Why the 10 Character Limit?
- Thread starter Meleager
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If it causes any extra pain to spammers trying to post one-smiley replies, I am all for it. 
If your reply is less than 10 characters, it's not that good of a reply.
h4ppy
You sir, pineapple?
I thought it was hardwired into VB v.3 or has everyone just been lieing to me?
Meleager
Stoned as a Statue
The thing is I have seen people with "legit" replys that are less then 10 chars. And they have to add more and it ends up being crazy reading through threads with "xlc" or "10 chararter limit" everywhere (I know an overexaduration). I've even seen mods having to add extra chars.
It's not a fool prof way to stop spammers; some of them will go ahead and type a longer message to make their post appear legit. 
ummmm........
Extremely normal.
I don't believe that it really reduces spam at all. But it's not really all that annoying either . . .
Sildo
A circle
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I think that it's best quality is catiching people who accidently post with nothing written, not that I've ever tried to do that .
However sometimes a simple "Yes" can mean a whole lot more then: "Wow, the athority and ability shown is astowding, you should be on TV, Radio, and have an entire script written about you, also I love your avator, but I don't want to use it, and your signature, but I don't want to copy it. Also, why is the E in your signature capitilized, is there a point there? I don't care if there is however, whatever you choose is up to you, and I like this smilly
, is this your faverate smilly 
?"
.However sometimes a simple "Yes" can mean a whole lot more then: "Wow, the athority and ability shown is astowding, you should be on TV, Radio, and have an entire script written about you, also I love your avator, but I don't want to use it, and your signature, but I don't want to copy it. Also, why is the E in your signature capitilized, is there a point there? I don't care if there is however, whatever you choose is up to you, and I like this smilly
, is this your faverate smilly ?"
classical_hero
In whom I trust
ABCEDFGHIJ limit must go. Often with some PBEMS, all you need to say is "GPS" so that people know that you have sent on the game. The limit is pointless, because a good spammer will find ways around it. 
The Person
Deity +2
Exactly. Even I know a few.classical_hero said:The limit is pointless, because a good spammer will find ways around it.
I am the Future
Oi Oi Oi !!!
See I am spamming right now, but I have more then 10 charactors. IN YOUR FACE AUTORITY!!!!!! 
though actually I dont wanna see any posts with less then a dozen charactors cause that is like 2 words anda smillie
though actually I dont wanna see any posts with less then a dozen charactors cause that is like 2 words anda smillie
Yes, DittoI am the Future said:
Perfection
The Great Head.
I don't like it. On the rare occasions when I want 10 characters, I'll circumvent. So, the rule really doesn't mean anything to me except that my shortest of short posts look crappy.
