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How long can the stories be that we post here?
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i would imagine as long as you want, although there may be a character limit on the length of individual posts.

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I've seen a lot of long posts here (I've made more than my fair share) :lol: . And I haven't yet run into a limit in similar forums. Maybe I should write longer posts.

I'd bet if you posted one chapter at a time, there would be no problems unless you are channeling Dickens.

Moreover, I wonder if we are allowed crossovers. I would hate to be the one who started acrimonious controversy by putting up a vs. fanfic, but that is what I have written so far. Anyway, I won't post it until I have an administrator's blessing.
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Drake Zure wrote:i would imagine as long as you want, although there may be a character limit on the length of individual posts.

also, regarding your signature:

PERN IS AWESOME!

go, Mnementh, go!
I've written a Pern fanfic that I was thinking of posting here. Actually, it's half fanfic, half original story set in my own Universe.
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Can we get word from the webmaster on the character limit in posts here?
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I don't think we have a limit on the size of an actual post. If there is I can't see where it's set. I'll investigate some more and post again.
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Post by Sionnach Glic »

I'd quite like to see a Pern fanfic, I haven't found many of them.

As for the length, post each chapter seperately, that's what I usually do in other forums.
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Tiberius wrote:Can we get word from the webmaster on the character limit in posts here?
OK, looking at the underlying data storage for posts the limit is 64Kb per message. That is 65,536 characters.
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IanKennedy wrote:
Tiberius wrote:Can we get word from the webmaster on the character limit in posts here?
OK, looking at the underlying data storage for posts the limit is 64Kb per message. That is 65,536 characters.
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Rochey wrote:I'd quite like to see a Pern fanfic, I haven't found many of them.

As for the length, post each chapter seperately, that's what I usually do in other forums.
That's what I tend to do, too. :)



Much thanks for that clarification, Ian! :)
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