If going beyond the 140 visible limit (or however many it ends up being) is high...

pbreit on Jan 5, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Twitter Considering 10,000-Character Limit for Twe...

If going beyond the 140 visible limit (or however many it ends up being) is highly discouraged (by the rest of the content being highly unlikely to be seen), I could see this working OK without lessening the magic of Twitter too much.