Before you hit submit you could copy it then if it all doesn't fit you can paste the rest into another response.
That is what I usually do, just on the offchance that it doesn't all fit :)
Try posting your message by selecting REPLY rather than ADD COMMENT.
Add comment is text restricted, Reply (to the best of my knowledge) is not.
Hope this helps.
Hugs n roses, Meganne
Thanks Meganne, sure is confusing. If I remember right, when someone adds a comment, it doesn't show up as a PM message for the other person.
That used to be the case, now both choices will trigger the plus sign to appear on your (personal) Private tab.
If you would like to test this, send me a PM and we'll play with it. :-)
Hug, Meganne