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`join_authorised_via_users_server` insufficiently explained in the C2S spec

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Description

**Link to problem area**:

- https://spec.matrix.org/v1.2/client-server-api/#mroommember
- https://spec.matrix.org/v1.2/client-server-api/#restricted-rooms

**Issue**:

The `m.room.member` briefly mentions `join_authorised_via_users_server` but doesn't adequately explain how it works. Instead it advises to look at the [Restricted Rooms](https://spec.matrix.org/v1.2/client-server-api/#restricted-rooms) section for more information but there's no mention of `join_authorised_via_users_server` there at all.

Both the S2S spec and the [MSC3083](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/blob/main/proposals/3083-restricted-rooms.md) contain more information about how `join_authorised_via_users_server` is supposed to work, so we likely need to lift some wording from there.

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Research direction

Compare the m.room.member and Restricted Rooms sections in the linked v1.2 Client-Server API specification with the corresponding Server-Server specification and MSC3083. Add the missing explanation of join_authorised_via_users_server and ensure the Restricted Rooms section covers it, then verify that the cross-references are accurate.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
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Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
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