New character limit?

[sionow]

So,  I tried to post my trip report and it was rejected because it says, "exceeds 40,000 characters"?  Something new?

[thermonuclear]

It was mentioned here:

http://lvadvice.com/forum/index.php?topic=518.msg6149#msg6149

Kevin suggesting splitting the excess into a separate reply post.

But please don't discard anything. I enjoy all the details of your reports.

 

[knagl]

Wow, good find on that old post, Thermo.

Jon, yeah, there's a limit in the software as to how many characters are allowed in a post.  It's not new, but it rarely comes up as an issue.

The easiest solution is to just make a post with the first half of your report (or whatever portion), then reply to it with the remainder.  Sorry for the inconvenience.  There's a point where a post with "too many" characters might break something -- I don't know exactly what "too many" is -- just that 40,000 doesn't seem to break anything, and typically isn't an obstacle except for very long trip reports.  It's not that I don't want people posting long posts, it's simply a setting in the forum software.

As mentioned in the post that thermonuclear found, the default in the forum software was originally 10,000 characters, with a caution note saying not to increase it too much.  I did increase it to 40,000 back in 2011, but I hesitate to increase it any more for fear of breaking something.

Looking forward to your report!  

[JoyceAula]

Read it over on the LVA site and it was a little long.  But good to see a TR from Jon. 

[RoyalFlusher]

I thought this had to do with Fremont street.

[thermonuclear]

Read it over on the LVA site ....

I thought this was the LVA site.

I can't find his report here, so I guess I'll just comment ITT.

Applause to sionow for stopping at the Gold Strike. That's dedication. The casino was once a hot conversation topic because you could get a free room for playing an hour or so on the FPDW machines, leaving you the other 23 hours for sightseeing in Jean.

A couple years back, Gold Strike was sold by MGM to the people who don't own the Silver Sevens. Throughout the ownership changes, the one constant has been a lack of security. It can't be easy to steal a slot machine, but the numbers don't lie. I looked back at the Gaming Control Board's nonrestricted count reports:

In September 2004, the casino boasted 821 slot machines and 15 table games.
March 2009: 692 slots & 9 tables
December 2013: 450 slots & 7 tables
December 2016: 252 slots & 4 tables

Eventually, Gold Strike will be able to qualify for one of those special licenses allowing a 15-machine maximum.

The news was better at a casino not sold by MGM. Here's what happened at Aria:

Yesterday I got a text saying I could preregister so that when I arrived, I could avert the lines and go directly to a kiosk and pick up my keys. I gave this a shot and followed all the instructions, and sure enough, when we arrived, there’s an area marked “mobile registration.” There was an attendant there to assist, but after scanning my driver’s license to assure I was the right person, out popped the room keys. There was no hassle or waiting. It’s a good system.

Nice!

The news was worse at Sam's Town, where the 9/6 Jacks vp is now excluded from multipliers and promotions.

I thought this had to do with Fremont street.

He never did go downtown, but a 40,000 character limit at the FSE would be generous indeed. I haven't done the calculations, but I'm pretty sure they would need to reduce the size of the performance circles.