From 933b9fd55c419795dbb71903c23196a5b50731ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael <32886427+turtlebasket@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2022 16:29:40 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] deprecation notice

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 README.md | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fb4cfaf..b004079 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ A communism-inspired discord bot who wants you to vote on everything.
 <h3><a href="https://discordapp.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=592852914553487370&scope=bot&permissions=1413515334">Invite Comrade!</a></h3>
 </div>
 
+⚠️ DEPRECATION NOTICE
+---
+
+Discord has made breaking API changes that make this bot no longer able to read user commands, instead requiring that bots use slash commands. The Discord API wrapper used by Comrade Bot (discord.py) does not appear to have support for slash commands, meaning that Comrade is currently unusable. 
+
 About/Design Philosophy
 ---
 
@@ -34,4 +39,4 @@ Basic Commands
   <img src="./assets/mute_demo.png" height=200>
   <br>
   <img src="./assets/shibe_demo.png" width=550>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>