Guess what? Sometimes a complete answer is less than ten characters. I’ll give you a common example: “yes”. I’ll give you another one: “no”. There’s also this one: “thanks”.
And today I came across another brilliant restriction. Someone asked me which approach I had flown. I responded: “TQPF, RNAV11.” Oh no, can’t have that! Answering a direct question as simply as possible is just out of the question. “Are you sure?”, the forum wizard asks me. “Your answer seems incomplete.” Yes, I’m sure. I hit reply again. Nope! Question pops up again. Are you sure? Yes. I’m sure. Reply. Nope! Are you sure?
So at this point I decide to deal with the situation on the most ridiculous way possible. I add this to my message: “Hjlhddvhsd.” Total gibberish. Guess what? It posts the message.
So a clear, concise answer is unacceptable, but add some total nonsense to it and it’s fine.
Can you please just turn these silly features off? Please? One-word answers accepted.
Another issue is what I might call “post collectors” that only reply with “Thanks for sharing!” on every topic just to raise their post count and advance their permission level. I don’t know if it’s in place here, but a lot of boards have a timer that runs right after a user posts a reply that prevents that. I think it’s usually 30-60 seconds.