Merge 95abf08701 into c7581356bf

Add changelog
Clarify the meaning of "public rooms" for policy lists
2026-04-29 05:44:10 +02:00 · 2025-03-21 16:24:57 -04:00 · 2025-03-20 11:21:00 +01:00 · 2025-03-20 11:18:33 +01:00
2 changed files with 4 additions and 2 deletions
--- a/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/2107.clarification
+++ b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/2107.clarification
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+"Public" rooms have no specific meaning with respect to moderation policy lists.
--- a/content/client-server-api/modules/moderation_policies.md
+++ b/content/client-server-api/modules/moderation_policies.md
@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ the entity making the decisions on filtering is best positioned to
 interpret the rules how it sees fit.

 Moderation policy lists are stored as room state events. There are no
-restrictions on how the rooms can be configured (they could be public,
-private, encrypted, etc).
+restrictions on how the rooms can be configured in terms of
+[join rules](#mroomjoin_rules), [history visibility](#room-history-visibility),
+encryption, etc.

 There are currently 3 kinds of entities which can be affected by rules:
 `user`, `server`, and `room`. All 3 are described with
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Johannes Marbach	0d3c8f8b13	Merge `95abf08701` into `c7581356bf`	2025-03-21 16:24:57 -04:00
Johannes Marbach	95abf08701	Add changelog	2025-03-20 11:21:00 +01:00
Johannes Marbach	c53d1383d2	Clarify the meaning of "public rooms" for policy lists Relates to: #633 Signed-off-by: Johannes Marbach <n0-0ne+github@mailbox.org>	2025-03-20 11:18:33 +01:00
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				`"Public" rooms have no specific meaning with respect to moderation policy lists.`