jagrosh / jagrosh/GiveawayBot

Remove the definite article in the message announcing the winners

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enhancement
Dominant language
Java
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Description

The message announcing the winners of a giveaway shouldn't be like this:
Congratulations, (users)! You won the (something)!
It should be like this:
Congratulations, (users)! You won (something)!
Proof? You won the **the example**!
![](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/858965006098628649/861533006284062720/unknown.png)
Minor complaints: You will need to add a definite article to anything that should have a definite article at the beginning of the prize.

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Research direction

Search the Java source for the giveaway-winner announcement text and inspect how the prize name is inserted. Confirm the message no longer adds an unnecessary definite article before prizes, while preserving articles that belong at the beginning of a prize.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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