[GH-ISSUE #585] Log deleted messages to a hidden channel #54

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yindo commented

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Originally created by @dio-gh on GitHub (May 10, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/RPCS3/discord-bot/issues/585

Received reports about some quite offending messages being posted to #off-topic by a certain user, then quickly deleted. At the PCSX2 discord, the bot logs all deleted messages to a separate hidden staff channel for review. Perhaps it's a good idea?

Possible gotchas:

the deleted msg could be the same message that got posted afterwards, and the user just wanted the (edited) to disappear for clarity reasons
not sure if (image) spoiler markings can be replicated?
probably not possible for hidden channels

Originally created by @dio-gh on GitHub (May 10, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/RPCS3/discord-bot/issues/585 Received reports about some quite offending messages being posted to #off-topic by a certain user, then quickly deleted. At the PCSX2 discord, the bot logs all deleted messages to a separate hidden staff channel for review. Perhaps it's a good idea? Possible gotchas: - the deleted msg could be the same message that got posted afterwards, and the user just wanted the `(edited)` to disappear for clarity reasons - not sure if (image) spoiler markings can be replicated? - probably not possible for hidden channels

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yindo commented

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@13xforever commented on GitHub (May 12, 2020):

idk if it's a good idea to log in a channel, as you can ddos discord api quite easily, I'd opt out for bot logs

and it would require approval from the staff

implementing it is trivial tho, except you can't reupload the attachments, as they're nuked server-side before the event is generated for the bot

@13xforever commented on GitHub (May 12, 2020): idk if it's a good idea to log in a channel, as you can ddos discord api quite easily, I'd opt out for bot logs and it would require approval from the staff implementing it is trivial tho, except you can't reupload the attachments, as they're nuked server-side before the event is generated for the bot

yindo commented

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@dio-gh commented on GitHub (May 12, 2020):

I'm confused, did this get implemented after all? The title of the linked PR reads like it resolves the issue mentioned in your last paragraph.

idk if it's a good idea to log in a channel, as you can ddos discord api quite easily

Does this stand for message editing events too? Perhaps if they were batched up, it'd be harder to abuse and exhaust the call limits.

and it would require approval from the staff

Well yeah, it does.

@dio-gh commented on GitHub (May 12, 2020): I'm confused, did this get implemented after all? The title of the linked PR reads like it resolves the issue mentioned in your last paragraph. > idk if it's a good idea to log in a channel, as you can ddos discord api quite easily Does this stand for message editing events too? Perhaps if they were batched up, it'd be harder to abuse and exhaust the call limits. > and it would require approval from the staff Well yeah, it does.

yindo commented

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