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Description

A "channel" type in discord that is pretty rare because Discord only allows it for communities.
Some more details can be found here: https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-create-discord-forum-channel/

But to summarize it would basically be an alternative room to voice and text that allows for "posts", with the main view being an overview and clicking on a post gives a detailed view similar to threads (so that "help" issues or perhaps artistic content like images and video can be discussed in detail with a more intuitive and new user friendly interface compared to threads in a forum like manner). These posts can be assigned a tag so users can filter on tags that they are interested in (tags are set by admins/moderaters for that specific room, so users cannot just add their own).

Contributor guide

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing the linked Discord forum-channel reference and the Matrix room and thread concepts mentioned in the issue. A complete result would specify how forum rooms, posts, moderator-controlled tags, filtering, and detailed post views fit into the Matrix protocol.

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Assessment

Domain
backend-api-design
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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