is a comma here optional?

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	Chrismlangan  #415676  Fri, 07 Sep 07 10:50 PM  I say this not to upset you, but to help you realize your potential.    Chrismlangan Joined on Thu, Jul 5 2007 Full Member (108)
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	Philip  #415684  Fri, 07 Sep 07 11:49 PM  Chrismlangan wrote:  I say this not to upset you, but to help you realize your potential. I'm not going to try to quote a rule that says it should be there (probably isn't one), but I would certainly use it, just to get the reader to pause a second.    Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 USA Pacific Northwest (Seattle) Veteran Member (6,181) At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen
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	Francesca  #415689  Sat, 08 Sep 07 12:33 AM  Philip wrote:  Chrismlangan wrote:  I say this not to upset you, but to help you realize your potential. I'm not going to try to quote a rule that says it should be there (probably isn't one) This is not really a rule, but maybe an useful tip-off here    Francesca Joined on Tue, Oct 11 2005 Grand Duchy of Tuscany Contributing Member (1,619)
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	Clive  #415735  Sat, 08 Sep 07 04:58 AM Hi, You might even consider an optional comma both before and after 'not to upset you'.  Clive    Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member (21,169) El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo
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	Chrismlangan  #415739  Sat, 08 Sep 07 05:14 AM I say this not to upset you, but to help you realize your potential. I guess this sentence falls under the compound predicate rule, in which case a comma is optional, but would be useful in this type of sentence.     Chrismlangan
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	Clive  #415742  Sat, 08 Sep 07 05:36 AM Hi, Yes. Clive    Clive
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