There used to be a saying in ye olde punk rock days 'if it can’t be said in three minutes, it’s not worth saying'. Clearly bolleaux, mind.
Still, running with the general principle, I'd wager good money that there's an option to limit the number of characters in a post, on this or any other messageboard
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