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373 votes
1 answer
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Why do I need 50 reputation to comment? What can I do instead?

Users with less than 50 reputation points cannot write comments on questions and answers that they don't own. Why does this limit exist? But I want to contribute now. What should I do instead? But I ...
893 votes
76 answers
197k views

The Many Memes of Meta

Catchphrases and concepts that spread from person to person are known as memes, which, courtesy the Internet, can now explode across the Earth like a highly contagious virus (hence "going viral&...
10 votes
1 answer
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Start a chat with OP before reaching the 10+ comment mark

I was trying to solve someone's question and due to a language gap, they were unable to describe it properly. I know that the "let's continue this on the chat" message and link auto adds to ...
2 votes
0 answers
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Can the chat message pop-up be inserted after 5 comment "back and forth" argument strategies?

When users complain about a iffy post, they start suggesting edits and then another user gives an explanation on how that edit suggestion is wrong. The users go back and forth, and then suddenly, when ...
8 votes
0 answers
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Ability to take comment discussions to chat is extremely undiscoverable; please fix [duplicate]

Occasionally when I am trying to figure things out with someone asking a question, I come to the conclusion that it would be better to use the chat. This typically happens well before the stage where ...
0 votes
0 answers
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Add a {Start a new}/{Join the} discussion on this {Question}/{Answer} button [duplicate]

There is a significant push back being felt as a result of the implementation of the Code of Conduct. This is especially true for the crackdown on comments. I think that we can smooth this by adding ...
64 votes
0 answers
427 views

Let's make it easier to get a room

Let's make it easier for people discussing a post in comments to retire to chat, without waiting for comments to pile up until the system prompts them or a moderator acts. There are two main use ...
3 votes
0 answers
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Can I get a Continue Discussion In Chat button earlier? [duplicate]

If a commenter says some fact that I don't entirely agree with, I tend to reply. Sometimes we do not immediately come to a consensus and I can tell it has a good chance of creating a long back-and-...
158 votes
5 answers
2k views

Is it possible to import comments into a chat room without the link appearing? [duplicate]

Question: For an answer on a stack exchange site with say 8 comments, how can I / is it possible to import the comments into a chat room? Background: I was helping with a question and made several ...
39 votes
2 answers
382 views

Implement a Selective Comment Ban

We all know the drill. Comments are temporary and intended to clarify stuff to make the posts better. We know they are an absolute nightmare to cleanup, but it's also really hard to figure out how to ...
8 votes
0 answers
225 views

"move comments to chat" link disappeared

I got a suggestion to "automatically move comments to chat", but I decided to post another comment first. However, once I did the link disappeared. How do I get it back?
191 votes
3 answers
2k views

Provide a tool for moderators to migrate comments to chat

One issue we have on Programmers.SE is that people like to have extended discussions in comments on answers and questions. Try as we might to delete long comment chains and educate them about chat (...
3 votes
1 answer
87 views

What is the desired practice for comment discussions?

Presently a comment discussion has to go on for some time before the system encourages commentators continue it in a chat room. But feature-requests to allow this before that heuristic makes the ...
142 votes
2 answers
5k views

How can I move a discussion to chat before being prompted? [duplicate]

I posted an answer to a question, and a user posted a comment that I feel is better handled in chat. In a previous question, I was prompted to move the comment to chat when it went over a certain ...
6 votes
1 answer
588 views

Option to continue a discussion in chat [duplicate]

I would like to invite someone in a comments discussion underneath an answer to continue in Chat, but it doesn't seem to be a problem of that it is "Let us continue this discussion in chat" ...

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