user27: I've a suggestion.
We currently have the recommendation close reason:

Questions about watching or reading recommendations are off-topic
  because they tend to attract opinionated answers and clutter.  For
  more information, see Should we allow recommendation
  questions?

I propose that we add an invitation to chat in that close reason:

Questions about watching or reading recommendations are off-topic
  because they tend to attract opinionated answers and clutter.  For
  more information, see Should we allow recommendation
  questions? If
  you'd like, you can ask for recommendations in chat.

Or some similar wording.
What do you think?

user24: Overall, I'm in favor of such a change, but I suggest that we make it explicit that 20 reputation is needed to talk in chat. Otherwise, we run the risk of being even more off-putting to new users who want recommendations. Hence, I suggest we modify the wording a bit to take this into account. Here's my own (slightly awkward) attempt:

Questions about watching or reading recommendations are off-topic because they tend to attract opinionated answers and clutter. For more information, see Should we allow recommendation questions? If you have enough reputation, you're welcome to ask in chat.


27: <p>I've a suggestion.</p>

<p>We currently have the recommendation close reason:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Questions about <strong>watching or reading recommendations</strong> are off-topic
  because they tend to attract opinionated answers and clutter.  For
  more information, see <a href="https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/117">Should we allow recommendation
  questions?</a></p>
</blockquote>

<p>I propose that we add an invitation to chat in that close reason:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Questions about <strong>watching or reading recommendations</strong> are off-topic
  because they tend to attract opinionated answers and clutter.  For
  more information, see <a href="https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/117">Should we allow recommendation
  questions?</a> If
  you'd like, you can ask for recommendations in <strong><a href="http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/6697/">chat</a></strong>.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Or some similar wording.</p>

<p>What do you think?</p>
 24: <p>Overall, I'm in favor of such a change, but I suggest that we make it explicit that 20 reputation is needed to talk in chat. Otherwise, we run the risk of being even more off-putting to new users who want recommendations. Hence, I suggest we modify the wording a bit to take this into account. Here's my own (slightly awkward) attempt:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Questions about <strong>watching or reading recommendations</strong> are off-topic because they tend to attract opinionated answers and clutter. For more information, see <a href="https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/117">Should we allow recommendation questions?</a> If you have <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/help/privileges/chat">enough reputation</a>, you're welcome to ask in <a href="http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/6697/maid-cafe-">chat</a>.</p>
</blockquote>
