On all of the dialogs where we report profiles or posts, Similar Worlds gives us a single line of text to explain the infraction. An example of this is the dialog for reporting a profile:
How many of you think that the single line of text should be replaced by an entire paragraph, with a scrollbar, so that you can supply all of the relevant details? If you are going to prove that a profile is fake, or that a person makes inappropriate posts (plural), are you going to be able to supply all of that in a single line?
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[quote]pone22 · 41-45, M So, if there is even one case where we need to supply more information, what possible reason could you have to not let people supply it? Why do you care?[/quote]
You are correct of course. If there is a single case where a lot of space is necessary, it should be available. But as pianoisland said, a single line is plenty for the vast majority of reports. (I would go as far as saying it is sufficient for over 99% of all reports.) Making the field bigger encourages people to write more even when that's not necessary, which creates a lot of extra work both for the admins and the reporter. (You may say it's a choice whether to use the extra space or not, but people do unconsciously write more when offered more space.) And more space is available in the rare cases that it is necessary: you can send additional information via email.
