I would have preferred the word count to 100 characters in a post that too without spaces or emoticons. Thanks.

But Sir,
it is also possible to give points on the basis of character count.
even if I post lengthy posts and short posts, i get the same points. but, for lengthy posts, if more points are awarded it will be an encouraging factor for persons who posts long replies. otherwise, for getting 3 points, all will opt for small posts with 50+ characters

I would have preferred the word count to 100 characters in a post that too without spaces or emoticons. Thanks.

Same here, it would be better to have at least two different point system for minimum characters in a post and a lengthier one that exceeds either 100 or more characters because one gets to spend a lot of time in finding the right words and expressing when you want to add some relevant information...

I would have preferred the word count to 100 characters in a post that too without spaces or emoticons. Thanks.

Same here, it would be better to have at least two different point system for minimum characters in a post and a lengthier one that exceeds either 100 or more characters because one gets to spend a lot of time in finding the right words and expressing when you want to add some relevant information...

I ditto your proposal. 50 is too less even if the points have reduced to 3. However, two sets of points should serve the purpose right.

I would have preferred the word count to 100 characters in a post that too without spaces or emoticons. Thanks.

Same here, it would be better to have at least two different point system for minimum characters in a post and a lengthier one that exceeds either 100 or more characters because one gets to spend a lot of time in finding the right words and expressing when you want to add some relevant information...

I ditto your proposal. 50 is too less even if the points have reduced to 3. However, two sets of points should serve the purpose right.

Not sure how successful that will become. Most of the time forum posts tend to be short within 500 words. Waiting for other people's responses.

But Sir,
it is also possible to give points on the basis of character count.
even if I post lengthy posts and short posts, i get the same points. but, for lengthy posts, if more points are awarded it will be an encouraging factor for persons who posts long replies. otherwise, for getting 3 points, all will opt for small posts with 50+ characters

Character limit is just an eligibility. If you participate on forums not just for points. the limit doesn't matter to you. And do you know why only few people are praised/respected here for their presence irrespective of their points or whatever? Those who just concentrate on points will leave subsequently or turn to good writers later on. So it doesn't matter how many characters are there. After all forum will earn you enough knowledge to be social and be a good writer. That is the main intention of forum, not the points.