I hate to make a discussion right after another, but I feel like this should be said.

When on the forums, I have found that the length of a discussion becomes a very picky subject, and I felt like something needed to be said. This isn't directed towards those who make the short posts, but actually to those who comment on short posts.

When someone makes a short discussion, please do not comment on the discussion saying it is too short. This just creates huge controversy between what is classified as too short and what is classified as "good enough".

But what exactly is good enough? I have looked into this by looking at the Rules page that lists the official rules. I carefully read through the "OldCP Forum Rules" made by Damen AND the quote underneath taken from a similar post created by Nintendo. Neither of these rules actually specify what makes a discussion too short, besides the statement to "not make any spam topics". I have read before that what makes a discussion long enough was 35 characters, which is actually really short and I believe they meant words. So, I am assuming that the official restriction is to not make a post shorter than 35 words.

Now, don't go around like a creeper and count how many words are in a post if it seems too short. In fact, unless the topic was extremely pointless or blindingly obvious to be too short, don't say anything at all.

Okay, so what if you do find a discussion that seems to be pointless or way too short, then what do you do? I will repeat that you should not comment on the post about it's length. If it seems to bother you, address it to the author who wrote the discussion and ask them to edit the post so that it isn't that short. If they refuse to do so and the topic is against the OldCP regulations, take it up with the staff members of OldCP. They will take care of it.

Addressing the issue of a discussion being too short in a comment is just the same as commenting on the discussion about some grammar error.

If there actually is an official post describing a limit on the shortage of a post, please email me the correct rule along with the source you got it from. Thank you for reading.

That's all.

Thanks SecretR. This is a helpful post and should help users with posting. +1

Yes, this is correct. Most of the time a new user makes a small discussion someone replies, "please make a longer discussion next time." Great post! +1

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Yes, I believe that longer posts are for starting new discussions, and shorter posts are for replying.