Wysiwyg: Make character counter for body field optional to allow Wysiwyg editors to work

It seems that the javascript used for the character count for the body field in the Classified Ad content type doesn't work if a Wysiwyg editor is used for the body field. Wysiwyg editors just don't show up for the body field. I'm not sure if this is a direct result of the javascript conflicting, or if ed_classified just turns the editors off. This is discussed here: http://drupal.org/node/609652

I would like to see the character counter made optional, at least as a temporary solution to this problem. The character limit is not necessary for classified ads, and certainly the javascript character counter is not necessary. Since it interferes with editor functionality, which is something that seems to me like many might want to implement in classified ads, I think it should be optional.

As a note, I did try to get around this by omitting the body field and using a cck field for the Ad Text, but the body field still showed up, even after I removed the text from the text box under "Submission form settings"

Thank you!