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authorMichael H <[email protected]>2021-02-17 07:33:17 -0500
committerGitHub <[email protected]>2021-02-17 07:33:17 -0500
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Update docs to be clearer about discord limitations
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@@ -478,6 +478,14 @@ to handle it, which defaults to print a traceback and ignoring the exception.
This requires :attr:`Intents.reactions` to be enabled.
+ .. note::
+
+ This doesn't require :attr:`Intents.members` within a guild context,
+ but due to Discord not providing updated user information in a direct message
+ it's required for direct messages to receive this event.
+ Consider using :func:`on_raw_reaction_add` if you need this and do not otherwise want
+ to enable the members intent.
+
:param reaction: The current state of the reaction.
:type reaction: :class:`Reaction`
:param user: The user who added the reaction.