# How to disable "Body seems unclear, is it a complete sentence?" checker

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-body-seems-unclear-is-it-a-complete-sentence-checker/63766>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [2017年六月1日 20:12 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-body-seems-unclear-is-it-a-complete-sentence-checker/63766 "2017-06-01T20:12:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![jmsachs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jmsachs/32/107682_2.png) [@jmsachs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jmsachs)\
**Post date:** [2017年六月1日 20:12 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-body-seems-unclear-is-it-a-complete-sentence-checker/63766/1 "2017-06-01T20:12:48Z")

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I’m an admin of our Discourse server, and I’m in a small group of coworkers of the “We’re all reasonable adults here” sort.

How can I disable the “Body seems unclear, is it a complete sentence?” checker? I don’t need an automated program to prevent someone from posting something, even if it looks to the Discourse software like an incomplete sentence.

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**Author:** ![tophee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tophee/32/73406_2.png) [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\
**Post date:** [2017年六月1日 20:22 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-body-seems-unclear-is-it-a-complete-sentence-checker/63766/2 "2017-06-01T20:22:51Z")

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Try setting `body min entropy = 0`

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**Author:** ![jmsachs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jmsachs/32/107682_2.png) [@jmsachs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jmsachs)\
**Post date:** [2017年六月1日 20:28 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-body-seems-unclear-is-it-a-complete-sentence-checker/63766/3 "2017-06-01T20:28:46Z")

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Thanks, that worked.

It would be really nice to have a more meaningful error message. (otherwise my gut response is "No, you stupid bastard server, I don’t care, this is what I wanted to post! So #@$@#% off!)

It would also be nice to be able to configure it so that it was just a warning that appeared once, and if you really wanted to post, then you could click “No, I really mean it!” and post your content anyway.

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**Author:** ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\
**Post date:** [2017年六月1日 20:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-body-seems-unclear-is-it-a-complete-sentence-checker/63766/4 "2017-06-01T20:34:10Z")

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Are posts with less than 7 characters that common in your instance?

The idea of the message is to have the user put more thought on the post, and use enough information to keep the _discourse_ flowing.

Of course the admin of the board can change the settings if he wants to.

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**Author:** ![jmsachs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jmsachs/32/107682_2.png) [@jmsachs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jmsachs)\
**Post date:** [2017年六月1日 20:39 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-body-seems-unclear-is-it-a-complete-sentence-checker/63766/5 "2017-06-01T20:39:00Z")

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Look, this is a technical bulletin board in my case, and when we say “x[n] = x[n] + x[n] - y[n]” (or whatever) we mean it. We don’t need a computer blocking us from posting.

I don’t mind the default behavior – although it is annoying… I just wish it were a little more flexible and obvious. The existing behavior has all the charm and helpfulness of an IQ 80 security guard.

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**Author:** ![jiyinyiyong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jiyinyiyong/32/115133_2.png) [@jiyinyiyong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jiyinyiyong)\
**Post date:** [2017年七月4日 08:00 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-body-seems-unclear-is-it-a-complete-sentence-checker/63766/6 "2017-07-04T08:00:39Z")

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`body min entropy = 0 ` in `app.yaml`?

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**Author:** ![tophee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tophee/32/73406_2.png) [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\
**Post date:** [2017年七月4日 08:04 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-body-seems-unclear-is-it-a-complete-sentence-checker/63766/7 "2017-07-04T08:04:22Z")

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No, in `admin/site_settings`

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**Author:** ![chiQ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/chiq/32/65917_2.png) [@chiQ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chiQ)\
**Post date:** [2017年九月27日 00:29 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-body-seems-unclear-is-it-a-complete-sentence-checker/63766/8 "2017-09-27T00:29:05Z")

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Sorry to necro this thread, but I think context is important. I am posting a complete sentence of three words (total ten characters) and valid punctuation and this error is coming up. I tried setting as above. No joy. It’s very frustrating as an admin to be unable to post a perfectly legitimate sentence that meets all configured limits we have set.

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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [2017年九月27日 00:29 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-body-seems-unclear-is-it-a-complete-sentence-checker/63766/9 "2017-09-27T00:29:42Z")

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Then change the setting, what’s stopping you from doing so?

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**Author:** ![chiQ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/chiq/32/65917_2.png) [@chiQ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chiQ)\
**Post date:** [2017年九月27日 00:31 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-body-seems-unclear-is-it-a-complete-sentence-checker/63766/10 "2017-09-27T00:31:44Z")

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As I mentioned, I tried changing the setting, as above. No joy.

I’ve worked out what it was though.

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**Author:** ![jomaxro](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jomaxro/32/126216_2.png) [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Post date:** [2017年九月27日 01:19 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-body-seems-unclear-is-it-a-complete-sentence-checker/63766/11 "2017-09-27T01:19:05Z")

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> [@chiQ](#):
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> I’ve worked out what it was though.

Mind sharing what the issue was? Did you have to adjust a different setting? Did you change your sentence?

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**Author:** ![jmsachs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jmsachs/32/107682_2.png) [@jmsachs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jmsachs)\
**Post date:** [2017年九月27日 02:38 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-body-seems-unclear-is-it-a-complete-sentence-checker/63766/12 "2017-09-27T02:38:50Z")

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> [@chiQ](#):
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> As I mentioned, I tried changing the setting, as above. No joy.

No joy.  
He was sad.  
So he tried hard to fix.  
He found something at ten  
And then set it to six.

But that was no good!  
Oh, what could he do?  
He took what was six  
And set it to two!

But two was too small,  
There were those that would say.  
You could say **NO**.  
And **HA**. And **UM**. And **OK**.

What to do? What to do?  
So he went back again  
And set what was two  
Back to six,  
Then to ten.

No joy.  
Then he said,  
Before going away,  
There are so many things  
That are too small to say!

* * *

(sorry, just got done reading _The Cat in the Hat_ to a toddler)

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**Author:** ![chiQ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/chiq/32/65917_2.png) [@chiQ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chiQ)\
**Post date:** [2017年九月27日 03:13 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-body-seems-unclear-is-it-a-complete-sentence-checker/63766/13 "2017-09-27T03:13:29Z")

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Oh yes, sorry! I was posting all in caps. I have “shouting” disabled 🙂

@jmsachs Fabulous!

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**Author:** ![leo.proctor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/leo.proctor/32/216158_2.png) [@leo.proctor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/leo.proctor)\
**Post date:** [2017年十一月10日 13:46 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-body-seems-unclear-is-it-a-complete-sentence-checker/63766/14 "2017-11-10T13:46:23Z")

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I’ve set `body_min_entropy` to 0. but can’t get through this check `Body seems unclear, ...`.  
The post body is mix of different language, like the text below

`ABC このテキストは日本語です. このテキストは日本語です`

It works if text is only in japanese letters. but won’t work if there is any english alphabets involved.

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**Author:** ![honggian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/honggian/32/237166_2.png) [@honggian](https://meta.discourse.org/u/honggian)\
**Post date:** [2018年三月7日 01:03 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-body-seems-unclear-is-it-a-complete-sentence-checker/63766/15 "2018-03-07T01:03:37Z")

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I have the same problem. If there is a solution to this problem, please let us know.

> Blockquote  
> It works if the text is only in Japanese characters, but it won’t work if any English alphabets are involved.

In my case, it is a Korean + English combination.

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**Author:** ![schungx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/schungx/32/70989_2.png) [@schungx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/schungx)\
**Post date:** [2018年三月7日 05:45 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-body-seems-unclear-is-it-a-complete-sentence-checker/63766/16 "2018-03-07T05:45:49Z")

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There are a whole bunch of English-oriented settings that you need to turn off if you use anything other than English. Search meta for them.

In your case, look into:

`allow uppercase posts`, `title prettify`, `title max word length`

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**Author:** ![AnkitJain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ankitjain/32/158153_2.png) [@AnkitJain](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AnkitJain)\
**Post date:** [2019年十月7日 09:58 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-body-seems-unclear-is-it-a-complete-sentence-checker/63766/17 "2019-10-07T09:58:56Z")

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> [@schungx](#):
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> `允许大写帖子`、`标题美化`、`标题最大单词长度`

这对我有效。谢谢

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**Author:** ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\
**Post date:** [2022年六月5日 08:53 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-body-seems-unclear-is-it-a-complete-sentence-checker/63766/19 "2022-06-05T08:53:57Z")

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3 个帖子被拆分到一个新主题：[哪个“看起来不清楚，它是一个完整的句子吗？”是应该更改的？](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-seems-unclear-is-it-a-complete-sentence-is-the-right-one-to-change/229054)

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**Author:** ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\
**Post date:** [2022年六月5日 08:54 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-body-seems-unclear-is-it-a-complete-sentence-checker/63766/20 "2022-06-05T08:54:12Z")

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