member. I sometimes get the message because photographs count as 'characters' as well as text.

I notice some of your posts link pictures hosted on i.imgur.com This method may consume more characters than hosting the same photo in a forum album. (Or the forum editor thinks it might!)

Another possibility is writing text in a Word Processor and then pasting it into the forum editor. If you use a different font, I think this can transfer a bulky font specification as well as what you typed, creating a giant post most of which is invisible! Formatting also increases the character count.

Dave

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

You said that you were copy and pasting the engine posts from another site, probably picking up a load of unwanted stuff from there. Nothing to do with being a new member.

EDIT, Just looked at one of the engine posts and there is indeed a whole load of stuff carried over that is not needed.

Edited By JasonB on 31/12/2018 16:28:15

[David KParticipant @davidk77137]

Ah ok , thanks

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

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[larry phelan 1Participant @larryphelan1]

Or summa like that !!

[Jon LawesParticipant @jonlawes51698]

I'm sure this wouldn't apply to your posts, but usually a long post from one person is skipped past unless its really gripped me…

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