Some of our more verbose users have noticed that we limit Mini-Reviews to 500 characters (due to space constraints). However, until today, we didn’t give users any way to see how close to the limit they were. If a Mini-Review went over the limit, we unceremoniously chopped it off at 500 characters, destroying a user’s painstakingly-crafted opus. Awful!

From now on, you’ll at least know when you’ve reached the limit by keeping an eye on the Character Counter — found wherever you can enter Mini-Reviews. It’ll turn red when you approach 500 characters, and let you know when you’ve exceeded that limit.

If it doesn’t work right away, hit ctrl+refresh to load up the new Javascript.