I've applied before and I remember there being character limits, but they're not showing up when I load the application. I'm working on my application now and my responses might change depending on the limits.
Try to contact dang by email at hn@ycombinator.com . They usually reply faster by mail because some thread get lost unnoticed.
(I think hn@ycombinator.com is the wrong account, because it's for moderation an HN and not for generic YC stuff, but I'm sure he can forward the question to the right people.)
(I think hn@ycombinator.com is the wrong account, because it's for moderation an HN and not for generic YC stuff, but I'm sure he can forward the question to the right people.)