Talk wants more characters than I want to type

So I see a lot of people use random characters to makeup whatever minimum the ridculously poor discourse software seems to demand.

Since the software loves to present conflicting mechanism you can use : blankspace : without the spaces near the colons to add twelve characters per use and it will display a mostly invisible square…

Or the settings could be changed to do away with the need for such ridiculous work arounds.

I believe relaxing the character count restriction requires modifying the source code. Which can be done but it means we own it.

haiku resolves all
limitations of Discourse
enjoy the journey

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BTW, I still think the folks pounding this drum are being silly. It’s just not that big of a deal.
But yeah, it appears to be a setting:

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I agree @jast , not a big deal. I would guess the goal of the 20 character minimum is to not have a bunch of +1 comments. That said you can of course still do this with the white space trick. But, maybe you will consider the reminder a chance to add more to the conversation. At least that is what I think when I get the little reminder.

To me the only time it has been annoying is when I’m accepting a task that is asked of me. “Yes, I’ll do it” is less than 20 characters and a little annoying. possibly drop the barrier to 10 as a half step. Because everyone knows both Walter and I are not allowed to win any discussion with rational suggestions. O crap, I suggested 10, now there is no way anyone will accept that. Sorry Walter I can’t win for losing. (snark) :wink:

And what’s not to love
Haiku shares snark within bounds
Just to say me too

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You assume the code is well organized (it is) and the check is performed in a small number of places (it is).

The keyword of interest is “min_post_length”.

Haikus are easy
But sometimes they don’t make sense
Refrigerator

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Yet another positive to haiku…

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Haikus are meant to create a different perspective leading to a deeper meaning. For example;

Severely Cold and Wintry
I shed my coat
Enjoying making snow angels.

Or

It’s a warm summer river:
above there is a bridge,
I ride the horse through the water.

(Disclaimer: the first one is an original the second, I abridged :sunglasses:)

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limricks also are willin’
when posts need more fillin’
whip out your pen
put none sense in
they’ll fill your post even if you fail

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Not a haiku …:sunglasses:
To many lines
Makes sense

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Poetry duelin’
Also more fun on Discourse
Than dumpster fires. Word.

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