I think it would make sense to put this as an "On / Off" swtich in the Forum Manager for each forum. "Can have chat threads: Yes / No".
This would turn on the "Add a chat to this thread" feature in the "New Thread" page.
I'm thinking that it should also add a little icon or something next to the thread like a talk bubble or a CHAT: prefix.
I agree, the censor should apply, but don't think it's necessary for an alpha / beta version, at least to get it rolling.
BBCode / Smilies should definitely be available.
From what I've been milling over, I think the ZeroTolerance shoutbox could be broken apart to do this, with some integration into vb a little more.
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