Remove room directory

rory.gay commented

2025-01-16 22:57:44 +01:00

This is too big of an abuse vector. Let's kill it.

SunoAwen commented

2025-01-17 21:00:04 +01:00

The real problem is the lack of moderation on matrix and similar projects. This could be solved with better tooling. I do not think removing the room directory is the only way to solve this issue and we wonder how discoverability would work without it.

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Wonder commented

2025-03-26 20:31:45 +01:00

Two possible approaches (not mutually exclusive):

Configurable access control on the room directory. Maybe one server wants to allow "only admins" (or otherwise trusted users) to make changes to the room directory. On a server where all users are already trusted (for example, owner invites their friends), allowing any user to change the room directory would be fine.
Approval-based system. Any user (or whatever the access control permits) can submit a request to add or remove a room, only selected users can approve or deny these requests. If a user was submitting abusive proposals with this system, they probably should've been removed regardless of the room directory.

Two possible approaches (not mutually exclusive): - Configurable access control on the room directory. Maybe one server wants to allow "only admins" (or otherwise trusted users) to make changes to the room directory. On a server where all users are already trusted (for example, owner invites their friends), allowing any user to change the room directory would be fine. - Approval-based system. Any user (or whatever the access control permits) can submit a request to add or remove a room, only selected users can approve or deny these requests. If a user was submitting abusive proposals with this system, they probably should've been removed regardless of the room directory.

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