# Can't send a PM

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-send-a-pm/801796>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [November 16, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-send-a-pm/801796 "2017-11-16T19:01:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-send-a-pm/801796/1 "2017-11-16T19:01:43Z")

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Tried to reply to a PM, but it wouldn’t go through; the system said it was over 5000 characters even though it was under 1000. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-send-a-pm/801796/2 "2017-11-16T19:18:23Z")

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If you’re trying to send **Idle Thoughts** a PM, his mailbox is full.

I realize the message you received doesn’t imply that though.

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**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-send-a-pm/801796/3 "2017-11-16T19:23:56Z")

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It was someone else, but I realize now I was wrong - I was looking at words, but it’s characters that count. I broke my message in two and it worked.

Feel free to close this thread, my mistake!

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2017, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-send-a-pm/801796/4 "2017-11-17T10:57:41Z")

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**Moderator Action**

> [@iiandyiiii](#):
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> Feel free to close this thread, my mistake!

Okey dokey!

Closed.