Automatic Voice Channels

[gdude2002]

I forgot to make an issue for this, so let's make one now.

As discussed in a Discord suggestion, I believe we can do better with our voice channels. Voice channels are often made use of for a specific purpose, but many people make use of them in different ways - and often not in the ways that the group originally using the channel expects. This can result in users disrupting the conversation or activity, and generally causing problems unintentionally.

I proposed that this is a function of how we handle voice channels, and I think we can work around it by creating a Cozy module to automatically handle voice channels. It should work something like this:

• User joins a "Lobby" voice channel. Cozy creates a voice channel for them, and moves them into it.
• The user that created the channel is given access to logged management commands that allow them to set the name, prevent non-staff users from joining them, manage simple permissions, set limits on the number of users allowed to join, change the region, disconnect other users, and so on.
• Users making use of the channel may use Text-in-Voice to chat without using their microphones.
• When the channel becomes empty, Cozy temporarily archives it, generates a file containing all of the messages and information sent in the thread, uploads that file to a log channel, and deletes the channel.

Approaching voice channels in a dynamic way like this should result in less general voice disruption and a better way to signpost what a channel is for.