[CB] Minimum Message Length

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This code ensures all messages are a certain length before they are posted. It is useful in stopping people who give one word replies. Just edit the bold number with the minimum number of characters

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
/* minimum message length - ross
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do not redistribute without permission */

// Minimum number of characters
var MinLength = 30;

// no need to edit below
function checkLen() {
if(document.postForm.message.value.length > MinLength) {
input.item(zLength-3).removeAttribute('disabled');
input.item(zLength-4).removeAttribute('disabled');
} else {
input.item(zLength-3).setAttribute('disabled','true');
input.item(zLength-4).setAttribute('disabled','true');
}
}

function quick_checkLen() {
if(mes.item(0).value.length > MinLength) {
obj.removeAttribute('disabled');
} else {
obj.setAttribute('disabled','true');
}
}

var input = document.getElementsByTagName('input');
var zLength = input.length;
var mes = document.getElementsByName('message');

if(document.postForm) {
document.postForm.message.onkeyup = function() { checkLen(); }
while(input[zLength-1].value != 'Reset') { zLength--; }
checkLen();
}

else if(mes.item(0)){
mes.item(0).onkeyup = function() { quick_checkLen(); }
while(input[zLength-1].value != 'Post Reply') { zLength--; }
var obj = input.item(zLength-1);
quick_checkLen();
}
//-->
</script>