What does 12 chars mean? - Guild Wars Forums

Enjoi · Oct 04, 2007, 10:05 PM // 22:05

i see it sometimes when people bump or bid.

ex: "b/o 12 chars"

whaa?

Thx in advance, Enjoi

Coloneh · Oct 04, 2007, 10:07 PM // 22:07

try posting something with less than 12 characters

Lasareth · Oct 04, 2007, 10:15 PM // 22:15

It's part of our anti-spam measure. The other part being deleting posts and banning people who intentionally bypass the 12 char min with nothing useful to say

lennymon · Oct 04, 2007, 10:15 PM // 22:15

for a more clear answer, there is a 12 character -minimum- post length. The typing of nonsense has been beaten out by "12 chars" or "12 characters" as the convention for filler in order to meet that requirement.

Enjoi · Oct 05, 2007, 07:41 AM // 07:41

oooh. haha thx.

SotiCoto · Oct 05, 2007, 08:00 AM // 08:00

[There is also a Max character limit.... but only folks like me prone to writing huge posts on occasion tend to hit that.]

HawkofStorms · Oct 05, 2007, 02:41 PM // 14:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by SotiCoto

[There is also a Max character limit.... but only folks like me prone to writing huge posts on occasion tend to hit that.]

Yeah, the only time I've ever had problems reaching that is when I post on fiction run-ons on certain boards. Never had much trouble with it here though.

Oct 04, 2007, 10:05 PM // 22:05	#1
Enjoi Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2006	What does 12 chars mean? i see it sometimes when people bump or bid. ex: "b/o 12 chars" whaa? Thx in advance, Enjoi

Oct 04, 2007, 10:07 PM // 22:07	#2
Coloneh Furnace Stoker Join Date: Nov 2006 Profession: D/W	try posting something with less than 12 characters

Oct 04, 2007, 10:15 PM // 22:15	#3
Lasareth Aquarius Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Somewhere between Boardwalk and Park Place	It's part of our anti-spam measure. The other part being deleting posts and banning people who intentionally bypass the 12 char min with nothing useful to say

Oct 04, 2007, 10:15 PM // 22:15	#4
lennymon Forge Runner Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seattle Guild: Odin's Hammer [OH] - Servant's of Fortuna [SoF] Profession: R/	for a more clear answer, there is a 12 character -minimum- post length. The typing of nonsense has been beaten out by "12 chars" or "12 characters" as the convention for filler in order to meet that requirement.

Oct 05, 2007, 07:41 AM // 07:41	#5
Enjoi Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2006	oooh. haha thx.

Oct 05, 2007, 08:00 AM // 08:00	#6
SotiCoto Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Drazach Thicket Guild: Temple of Zhen Xianren [Sifu]	[There is also a Max character limit.... but only folks like me prone to writing huge posts on occasion tend to hit that.]