Writing the second entry in my OPSEC series ran into a wall fairly quickly — the 10,000 character limit. For a reference guide covering a topic in any real depth, that's tight. I had to cut content that genuinely belonged in the post just to fit, which works against the whole point of a guides section.
Three things that would make a meaningful difference:
Thank you in advance.
Three things that would make a meaningful difference:
- Raise or remove the character limit for the Guides section — 10k is workable for a short post, but guides tend to be longer by nature. A limit of 20–25k, or none at all, would give writers the room to actually cover a topic properly without having to strip it down.
- Remove the 5-minute edit restriction — Guides aren't static. They get corrected, expanded, and updated as feedback comes in or information changes. A hard edit window makes it needlessly difficult to maintain quality over time, which is the opposite of what a guides section should encourage.
- Add a version history or edit log — Readers benefit from knowing when a guide was last updated and what changed. Even a simple changelog at the bottom of a post would help establish trust and signal that the content is actively maintained.
Thank you in advance.
