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Moderator moves comments to chat - can low-rep user participate?

Something that isn't clear to me in the other discussions on this topic: Low-rep users can't write comments on anything other than their own posts (questions or answers) or answers to their own ...
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Why aren't chat username and avatar privileges revoked upon the user losing the required rep (including via suspension)?

Generally, if a user gains a reputation-based privilege, the user will lose it if they later fall below the required reputation. I've found that this has one major exception in chat. Users without ...
Sonic the Anonymous Hedgehog's user avatar
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Does reputation on sites with site-specific chat servers count toward the ability to chat on the general Stack Exchange chat server? [duplicate]

In other words, say, if I have 20 reputation on Stack Overflow, does it count toward the ability to chat on https://chat.stackexchange.com/? Stack Overflow and Meta Stack Exchange have their own chat ...
Sonic the Anonymous Hedgehog's user avatar
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Meta chatroom rep different from site chatroom rep [duplicate]

If you type a few lines one after the other in chat, you can see your site-wide reputation show up: Except in any https://chat.meta.stackexchange.com room: Why? :-/
Fabby's user avatar
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5 votes
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Why can't I chat here as I have 51 reputation?

I have 51 reputation on one of the Stack Exchange sites. Because of this, why can't I chat in rooms?
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8 votes
2 answers
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Rationale for having different rep requirements for uploading images to the chat and the main site

To post an image in a question/answer an user requires at least 10 rep points (see here). To be able to upload an image in the chat, the rep requirements is instead 100 rep point (see here). Is there ...
ꓢPArcheon's user avatar
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28 votes
1 answer
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Demystifying chat reputation requirements

How much reputation do you need to participate in chat? It's an easy answer, right? You need at least 20 reputation to participate in chat. /privileges/chat even tells us so. But for which chat site(...
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How can i go to chatrooms? [duplicate]

How can I gain reputation in order to go to chatrooms, and what is the difference between votes and reputation?
Hanaa's user avatar
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Why is the chat window showing my wrong reputation?

In this window https://chat.stackexchange.com/users/131427 It is showing my reputation as 259, but when I click on my name(Outofmemory), it shows my reputation as 98. My question: Why is it showing ...
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4 votes
1 answer
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182 reputation on Arqade, but cannot chat in affiliated room

I am an active user on the Stack Exchange network, and participate in a few of the sites. I just heard about the chat room The Bridge, and it seems I can’t chat there. However, I have: 182 reputation ...
Elias Benevedes's user avatar
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Why can some users below 20 reputation send requests for write access in chat rooms?

Why are some users allowed to request write access in chat rooms (Gallery Rooms) when they have below 20 reputation?? See here user requested for write access in chat room. See here, the user has ...
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4 votes
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Why does chat profile reputation seem inconsistent?

The reputation on chat.SE is supposed to be all your 200+ rep accounts' reputation combined. Now why is it that Jon Skeet's chat profile does not include his MSO reputation, but otherwise includes all ...
Once Upon a Dev's user avatar
3 votes
1 answer
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Why is there a one-way reputation lane from SO to the network?

Why is it that on chat.stackexchange.com, it counts all your SE reputation (excluding association bonuses), including MSO and SO, but on chat.meta.stackoverflow.com it only counts your MSO reputation,...
Once Upon a Dev's user avatar
2 votes
3 answers
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Why can I not post in chat rooms on Stack Overflow? My reputation is 26, and it says I need 20 [duplicate]

I have 26 reputation points. When I go to a chat room, it says I have to have a reputation of at least 20 to talk. Why can't I post in the chat room, then? I asked a question about a JavaScript ...
visyoual's user avatar
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Confusing cumulated rep score shown on chat.stackexchange.com

My user page at https://chat.stackexchange.com/users/16051/takrl currently looks like this: The combined flair currently looks like this: (Used images for both, so the post stays consistent over ...
takrl's user avatar
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1 vote
2 answers
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How do inexperienced members get enough reputation to participate in the chat rooms?

I recently found out there is a chat room on this site. Previously i had just thought it was forum questions My question is how do i gain reputation needed to get access to chat rooms I've tried ...
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5 votes
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Total reputation is different in chat and flair

My total reputation is displayed on the flair as 31K: On my Chat.SE profile it is displayed as 32.5K: There's a difference of about 1500 points - where are they? I've refreshed the flair image to ...
Kobi's user avatar
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-3 votes
1 answer
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Need reputation so I can join the chat beta [closed]

I need 20 reputation so I can join the chat beta. Can someone help?
sasori's user avatar
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3 votes
2 answers
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Ability to chat?

I'm new to the stack exchange sites and meta stack overflow. How do I get enough of a reputation in order to participate in chats?
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