# Pad, pad, pad

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/pad-pad-pad/383556
**Category:** Community Building
**Created:** [September 22, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pad-pad-pad/383556 "2025-09-22T16:38:59Z")
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### Author: ![Alexander\_Wright](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/alexander_wright/32/119518_2.png) [@Alexander\_Wright](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alexander_Wright)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pad-pad-pad/383556/1 "2025-09-22T16:38:59Z")

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I’ve got the minimum post length set to the default of 20 characters, but my users have developed a work around of adding “Pad, pad, pad” to the bottom of their posts, rather than writing longer more informative posts.

Has anyone got any ideas on how to ~~prevent~~ educate them into stopping doing this, please?

It’s driving me potty!

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