RexSystem1 voteMerged from #1062originally by @wapachoo on GitHub1 reply
hypothetically, the best answer for preservation of evidence while still allowing deletion and cleanup would perhaps be the ability to attach info to a ban, in a "select messages/a range of messages to attach to this" or even in the form of moderation info attached to that user? (for that server specifically, of course.)
that way you can retain a record of it in the same way you'd retain, say, a screenshot, but in a cleaner way.
RexSystem1 voteMerged from #1062originally by @wapachoo on GitHub
technically, both are covered by being able to attach a custom moderation note to the user, since that could include things like image links. of course, this puts the onus on the individual server's moderation to keep proper track of /why/ they banned a user, but they should already be doing that; this would just provide an easier way to store and access said information.
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