Why is there a 50 character minimum here?

2	Why is there a 50 character minimum here? It's always needed. 50 character count minimum asked Jun 05 '10 at 17:00 steigerjb 530●26●37●45

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3	Its so that people don't just put one word questions. Yes in some cases when the question being asked is a one word question it is pretty stupid but it is to prevent, for lack of a better term, spam. answered Jun 05 '10 at 17:04 FilipinoPower 13.0k●135●219●313

2	So people will post informative and worthwhile posts. answered Jun 05 '10 at 17:06 Dangerous 3.2k●10●20●46

It's to reduce spamming. I would like it if there would be alot of post with a "random input" question in it to just get karma, so they added a pre-caution to make sure everyone keeps it sane.

answered Jun 05 '10 at 17:04

Ryu Kurisu
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can't you just have 50 random characters?

(Aug 09 '10 at 23:19) popman

1	It's so people don't put answers with no answer or just one letter such a 'a' to get extra points. answered Jun 05 '10 at 17:06 josephtaylor1995 608●44●48●61

0	so people will use brilliant,bright and beautiful adjectives and not talk like this"LOL DAT FAG GOTTED PWNNED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111"please pardon my use of such vulgar language. answered Aug 09 '10 at 23:21 popman 696●10●14●22

-1	to stop posting the letter 'A' as an answer. bec it will wear it out answered Jun 05 '10 at 17:01 madjohn 268●3●7●13

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