diff --git a/app/views/words/_message.html.erb b/app/views/words/_message.html.erb
index 91950fade..0f3fe64fe 100644
--- a/app/views/words/_message.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/words/_message.html.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,40 @@
+<script>
+var W3CDOM = document.createElement && document.getElementsByTagName;
 
+window.onload = setMaxLength;
+
+function setMaxLength() {
+    if (!W3CDOM) return;
+    var textareas = document.getElementsByTagName('textarea');
+    for (var i=0;i<textareas.length;i++) {
+    	var textarea = textareas[i];
+    	setMaxLengthItem(textareas[i]);
+    }
+}
+function setMaxLengthItem(textarea){
+	if (textarea.getAttribute('maxlength')) {
+    var counter = document.createElement('div');
+    counter.className = 'counter';
+		var counterClone = counter.cloneNode(true);
+		counterClone.innerHTML = '<span>0</span>/'+textarea.getAttribute('maxlength');
+		textarea.parentNode.insertBefore(counterClone,textarea.nextSibling);
+		textarea.relatedElement = counterClone.getElementsByTagName('span')[0];
+		textarea.onkeyup = textarea.onchange = checkMaxLength;
+		textarea.onkeyup();
+	}
+}
+
+function checkMaxLength() {
+    var maxLength = this.getAttribute('maxlength');
+    var currentLength = this.value.length;
+    if (currentLength > maxLength)
+        this.relatedElement.className = 'toomuch';
+    else
+        this.relatedElement.className = '';	
+    this.relatedElement.firstChild.nodeValue = currentLength;
+}
+
+</script>
 <% if jour.size >0 %>
 <% remove_allowed = (User.current.id == jour.first.user_id) %>
 <ul class="message-for-user">
diff --git a/app/views/words/_new_respond.html.erb b/app/views/words/_new_respond.html.erb
index e803eb305..d3f4145a8 100644
--- a/app/views/words/_new_respond.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/words/_new_respond.html.erb
@@ -1,36 +1,4 @@
-<script>
-var W3CDOM = document.createElement && document.getElementsByTagName;
 
-window.onload = setMaxLength;
-
-function setMaxLength() {
-    if (!W3CDOM) return;
-    var textareas = document.getElementsByTagName('textarea');
-    var counter = document.createElement('div');
-    counter.className = 'counter';
-    for (var i=0;i<textareas.length;i++) {
-        if (textareas[i].getAttribute('maxlength')) {
-            var counterClone = counter.cloneNode(true);
-            counterClone.innerHTML = '<span>0</span>/'+textareas[i].getAttribute('maxlength');
-            textareas[i].parentNode.insertBefore(counterClone,textareas[i].nextSibling);
-            textareas[i].relatedElement = counterClone.getElementsByTagName('span')[0];
-            textareas[i].onkeyup = textareas[i].onchange = checkMaxLength;
-            textareas[i].onkeyup();
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-function checkMaxLength() {
-    var maxLength = this.getAttribute('maxlength');
-    var currentLength = this.value.length;
-    if (currentLength >= maxLength)
-        this.relatedElement.className = 'toomuch';
-    else
-        this.relatedElement.className = '';	
-    this.relatedElement.firstChild.nodeValue = currentLength;
-}
-
-</script>
 <%= form_tag({:controller => 'words', :action => 'create_reply'}, :remote => true) do %>
 <%= text_area_tag 'user_notes', "", :class => 'noline', 
 									:style => "resize: none;", :rows => 4,
diff --git a/app/views/words/create_reply.js.erb b/app/views/words/create_reply.js.erb
index 965c58ed4..eb2ea7369 100644
--- a/app/views/words/create_reply.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/words/create_reply.js.erb
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
 		) %>').hide();
 	$('#journal_reply_ul_<%=@jfm.m_parent_id%>').append(pre_append);
 	pre_append.fadeIn(600);
-	$('#project_respond_form_<%=@jfm.m_reply_id.to_s%> textarea').val('');
+	var textarea = $('#project_respond_form_<%=@jfm.m_reply_id.to_s%> textarea');
+	textarea.val('');
 	$('#project_respond_form_<%=@jfm.m_reply_id.to_s%>').hide();
-	setMaxLength();
+	setMaxLengthItem(pre_append.find('textarea')[0]);
 <% else %>
 	alert("<%= l(:label_feedback_fail) %>");
 <% end %>
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