matrix-org / matrix-org/mjolnir

The help text on `shutdown` should say that it creates a 'Content Violation Notice' room rather than just shutting down the room

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Description

Not thinking anything of it, I told someone that using the shutdown function of Mjolnir would be fine to 'close' a room, thinking it would just use the Synapse API.

The help text didn't mention this, but it created a new room called 'Content Violation Notice' and invited most of the users there and then told them off. That was not quite what we intended (related: #333).

This is a bit misleading from the command name, but worse is that I did actually read the help text and this wasn't mentioned at all. Ideally this would be mentioned in the help text :-)

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Research direction

Locate the help text for Mjolnir's shutdown command and read it alongside the command behavior described in the issue. Update the help text to state that shutdown creates a “Content Violation Notice” room and invites users, then verify that the command help accurately explains this behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
cli, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
62/100

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