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users complaining about 100 char limit
noticed this suggestion on a blog when browsing around skribit (it's my favourite way to surf- I can see what sort of stuff is blogged on a blog before I get there!) and thought I'd give you guys a head's up.
http://skribit.com/suggestions/whats-...
http://skribit.com/suggestions/whats-...
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Inappropriate?Thanks for bringing this to our attention. Calvin and I were actually talking about something related to this. What are your thoughts Alison, do we need to make the fields longer? Or bring back a description field? Or urge people to make a comment to clarify?
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My first suggester complained about the 100 char limit and included a URL with more detail. I had to manually clean it up. The 100 char limit is a problem.
A description field is overkill as most suggestions will be short.
How about *not* restricting the number of chars on entry, but truncate (...) the displayed suggestion in the WP sidebar widget to 100 chars?
Consider making URLs in suggestions active ( I know this is a spam issue ). -
Inappropriate?Maybe you need to do a poll of bloggers- what do their readers think? I guess you've got 2 kinds of users- those who sign up with Skribit, (either with their own blog or not) and those who use the widget on the web page and perhaps don't go further.
Perhaps: You keep the 100char limit for display purposes, but let the suggester type in more than that, and bump out the overflow to a comment... (a 'more' at the end) and after that happens, perhaps they will learn to be more succinct and elaborate in comments. Will also encourage people over to the Skribit website.
I think you can find a balance between these two important things:
Happy display length for the widget + comprehensive suggestions (maybe long!)
I’m happy you're listening
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Inappropriate?perhaps issues like this will happen more as users of non-tech blogs with readers who aren't familiar with tech and tech products.
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Inappropriate?Thanks for the comment chandimac, we're gonna be visiting this issue soon. We're focusing on a little homepage redesign first.
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