# Can we increase the 50 messages limit?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-increase-the-50-messages-limit/565374>\
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**Created:** [December 25, 2010, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-increase-the-50-messages-limit/565374 "2010-12-25T20:17:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-increase-the-50-messages-limit/565374/1 "2010-12-25T20:17:26Z")

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I understand that bandwidth and memory cost money. Yet, in 2010 storing short private messages really can’t be that expensive. The 50 limit can inhibit communication between people and sometimes, that’s the only way to reach someone because they wish to remain anonymous. Would it be possible to increase it?

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-increase-the-50-messages-limit/565374/2 "2010-12-25T20:44:38Z")

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Yes. Members have a 100-message limit.

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**Author:** ![Implicit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Implicit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Implicit)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-increase-the-50-messages-limit/565374/3 "2010-12-25T21:30:52Z")

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