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• 11/18/2010 2:02 AM Whosdr wrote:
  You guys are kinda crazy. With your loud thinking and such. At least it's active.
  
  Also, who on Earth is going to type 3000 characters into this box? I've not even got to 300 yet, so how big are you expecting the posts to get?
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  1. 11/24/2010 5:22 PM Xiath wrote:
     
     Yeah, we are kind of crazy.  
     
     
     *raises his hand*  I have made a huge comment on a topic before.  I don't remember how many characters it was exactly but I think it was over 1500 or maybe even over 2000 characters.  I personally don't know how to change the limit size, but it may be a good idea to lower it though.  
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     1. 11/25/2010 12:13 PM Saire wrote:
        oh great, now I'll have to write a post with 3000 characters XD. Although you could probably write a short story with 3000 characters. What if a story actually had 3000 characters in it? That would be insane to try and keep track of which character does what. And don't lower it, what if someone has a lot to say about the episode? Like, OMG, that one guy, Saire I believe, was amazing, how do I contact him! oh wait, that was just his letter, but still, how do I reach him? Something like that for example, or what if someone wrote a review of it and wanted to post it here? but it was 3000 characters? If you lowered it, it wouldn't fit without 3000 characters. lol, I know i'm rambling so much but it's hard to get to 3000 characters without doing so. hmmm, Ok, i'll just stop rambling because I just lost the mood to get to 3000 characters, I mean, that'd take a lot of effort, especially trying to think of what to say, making it sound good, and what not. even reaching 1000 characters is hard enough, but never the less, I guess I should maybe stop typing because you guys probably got bored and stopped reading this or you didn't have anything else to do and are just reading it all the way through to see where I'm going with it. Well I don't think i'll go many places with it. Oh yeah, thanks for redoing the episode, I actually got stuff out of if, unlike the original because of the echo. I found this remake to be quite useful and informational. And of course thanks for reading my e-mail. Hmm, if i just copied and pasted this entire post, that'd go over 3000 characters, but it would be cheating since I didn't type it all and I know you guys wouldn't want to just reread all that stuff you just read through, even though if you read all the way to here, you're probably quite bored. I'm quite bored to actually be doing this though so you wouldn't be alone for being bored. But like Xiath said, we are crazy. I just hope no one gets angry at me for posting this really long post. I wonder how long this will actually look once I post it, probably pretty short, but never the less, I'm crazy for actually going for 3000 characters and almost getting to it. The only way an average person might reach 3000 characters is if they're rping, which we do not do in the comments, not that I know of anyway. I don't know how I am managing to reach so many characters with a topic that doesn't have a whole lot to talk about. I guess it's a big enough topic since I've talked so much about it already, I don't really know what else there is to talk about now, but I'll have to think of something. Well, good job readers for getting all this way, you're almost done reading this 3000 character post, in which I probably could have and should have wrote a short story rather then ramble on about things that people will get bored about reading, like reaching 3000 characters, what one could do with 3000 characters and such. Now, this post is now at the end because it's at 3000 characters exactly
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        1. 11/25/2010 11:09 PM Xiath wrote:
           There was never any incentive to writing 3000 characters, but I guess it was fun.  I don't know why the limit is set so high.  I guess it gives brave souls like yourself something to do whilst listening to our podcast.
           
           
           A 3000 character limit is not the correct maximum character limit for a comment.  The inherent problem with writing 3000 characters is that the average attention span of an average Internet going person is too low to sit down and compose 3000 words.  If someone wanted to post a 3000 character comment, it would make more sense to just send an email.  The problem with that is the modern human species is a lazy one.  So they might not want to go all the way to their email client and then take the time to type in a designated email address and then compose a comment after that.  The other problem to that is writing 3000 characters in something as dull as a comment adds to the boredom that is already there from typing 3000 characters.  Only people who have the attention spans the size of the Milky Way are crazy enough to attempt to send in a 3000 character comment.  
           
           
           Then there is the ever lingering problem of the other extreme when it comes to the maximum character allowance in a comment.  A perfect example of this is Twitter.  It is difficult to convey your current situation in a feeble 140 characters.  Because of this, people resort towards internet shorthand in an attempt to convey a complete thought.  When people try to fix having a liberal character count limit, they also run the risk of having a character count limit that constricts what the commenter wanted to say.  
           
           
           One way to fix these problems is to find a happy medium between the two extremes.  The flaw in that is there can never be a true happy medium.  Every human being on this planet has a different interpretation of what is correct.  No single person, or small group of persons, can be allowed to have the authority to decide on what the happy medium is.    
           
           
           
           Another possible solution is to ask listeners what they think the limit should be set at.  Unfortunately, there is also flaws in this because only a select few people take the time to respond to such a question.  This would mean that the views of the listeners as a whole would be skewed by a small group of people.
           
           
           The better of the two evils is to leave the character limit as it is.  Most people will not use 3000 characters in a comment, but it gives them a freedom to express themselves in an un-restricted manner.  Leaving the limit so high allows the commenter to decide on what his or her personal happy medium is.  Then there is no need to make assumptions on behalf of a group as a whole.
           
           
           There is, however, a limit to how high the limit should be.  There is still such a thing as setting it too high because if it is set at an unreachable limit, then the limit itself is useless.  A limit of 10,000, for example, would be far too high to even conceive reaching in a sane sitting.  As you can see by this comment, 3000 characters is still a reachable limit by some.  
           
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           1. 11/27/2010 1:59 AM Rainstar wrote:
              Ah s***! Now I guess I'd better post 3000 characters. Well here goes. Yep, here I go everyone. You all watching me? I am about to post a 3000 character post! Ready? No? Well maybe I can wait a little bit. No really though. I am going to post 3000 characters. You know, maybe I shouldn't. It's 3 in the *bleepity* morning here and I need to get some *bleepity Bleepity* rest so I can say goodbye to my brother tomorrow morning. He is leaving at 10 in the morning. What an idiot! Who leaves at 10 in the morning to drive seven hours back to Philadelphia? That's absoluty rediculous! *Bleepity* I can't spell tonight. And I'm not even bothering to go back and use spell check either! That's how Bad ass I am.
              
              Speaking of badass, I got my first nuke today on Modern Warfare 2. Yep. All those times I said that I got like twelve nukes in one day were lies. Yep. My first nuke. My first *bleepity* nuke. Of course in order for me to get it, I had to use the whole *bleepity* harrier strike into chopper gunner into nuke. But who gives a *bleepity*? I got a *bleepity* nuke! And do you know what map? Karachi! *bleepity* Karachi! With what gun you ask. I will tell you. *bleepity* INTERVENTION BITCH!!! That's right! I used a *bleepity* sniper rifle to get a *bleepity* nuke! Suck my *bleepity*! Haha!
              
              I suppose I should be getting back on subject shouldn't I? About the whole 3000 character thing being outrageous and only a fool (or in this case 3) would sit at their computers and type out 3000 *bleepity* words that actually no one outside of the cast (and by cast I mean administration) is going to read? Maybe someone will just for laffs.
              
              And speaking of laffs, who was the original troll? Who looked at their Windows 92 computer in *bleepity* 1991 and decided, "Hmm... I'm going to right a nasty letter to Bill Gates about how *bleepity* his computer software is! Maybe that will cause him to stop makeing software and ruin his chances of becoming a gazillionaire!" I would really like to know that to be quite honest.
              
              You know, this whole 3000 word post thing is pretty sweet actually. It's good to let the mind flow sometimes. In fact, I'm supposed to go on a walk for my English class and let my mind wander. Then I'm supposed to write and essay on what I thought about! How *bleepity* cool is that? My teacher is giving me a grade on how ADD I can be!
              
              I digress. Why call them characters? Who came up with that name for these *bleepity* things? Characters. Like *bleepity* mickey mouse or some *bleepity*? Oh and by the way, these bleepitys? If I were to really talk to you, there would be a horrible curse word in each and everyone of those bleeps. That's who I am. You can't change my *bleepity* sailor mouth. Believe me, I've tried. It doesn't work. It's like telling that *bleepity* on MW2 to STFU. It's futile I tells ya! FUTILE!!!
              
              Oh and one last thing that ticks me off, on FA, why is it that little *bleepity* face gets his crap up front while mine is hidden?
              
              Wow. That was fun.
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