Disable the minimum 20 characters forum rule!
(and 15 characters for titles!)
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+1
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Can you elaborate to why youād want this limit removed?
Itās a design thatās been deliberately implemented by Discourse to encourage more meaningful titles and posts. The Like button takes upon the role for the ā+1ā comment. (nudge Jeff 
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heh, to be honest, the only time iāve been bit by it was when trying to make a joke post so discourseās implementation has probably done itās job regarding encouraging more meaningful postsā¦ (or- discouraging silly postsā¦ which can be viewed as a good thingā¦ could also be view as discouraging community spirit(?) by not allowing the oneliners to happenā¦ that said, the ratio of āgoodā sub20 post to bad ones is pretty slim so i guess itās fine to make a sweeping ruleā¦ really though, i donāt care either wayā¦
fwiw, my +1 comment above was meant as one example of why (i imagine) the rule is in place.
Because Iām not able to write in english fast enough and sometimes questions are simple enough to be answered with a single āYes.ā or āNo.ā
Example: Google Sketchup 8 still free for commercial use? - #2 by Cotty
A āYes, you can.ā would have been enough answer for me.
Another example: An important option to a shortcut key is missing - #2 by Geo
Perhaps at a certain badge level the restriction could be lifted as by then itās been established that the poster doesnāt need to be forced to say more than is necessary and understands how best to word a thread title.
Carsten is one of only 8 members with his badge so itās a fairly exclusive group.