Details: I'm viewing question while logged in. 1. Click on Let us continue this discussion in chat. – rich 17 hours ago 2. Comment at bottom of page says You must be logged in to talk. See the faq for more information. 3. I click on logged in 4. I click on Google. 5. I see This login is new to Stack Exchange: and it offers to create a new account. And by the way, my rep is magically up to 23 now, so I should be able to chat.

So is a back-and-forth using comments, suggesting solutions and reporting results a discussion? Or is this a permitted use of comments? How do I communicate with a helpful person to try to solve my problem?