New Quizzes: Essay word counter

[jbielecki]

When an essay item has a required word count, why isn't displaying the word counter the default? I set up an essay question in an item bank and checked to require a minimum word count and to show word counter. Then I copied the item, replaced the text with a different essay question, and saved it in the bank. Somehow, the "show word count" box got unclicked in the copied item. Students who took the exam and got that item were very worried, and understandably so! It seems obvious that a required word count has to show the counter to the students. Can this be fixed?