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Suggested improvement to the forums interface

Question
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Many subscribers sign into the web-based interface to start a New Question or Discussion. I have noticed an increasing tendency for some subscribers to enter the entire text of the problem or enquiry in the "Title" field of the forums interface - instead of the body of the New Question or Discussion.
This causes problems for subscribers who prefer to use a newsreader client (such as Windows Live Mail) with the NNTP bridge to access forums.
Subscribers who have a 4:3 ratio monitor and view messages in the preview pane can only see the first 65 characters (approximately) of the title. The remainder of the title is hidden from view.
To avoid this problem, it would be helpful if the Title field of the forums interface could be restricted to accept no more than 65 characters - as an absolute maximum.
- Moved by Kenneth Lee Wednesday, April 20, 2011 11:48 PM forum cleanup (From:MSDN, TechNet, and Expression Profile and Recognition System Discussions)
- Moved by Dave PatrickMVP Friday, March 7, 2014 6:46 PM
Friday, January 7, 2011 3:58 PM
Answers
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- Proposed as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Wednesday, November 30, 2011 7:15 AM
- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Wednesday, November 30, 2011 7:15 AM
- Edited by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Wednesday, November 30, 2011 7:16 AM
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 7:15 AM
All replies
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- Proposed as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Wednesday, November 30, 2011 7:15 AM
- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Wednesday, November 30, 2011 7:15 AM
- Edited by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Wednesday, November 30, 2011 7:16 AM
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 7:15 AM -
Post this question in the "Suggestions and Feedback for the Forums" Forum at the following address
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-us/suggest/threads
Bye.
Luigi Bruno - Microsoft Community Contributor 2011 AwardWednesday, November 30, 2011 12:04 PM -
Hi,
Is there a reason the TechNet Wiki page link was not posted here? Please post the link.
I do seem to remember recently seeing some changes regarding TechNet coming up, so if there's a better place to post suggests for the forums, please provide that instead.
Best Regards,
Alan
Friday, March 7, 2014 4:19 PM