function getStory(texter) {
 var maxCount = 500;
 var words = document.shareStory.story.value;
for (var num=1; num<words.length; num++)
 words = words.replace("  "," ");
 var wordy = words.length;
 if (words.substring(wordy-1,wordy) == " ") { words = words.substring(0,wordy-1); }
 var data = words.split(' ');
 for (i=0; i<data.length; i++) {
 texter.value = data.length; }

 theval = document.shareStory.story.value.length
 theval = document.shareStory.story.value.substring(0,document.shareStory.story.value.length-1)
 if (data.length > maxCount) {document.shareStory.story.value = theval; texter.value=maxCount; alert('You have reached the maximum \n' + maxCount + ' words allowed!'); return;}
 if (document.shareStory.story.value == "") {document.shareStory.story.value = "";}
 }
 
 
function getPassItOn(texter) {
 var maxCount = 100;
 var words = document.passItOn.message.value;
for (var num=1; num<words.length; num++)
 words = words.replace("  "," ");
 var wordy = words.length;
 if (words.substring(wordy-1,wordy) == " ") { words = words.substring(0,wordy-1); }
 var data = words.split(' ');
 for (i=0; i<data.length; i++) {
 texter.value = data.length; }

 theval = document.passItOn.message.value.length
 theval = document.passItOn.message.value.substring(0,document.passItOn.message.value.length-1)
 if (data.length > maxCount) {document.passItOn.message.value = theval; texter.value=maxCount; alert('You have reached the maximum \n' + maxCount + ' words allowed!'); return;}
 if (document.passItOn.message.value == "") {document.passItOn.message.value = "";}
 }