Wikipedia:Short description
Format: Declare explicitly that 40 is not an absolute.
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** 83% of short descriptions use 40 characters or fewer (including spaces). |
** 83% of short descriptions use 40 characters or fewer (including spaces). |
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** Only 2% of short descriptions are longer than 60 characters, and short descriptions longer than 100 characters will be flagged for attention. |
** Only 2% of short descriptions are longer than 60 characters, and short descriptions longer than 100 characters will be flagged for attention. |
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** Due to a bug that affects some users, short descriptions exceeding 40 characters may be not be shown in full: see the screen shots at {{slink||Purposes}} above for examples.Below search results and in suggested article boxes at the bottom of mobile view. See [[:Wikipedia talk:Short description/Archive 12#Reasons why SDs over 40 characters are a problem|discussion]]. Bug {{phab|T311277}} was filed in 2022. As the impact of this bug is limited, it is a consideration to be borne in mind rather than a restriction. Descriptions longer than 40 characters are not discouraged for this reason alone. |
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** When used in searches, they are scanned quickly and in this case a longer and more detailed description can be less useful. |
** When used in searches, they are scanned quickly and in this case a longer and more detailed description can be less useful. |
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