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A limit of 1 character for Challenges and Sandbox Now that Monica has pointed out that adjusting the minimum is already possible per category, I propose that we leave the minimum at 15 characters ...

posted 5mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 5mo ago by trichoplax‭

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#3: Post edited by user avatar trichoplax‭ · 2024-06-30T17:36:03Z (5 months ago)
Link to Monica's answer for reference
  • ## A limit of 1 character for Challenges and Sandbox
  • Now that Monica has pointed out that adjusting the minimum is already possible per category, I propose that we leave the minimum at 15 characters for Q&A and Meta, and reduce the minimum to 1 character for Challenges and Sandbox.
  • ### Why 1 character?
  • This will allow titles that consist of just the name of a constant, such as $e$ or $\pi$.
  • More seriously, I would not expect most titles to need to be anywhere near this short, but setting the minimum somewhere between 1 and 15 may leave someone wishing it was just 1 character less. Setting it to 1 means that challenge authors can decide for themselves what length makes sense for each challenge.
  • If this sounds too extreme, please post an answer with a counterproposal so we can see which the community prefers.
  • ## A limit of 1 character for Challenges and Sandbox
  • Now that Monica has pointed out that [adjusting the minimum is already possible per category](https://codegolf.codidact.com/posts/291890/291893#answer-291893), I propose that we leave the minimum at 15 characters for Q&A and Meta, and reduce the minimum to 1 character for Challenges and Sandbox.
  • ### Why 1 character?
  • This will allow titles that consist of just the name of a constant, such as $e$ or $\pi$.
  • More seriously, I would not expect most titles to need to be anywhere near this short, but setting the minimum somewhere between 1 and 15 may leave someone wishing it was just 1 character less. Setting it to 1 means that challenge authors can decide for themselves what length makes sense for each challenge.
  • If this sounds too extreme, please post an answer with a counterproposal so we can see which the community prefers.
#2: Post edited by user avatar trichoplax‭ · 2024-06-30T17:34:56Z (5 months ago)
Remove ambiguity
  • ## A limit of 1 character for Challenges and Sandbox
  • Now that Monica has pointed out that adjusting the limit is already possible per category, I propose that we leave the limit at 15 characters for Q&A and Meta, and reduce the limit to 1 character for Challenges and Sandbox.
  • ### Why 1 character?
  • This will allow titles that consist of just the name of a constant, such as $e$ or $\pi$.
  • More seriously, I would not expect most titles to need to be anywhere near this short, but setting the limit somewhere between 1 and 15 may leave someone wishing it was just 1 character less. Setting it to 1 means that challenge authors can decide for themselves what length makes sense for each challenge.
  • If this sounds too extreme, please post an answer with a counterproposal so we can see which the community prefers.
  • ## A limit of 1 character for Challenges and Sandbox
  • Now that Monica has pointed out that adjusting the minimum is already possible per category, I propose that we leave the minimum at 15 characters for Q&A and Meta, and reduce the minimum to 1 character for Challenges and Sandbox.
  • ### Why 1 character?
  • This will allow titles that consist of just the name of a constant, such as $e$ or $\pi$.
  • More seriously, I would not expect most titles to need to be anywhere near this short, but setting the minimum somewhere between 1 and 15 may leave someone wishing it was just 1 character less. Setting it to 1 means that challenge authors can decide for themselves what length makes sense for each challenge.
  • If this sounds too extreme, please post an answer with a counterproposal so we can see which the community prefers.
#1: Initial revision by user avatar trichoplax‭ · 2024-06-30T17:32:54Z (5 months ago)
## A limit of 1 character for Challenges and Sandbox
Now that Monica has pointed out that adjusting the limit is already possible per category, I propose that we leave the limit at 15 characters for Q&A and Meta, and reduce the limit to 1 character for Challenges and Sandbox.

### Why 1 character?
This will allow titles that consist of just the name of a constant, such as $e$ or $\pi$.

More seriously, I would not expect most titles to need to be anywhere near this short, but setting the limit somewhere between 1 and 15 may leave someone wishing it was just 1 character less. Setting it to 1 means that challenge authors can decide for themselves what length makes sense for each challenge.

If this sounds too extreme, please post an answer with a counterproposal so we can see which the community prefers.