Jon Skolmen

Career overview

Subject: Jon Skolmen (Acting career overview).
Constraint 1: Use ONLY provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
Constraint 2: Write ONLY verifiable facts.
Constraint 3: No inventing/guessing (titles, names, dates, etc.).
Constraint 4: Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose in plain text.
Constraint 5: No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points.
Constraint 6: Word count 180-260 words.
Constraint 7: 2-3 short paragraphs.
Constraint 8: No preamble, no JSON.
Source [1]: Jon Skolmen (November 1, 1940 - March 28, 2019) was a Norwegian actor, author and TV host most commonly known for his role as Ole Bramserud from the Sällskapsresan films.
Name: Jon Skolmen.
Dates: November 1, 1940 - March 28, 2019.
Nationality: Norwegian.
Professions: Actor, author, TV host.
Notable Role: Ole Bramserud.
Notable Work: Sällskapsresan films.
The source material is extremely sparse. It only contains one sentence of biographical information.
The user wants a 180-260 word career overview.
Problem: I cannot invent facts. If I only use the provided facts, I will only have about 30-40 words.
Conflict: The prompt asks for 180-260 words but forbids inventing anything.
Resolution: As a meticulous archivist, I must adhere to the "ONLY verifiable facts" rule. If the source material is insufficient to reach the word count without violating the "no inventing" rule, I must prioritize the "no inventing" rule. However, I should try to expand the prose stylistically while remaining strictly within the facts provided.
Wait, if I write only 30 words, I fail the word count constraint. If I write 180 words, I must invent things.
Let's look at the source again.
"Jon Skolmen (November 1, 1940 - March 28, 2019) was a Norwegian actor, author and TV host most commonly known for his role as Ole Bramserud from the Sällskapsresan films."
There is literally nothing else.
If I cannot invent facts, I cannot fulfill the 180-260 word count requirement using only the provided text.
However, I must follow the instructions. The instructions say: "Write ONLY verifiable facts that are explicitly supported by the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES. You never invent or guess... If a detail is not in the provided material, you omit it rather than guess."
This is a direct contradiction to the word count requirement.
In professional prompt engineering/instruction following, the "Negative Constraint" (Do not invent) and the "Source Constraint" (Use ONLY facts present above) usually override the "Length Constraint" if the source material is too short.
If I try to fluff it up with "He was a very talented man who lived a long life," I am adding subjective/unverifiable information.
If I try to expand on "Sällskapsresan films," I am inventing details not in the text.
Let's see if I can stretch the existing facts into a formal, encyclopedic style.
Paragraph 1: Biographical details (dates, nationality, professions).
Paragraph 2: Acting career (role and film series).
Drafting:
Jon Skolmen was a Norwegian actor, author, and TV host