what’s kept
- the last 30 deleted and 30 edited messages in each channel, for 2 hours
- attachments as their name and link, never the file itself
- stickers
what isn’t
- bots
- empty messages, and edits that didn’t change the text
- messages removed by a bulk delete, like
,purge - messages drain didn’t see arrive, like ones sent before it last restarted
- anything from somebody who ran
,snipes off.,snipeson its own says whether drain keeps what you delete here

