diff --git a/system/pages/forum/edit_post.php b/system/pages/forum/edit_post.php
index d9364f65c7..6c00243143 100644
--- a/system/pages/forum/edit_post.php
+++ b/system/pages/forum/edit_post.php
@@ -36,24 +36,18 @@
 				$post_topic = stripslashes(trim($_REQUEST['topic']));
 				$smile = isset($_REQUEST['smile']) ? (int)$_REQUEST['smile'] : 0;
 				$html = isset($_REQUEST['html']) ? (int)$_REQUEST['html'] : 0;
-				$lenght = 0;
-				for($i = 0; $i < strlen($post_topic); $i++)
-				{
-					if(ord($post_topic[$i]) >= 33 && ord($post_topic[$i]) <= 126)
-						$lenght++;
-				}
-				if(($lenght < 1 || strlen($post_topic) > 60) && $thread['id'] == $thread['first_post'])
-					$errors[] = 'Too short or too long topic (short: '.$lenght.' long: '.strlen($post_topic).' letters). Minimum 1 letter, maximum 60 letters.';
-				$lenght = 0;
-				for($i = 0; $i < strlen($text); $i++)
-				{
-					if(ord($text[$i]) >= 33 && ord($text[$i]) <= 126)
-						$lenght++;
-				}
-				if($lenght < 1 || strlen($text) > 15000)
-					$errors[] = 'Too short or too long post (short: '.$lenght.' long: '.strlen($text).' letters). Minimum 1 letter, maximum 15000 letters.';
+
+				$length = strlen($post_topic);
+				if(($length < 1 || $length > 60) && $thread['id'] == $thread['first_post'])
+					$errors[] = "Too short or too long topic (Length: $length letters). Minimum 1 letter, maximum 60 letters.";
+
+				$length = strlen($text);
+				if($length < 1 || $length > 15000)
+					$errors[] = "Too short or too long post (Length: $length letters). Minimum 1 letter, maximum 15000 letters.";
+
 				if($char_id == 0)
 					$errors[] = 'Please select a character.';
+
 				if(empty($post_topic) && $thread['id'] == $thread['first_post'])
 					$errors[] = 'Thread topic can\'t be empty.';
 
diff --git a/system/pages/forum/new_post.php b/system/pages/forum/new_post.php
index 3da3e22b80..7437180b92 100644
--- a/system/pages/forum/new_post.php
+++ b/system/pages/forum/new_post.php
@@ -41,14 +41,10 @@
 		}
 		elseif(isset($_REQUEST['save']))
 		{
-			$lenght = 0;
-			for($i = 0; $i < strlen($text); $i++)
-			{
-				if(ord($text[$i]) >= 33 && ord($text[$i]) <= 126)
-					$lenght++;
-			}
-			if($lenght < 1 || strlen($text) > 15000)
-				$errors[] = 'Too short or too long post (short: '.$lenght.' long: '.strlen($text).' letters). Minimum 1 letter, maximum 15000 letters.';
+			$length = strlen($text);
+			if($length < 1 || strlen($text) > 15000)
+				$errors[] = 'Too short or too long post (Length: $length letters). Minimum 1 letter, maximum 15000 letters.';
+
 			if($char_id == 0)
 				$errors[] = 'Please select a character.';
 
diff --git a/system/pages/forum/new_thread.php b/system/pages/forum/new_thread.php
index 10dc5c223f..c5e476b170 100644
--- a/system/pages/forum/new_thread.php
+++ b/system/pages/forum/new_thread.php
@@ -30,20 +30,13 @@
 			if (isset($_REQUEST['save'])) {
 				$errors = array();
 
-				$lenght = 0;
-				for ($i = 0; $i < strlen($post_topic); $i++) {
-					if (ord($post_topic[$i]) >= 33 && ord($post_topic[$i]) <= 126)
-						$lenght++;
-				}
-				if ($lenght < 1 || strlen($post_topic) > 60)
-					$errors[] = 'Too short or too long topic (short: ' . $lenght . ' long: ' . strlen($post_topic) . ' letters). Minimum 1 letter, maximum 60 letters.';
-				$lenght = 0;
-				for ($i = 0; $i < strlen($text); $i++) {
-					if (ord($text[$i]) >= 33 && ord($text[$i]) <= 126)
-						$lenght++;
-				}
-				if ($lenght < 1 || strlen($text) > 15000)
-					$errors[] = 'Too short or too long post (short: ' . $lenght . ' long: ' . strlen($text) . ' letters). Minimum 1 letter, maximum 15000 letters.';
+				$length = strlen($post_topic);
+				if ($length < 1 || $length > 60)
+					$errors[] = "Too short or too long topic (Length: $length letters). Minimum 1 letter, maximum 60 letters.";
+
+				$length = strlen($text);
+				if ($length < 1 || $length > 15000)
+					$errors[] = "Too short or too long post (Length: $length letters). Minimum 1 letter, maximum 15000 letters.";
 
 				if ($char_id == 0)
 					$errors[] = 'Please select a character.';