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The character count in the standard status update window works fine, but not when using the reply link. It starts off with however many characters is taken by the @ username, but doesn't increase after that.

Trying tor reply to a pownce item results in a generic error.

"There was an error processing your request"

I've confirmed my creds and also logged in directly to pownce to make the reply (thus confirming they seem to be up and functioning). Granted, I have no other way to test their API...