Not enough character space to write forums subjects.

trusktr · 2010-10-15 16:28:30

I have already read the Forum Etiquette on How To Post. I agree with posting clear and concise topic subjects, but once in a while i feel that there is not enough space allowed in the subject field to write what I truly mean, and that there is no shorter way to say/ask it without changing the meaning entirely.

Does anyone else feel this way?

(jasonwryan could you please consider not closing this post? This is a discussion forum, right?)

ozar · 2010-10-15 16:35:04

I'm personally not a fan of long titles for forum threads. Just enough info to give other users a clue as to what the thread is about works well, and leaving me to think that 70 or 80 characters maximum should be more than enough for doing that. I'm not sure what the limit currently is on these forums, however.

hokasch · 2010-10-15 17:12:20

not enough space allowed in the subject field to write what I truly mean, and that there is no shorter way to say/ask it without changing the meaning

70 characters is plenty for a title, and as ozar said long topic titles just make the overview clumsy - I sometime even skip threads that formulate a long sentence with punctuation...

apart from that, it is most likely just the vanilla fluxbb setting and unlikely to be changed, the bug tracker would be the right place for this kind of "question", and when a mod closes your thread you can contact him directly, but reposting the same is just rude.

P.S.: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/For … _The_Staff

Last edited by hokasch (2010-10-15 17:20:23)

trusktr · 2010-10-15 17:12:45

The limit is actually 70 bytes. I'd think that perhaps 90 or 100 would be just perfect, hehe.

.:B:. · 2010-10-15 17:27:43

I am speechless. Your first topic gets closed, so you just decide to open a second, identical one? We don't close topics just for fun.

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=106652

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#1 2010-10-15 16:28:30

Not enough character space to write forums subjects.

#2 2010-10-15 16:35:04

Re: Not enough character space to write forums subjects.

#3 2010-10-15 17:12:20

Re: Not enough character space to write forums subjects.

#4 2010-10-15 17:12:45

Re: Not enough character space to write forums subjects.

#5 2010-10-15 17:27:43

Re: Not enough character space to write forums subjects.

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