Why do you limit us to 300 characters per answer?

Question

Not every question can be answered so quickly.

Answer 1

As I understand things, Yahoo! Answers fields ten thousands of questions across all categories with potentially thirty-plus answers for each question, so server disc space is an issue.  I am estimating that Yahoo! staff found three hundred (300) characters to be satisfactory since the vast majority of answers do not require anywhere near that many for one answer.

Answer 2

300 characters is a lot, you may need to work at being less verbose