Index: lams_tool_forum/web/jsps/authoring/advance.jsp
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diff -u -rac12c171d18673d283c3304f1333ebb00e3819d0 -rcac9e398d7127519144d053b869d2a5e505d2b5a
--- lams_tool_forum/web/jsps/authoring/advance.jsp	(.../advance.jsp)	(revision ac12c171d18673d283c3304f1333ebb00e3819d0)
+++ lams_tool_forum/web/jsps/authoring/advance.jsp	(.../advance.jsp)	(revision cac9e398d7127519144d053b869d2a5e505d2b5a)
@@ -221,6 +221,9 @@
 		} else {
 			maxCharacters.disabled = true;
 		}
+		
+		// html:textarea tag does not accept maxlength attribute, so set it here
+		document.getElementById('reflectInstructions').setAttribute('maxlength', '255');
 	}
 
 	initAdvanced();