140 characters just ain't enough

[ineed]

Anyone else agree? Twitter should allow more characters (160 maybe?) and use a 'read more' button. It's just such a hassle to have to use external sites and link people, especially when doing the 'follow friday' stuff.

[Omniscient]

I think it's fine. If it was 160 max you'd want 200. At some point the user must accept the limitations and work within it.

[lunagron]

I think it's fine. If it was 160 max you'd want 200. At some point the user must accept the limitations and work within it.

It is 140 to accommodate cellphones that add a 20-character header sometimes. (Mine does, maxing the text to 160 characters)

[De1337]

I thinks 150 maybe..
But i like twitter the way it is!

[ineed]

I suppose you guys have a point, but I don't see how a 'read more' button would really hurt anyone.

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BUT I also see how it's like wanting more and more. I guess, like Omni said, we just gotta deal with it. W/e, just sharing a random thought with you guys

[Robbieava]

I think that it's fine. It's just that you can't go that much into detail, but when you are writing to people that usually (if important) is going to link to a site for the full story. Short and sweet is nice for that site.

[Robie]

I think the size limit isnt too bad, but its not really generous.

[Renegader]

I think the size limit is fine. It suits it's name quite a lot - 'twitter'. Just think of birds tweeting to each other, they never tweet a wall of text. That's how I interpret it, anyway. You can easily shorten the links to have more space, too.

[NekoChan]

Use short links and only write about the point.
Twitter isn't meant for wall of text lol.

I don't really see the use of it anyway lol.

[Sam]

I don't use twitter either, why not shrink URL's?