I had visions of a big checklist with the first question being "300 words?" and a pile of rejected submissions with fewer than that.

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On Mar 29, 2014 11:52 PM, "Steven Walling" <steven.walling@gmail.com> wrote:


On Saturday, March 29, 2014, Andy Mabbett <andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk> wrote:
I'm drafting a couple of submissions for sessions at Wikimania, and
(having successfully made submissions for Wikimania 2012, for
Wikimedia UK AGMs, and for other conferences) have come to the
conclusion that 300 words is too much text to require.

To be honest I always ignore this requirement. It's silly. A well-written proposal should be concise. 
 

What is the thinking behind this figure?

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Andy Mabbett
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