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[Clanad]

Apparently size matters... but who's to know when the maximum allotment has been attained? Yesterday, after constructing my usual verbose (but absolutely neccessary) response to a question, I found that clicking on the "Submit" key would, apparently, move the message to the answer forum, but, my answer would never appear. After frustration overcame my self-imposed Manichean worldview, I decided to split the tome into two approximately even-Steven halves et, Voila! Now, if there existed some flashing light, siren or other more subtle exclamation to the writer when such volume had been attained, you would have one more happy camper logged in...

[B00]

that'll teach ya Clanad for using big words. As your punishment ,go sit on the corner with a jar of Marmite and a spoon ;-)

[Clanad]

Arrrggghhh! A fate worse than death... or come to think of it, it is death in a bottle, no? Obviously manufactured in a darkened cave somewhere in the hidden reccesses of Lost Continent Atlantis by a small but noisy and totally byronic group of Gnomes... whose existence is so otiose that thier only recourse is to scourge the residents of your otherwise green and fair land. Problem is, a few bottles have washed up on our shores and surreptitiously found their way into the corner grocery store quietly awating the next unenlightned shopper... Yuucckk!

I still have nightmares of my adventure in gastronomic mishaps wherein the vast troop of Munchkins, al la Wizard of Oz, are replaced by row upon row, rank upon rank of the vile brown substance chasing me over a cliff!

[LoftyLottie]

Now fancy some Marmite on toast. Scrummy. How could anyone not adore Marmite.

As for your suggestion. Yes I agree with you. There used to be a warning, but this doesn't happen any more.

[Mr Veritas]

I am just consuming a packet of Marmite crisps, now how does that grab you? LOL

[buildersmate]

It's better that it does that, than just merely cut off extraneous words after the magic 2000 number has been exceeded (as it used to do).
As a matter of course, Clanad, I now highlight my long answers, press CTL C to save them memory, then Submit Answer. That way, if the accursed system fouls up I can at least retrieve my prize musings.

[Clanad]

That's an approximation of what I do as well, buildersmate. Way back during the heyday of AB 1.0, one could simply complete their posting in the answer box, but if it exceeded 2500 keystrokes, on pressing submit, a message box popped up alerting one to that fact, at which time the poster could cut the offending surplus, submit the message and the paste the remainder in another answer (or more, if required)... seemed simple enough to me, but I, obviously, don't understand the big picture. Good seeing you post, by the way...