I didn't even realize there was a character limit. A quick search shows me that it is 2000 characters. Which is not _that_ bad, since most forum posts will like

I didn't even realize there was a character limit. A quick search shows me that it is 2000 characters. Which is not _that_ bad, since most forum posts will likely be something shorter. But the entire UX surrounding it is all about quick responses (hit enter to send etc).