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#1 2009-09-19 20:04:21
490 Character messages (or higher) disappear
I was writing to one of my "fellow Scratchers" The message had 498 characters. So I told myself: Oh, just a bug in scratch... Then I tried again, taking away some of the letters, and words that didn't matter that much, so it had 491 characters. It disappeared again. So I rewrote the WHOLE message. It still didn't work! My fingers were hurting. I gave up.
But that's not the only time it has happened. It's every time it reminds me not to type more than 500 characters. When it does, I backspace some letters that aren't important, and it still doesn't work.
If it helps, this has happened to me about 30 times, I only type that much if I have a lot to say, which I usually do.
I hope you can fix it! 
,
henley
"I've worked so hard for you and you give me nothing in return. Do you need help... Or do I?"
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#2 2009-09-19 20:06:13
- gettysburg11
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Re: 490 Character messages (or higher) disappear
I don't know what's going on, but I'd suggest copying your typed text if you can at certain points so you don't have to retype everything.
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#5 2009-10-12 19:10:05
- Paddle2See
- Scratch Team
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Re: 490 Character messages (or higher) disappear
I haven't been able to duplicate this problem, exactly. I've been able to enter comments of up to 499 characters. Where I have had trouble, is when I've tried to enter comments over 500, realized my mistake and deleted a few characters. Sometimes that works, sometimes it doesn't (in my experience). I haven't found the exact problem here.
As of right now, I always copy my text to the clipboard before clicking on the button when I am trying to post a long comment.
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#6 2009-10-12 19:46:56
Re: 490 Character messages (or higher) disappear
When you hit them 500 limit then take some away it won't work anymore.
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#7 2009-10-13 04:16:43
Re: 490 Character messages (or higher) disappear
If a comment you want to submit is too long, you can try posting part of it and posting the rest of it in a reply.
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#8 2009-10-13 04:40:31
- MyRedNeptune
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Re: 490 Character messages (or higher) disappear
I've noticed that, too. Sometimes, even if a comment is only like 370 characters long, it doesn't post. It happens randomly and spontaneously.
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#9 2009-10-13 05:06:19
Re: 490 Character messages (or higher) disappear
MyRedNeptune wrote:
I've noticed that, too. Sometimes, even if a comment is only like 370 characters long, it doesn't post. It happens randomly and spontaneously.
For me, sometimes I have to click it over and over (clickety clickety!) until it works. Double commenting doesn't seem to happen to me, fortunately!
I fall: It's a tragedy. You fall: It's comedy.
Hmph enjoy your fall - I get a lovely spring... without pans of new leaves.
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#10 2009-10-13 08:35:27
Re: 490 Character messages (or higher) disappear
I recently noticed on two other websites that allow a limit of words that the counter sometimes delayed eg:
I type this but it still displays me as not typing a few things.
I havn't seen this on Scratch, but perhaps there's more words than the counter says? Most likely this is just me xD
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