# 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")\
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**Post date:** [July 30, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-default-post-settings/319261/1 "2024-07-30T14:59:03Z")

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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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