# Why default post settings?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-default-post-settings/319261
**Category:** Community Building
**Created:** [July 30, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-default-post-settings/319261 "2024-07-30T14:59:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@IanManning](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IanManning)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-default-post-settings/319261/1 "2024-07-30T14:59:03Z")
Hiya
I’ve looked through topics tagged with “post” but couldn’t see anything about this, and I think I’ve searched the meta…my basic question is…
Why are the default post settings as they are? e.g. a minimum post length of 20, topic title 15 etc…is this to present instant messenger style “Yeah” responses? Have people experimented with these settings?
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### Author:  [@Bas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bas)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-default-post-settings/319261/2 "2024-07-30T15:14:16Z")
> [@IanManning](#):
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> is this to present instant messenger style “Yeah” responses?
This is exactly it! 🙂
> [@Why bother with the minimum character requirement for replies?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-bother-with-the-minimum-character-requirement-for-replies/898/2):
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> Generally because it puts a barrier in front of annoying behavior. Is it an insurmountable barrier? No. But why allow annoying behavior when you can discourage it? That said it’s a forum level setting. Don’t like it, start a forum, change the setting to zero. voila.
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### Author:  [@Architect](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Architect)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-default-post-settings/319261/3 "2024-07-30T15:51:32Z")
> [@IanManning](#):
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> Have people experimented with these settings?
I’ve brought those limits down some, the default numbers can be too much and be arbitrary thresholds for typing.
The idea of having limits to prevent conversations being one sentence at a time back and forth does make sense in theory, but if a site is setup with default settings and the administrators aren’t interested in listening to any feedback about possible changes that can be annoying.
If the team was going to consider changing any of the default limits I would vote those be reduced to about 75% of current limits or so (meaning default of 15 characters minimum post instead of 20).
There are other options of the chat channels also for chat communication can be better for that, while posts are mainly for official proclamations that need more characters.
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### Author:  [@IanManning](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IanManning)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2024, 4:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-default-post-settings/319261/4 "2024-08-06T16:40:17Z")
Thanks all for the replies!