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Sorry novel writers, New York Times cuts comments to 2000 characters

article published on 21 June, 2011

The New York Times has said today that they will be limiting reader comments to 2000 characters on their news articles. Previously, the limit was at 5000 characters. Says the company of the move: We?ve had one of the highest character limits known to humanity for a long time. We?ve gotten feedback from readers and frequent commenters, as well as internally, that our character limit ... [ read the full article ]

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That?s not a comment, that?s an article.
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Yes...the New York Times wouldn't want any articles on their website; one of those posters might post actual news, and not even their "journalists" are allowed to do that.


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