<p><strong>Take the offer as a suggestion</strong> rather than an obligation.  Some things to note:</p>

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<li><p>You can continue to post more comments, but the system may automatically do some nasty things once 20 or more comments appear.  (I believe the thread will automatically become "community wiki," for instance.)</p></li>
<li><p>If you want to take advantage of the chat room offer, please do so at the first opportunity.  The option will not always be repeated and (so far) mods do not have the capability to migrate a comment thread into chat.  The automated offer is the only way to accomplish this.  (Mods and high-rep users can create chat rooms any time, but the comments will not be migrated into the chat thread when they do that.)</p></li>
<li><p>Be aware that some people are behind firewalls that inhibit chatting.</p></li>
<li><p>The site does prefer to limit the amount of commenting, so you should favor the chat mechanism if an extended discussion looks likely.</p></li>
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