<p>The limit is a problem when people like yourself who have something to contribute find a roadblock. The system is a pretty crude instrument, but does cut down on the low-content comments that you see on so many sites. </p>

<p>While the mods have been very helpful in frequently turning comments-in-answers into comments, it's probably not something they can continue to do so often in the longer term. </p>

<p>People who take the trouble to post about it here in the past have often been reasonably close to having enough reputation to take them over, and it often turns out that someone manages to find an upvote-worthy post and the problem is solved. I suppose that technically we're not really supposed to use our votes in that way, but in practice it seems to work quite well.  However, again, that's not going to be as feasible as the site grows. (As soon as I saw your post, I was inclined to see if your problem could be solved in that way, but it already had been. Still, I found something to upvote.)</p>

<p>One thing it's at least possible to do if you're able to give a partial answer is to post the answer as far as you're able and then seek clarification in the answer (but where possible you should seek to edit the request for clarification from the answer once the issue is addressed). This also gives the possibility that if the partial answer is good it may attract an upvote or two and that may well tip you into territory where you can post the comment as a comment. </p>

<p>So you pretty much did what you could do within that question.</p>

<p>Another possibility (and perhaps even what the intended solution is) is to find <em>another</em> question or two to answer - whether new, or an older unanswered question (either of which we have in abundance), or even an already answered question you have a particularly good take on that isn't there already. It can seem hard at first to get much recognition for your good contributions (especially for those people more like me, for whom it took some time to understand what kind of contribution would be appreciated), but a little perseverance in trying to provide good answers will win the day. </p>
