Commit: https://github.com/tgr/discourse-chat-integration/tree/matrix-notice-option
Needs to be tested. @Qgil do we have a test site? Or can I just test on the live site? (Pretty simple patch, probably not worth the effort of setting up a local test environment.)

The live site is a pilot in a labs server, so I think it is totally fine to test there.

In T187634#4451554, @Skizzerz wrote:

A bot named WikimediaDevelop was recently k-lined from freenode by Sigyn due to sending a channel notice. Need to appeal the k-line (easy) and configure the bot to not send channel notices (just message the channel regularly instead).

In general, a channel notice (as opposed to channel privmsg) is synonymous with spam, and should never be done in the course of normal operation. Super important announcements may befit a channel notice, but nothing else should, especially not automated notices from bots.

@Skizzerz the bot sends plain text now (in theory). Where do I go to appeal the k-line?

In T201273#4844959, @Tgr wrote:

In T187634#4451554, @Skizzerz wrote:

A bot named WikimediaDevelop was recently k-lined from freenode by Sigyn due to sending a channel notice. Need to appeal the k-line (easy) and configure the bot to not send channel notices (just message the channel regularly instead).

In general, a channel notice (as opposed to channel privmsg) is synonymous with spam, and should never be done in the course of normal operation. Super important announcements may befit a channel notice, but nothing else should, especially not automated notices from bots.

@Skizzerz the bot sends plain text now (in theory). Where do I go to appeal the k-line?

I already took care of that way back in August, so you should have no issues. In any case, it would have expired by now anyway :)

If the bot is unable to connect, check the logs for error messages returned by the irc server; if the bot is blocked (blocks on IRC are referred to as "k-lines") then instructions on how to appeal will be provided in that message.