# Forum software does not allow more than 3 posts in a row from same user?
**URL:** https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/forum-software-does-not-allow-more-than-3-posts-in-a-row-from-same-user/6578
**Category:** Site Feedback
**Created:** [December 20, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/forum-software-does-not-allow-more-than-3-posts-in-a-row-from-same-user/6578 "2020-12-20T02:14:19Z")
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### Author:  [@printninja](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/printninja)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/forum-software-does-not-allow-more-than-3-posts-in-a-row-from-same-user/6578/1 "2020-12-20T02:14:19Z")
Strange limitation. After three consecutive posts, I tried to post a fourth time on the same topic and the forum would not allow it. It said you can only make 3 consecutive posts, and can’t make another until someone else replies.
I get that this is probably done by default to prevent people from spamming forums, but in some cases, there is a genuine need to be able to post more than three times in a row.
Perhaps this is an option that can be set/changed in Discourse? @martin
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### Author:  [@martin](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/martin)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2020, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/forum-software-does-not-allow-more-than-3-posts-in-a-row-from-same-user/6578/2 "2020-12-22T13:00:14Z")
Yep, there was an option. Raised it to 5.
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### Author:  [@printninja](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/printninja)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/forum-software-does-not-allow-more-than-3-posts-in-a-row-from-same-user/6578/3 "2020-12-22T18:04:53Z")
Thanks @martin!!! (The excessive exclamation marks are because the forum won’t allow posts under 20 characters - another strange limitation.)
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### Author:  [@jo-r](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/jo-r)
#### Post date: [December 23, 2020, 2:53am UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/forum-software-does-not-allow-more-than-3-posts-in-a-row-from-same-user/6578/4 "2020-12-23T02:53:39Z")
Yeah I noticed that the other day when I wanted to say just “That Works!” in response to a thread and couldn’t do it.
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### Author:  [@bss\_user](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/bss_user)
#### Post date: [December 23, 2020, 6:09am UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/forum-software-does-not-allow-more-than-3-posts-in-a-row-from-same-user/6578/5 "2020-12-23T06:09:52Z")
[20 characters](https://www.google.com/search?q=discourse+20+characters), I’ll approach it from the opposite side. 😜
Does meaningful conversation generally occur under 20 characters? I think the default threshold is in place for that very reason although it can be set to less. Otherwise discourse forums would be full of posts like:
`cool, awesome, thanks, nope, yeah, wrong, ok, . , ! , nah, what, good, yep, smiley, poop, ? , no, yes, +1, imho, eek, d'oh, whatever, etc.`
Which is kind of against the forums namesake of yielding proper discourse. I agree there are times when a basic response is adequate. But by offering that fractional ability it would quickly or over time degradate the overall forum experience and effectiveness of context.
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### Author:  [@printninja](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/printninja)
#### Post date: [December 23, 2020, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/forum-software-does-not-allow-more-than-3-posts-in-a-row-from-same-user/6578/6 "2020-12-23T12:38:30Z")
I guess.
(This was deliberate)