# Any way to make PMs longer? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 6, 2007, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-make-pms-longer/414624 "2007-08-06T14:41:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-make-pms-longer/414624/1 "2007-08-06T14:41:20Z")
Would extending the length limit on Private Messages be too hard on the board? Is it possible with this software? I don’t send too many PMs but I do prefer them to email (better deliverability, IMHO) and occasionally I’ll get in to a discussion with someone and find out pretty quick that 1000 characters is not all that long. Is having to send 3 1000-character PMs instead of one 3000-character PM harder or easier on the server? ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2007, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-make-pms-longer/414624/2 "2007-08-07T16:52:28Z")
Dunno. I’ll see what I can find out to answer your question. In light of our current problems with board performance I don’t want to add to that problem so I’ll be moving carefully on this. ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-make-pms-longer/414624/3 "2007-08-14T23:10:55Z")
> [@](#): > > Any way to make PMs longer? Sorry, but most men think it’s long enough as it is already. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-make-pms-longer/414624/4 "2007-08-14T23:22:40Z")
I would love to see PMs lengthened, but how would it effect morning people? ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2007, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-make-pms-longer/414624/5 "2007-08-15T12:42:38Z")
Funny. Okay, I’ve increased the length from 1000 to 1500. Let’s see if this has an adverse affect. If not, I’ll leave it. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2007, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-make-pms-longer/414624/6 "2007-08-15T18:38:24Z")
Thanks for doing that, **Tuba**. I’ve had several occasions where I wound up saying “screw it, I’ll use e-mail” rather than break my message into three or four PMs. Here’s hoping it can be bumped even higher. ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-make-pms-longer/414624/7 "2007-08-16T16:58:23Z")
I’ll second the thanks. That always annoyed me but I never thought to ask. ---
**Author:** ![Tikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-make-pms-longer/414624/8 "2007-08-16T17:39:45Z")
I’ll third the thanks. Having recently PM’d a Doper who was down in the dumps and having to break my message up into several bits, I surely appreciate it. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2007, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-make-pms-longer/414624/9 "2007-08-30T21:19:08Z")
[QUOTE=TubaDiva] Funny. Okay, I’ve increased the length from 1000 to 1500. Let’s see if this has an adverse affect. If not, I’ll leave it. [/QUOTE] If this hasn’t had an adverse effect, will you consider increasing it to 2000+? Not often is that useful, I suppose, but sometimes with quotes and such when you’re replying to someone the length can get up there. Not a big deal, but I suspect it would even benefit the board to have one message of 2500 characters rather than 2 of 1250. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-make-pms-longer/414624/10 "2007-08-31T09:07:14Z")
Try it now.