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matrix-community-abuse-security-by-obscurity: warn about v9 breakage

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@ -24,8 +24,21 @@ smaller steps:
1. Use https://develop.element.io/ (or have a config.json allowing you to use 1. Use https://develop.element.io/ (or have a config.json allowing you to use
labs) labs)
2. Create a space. 2. Create a space.
3. Through developer mode `/upgraderoom {{ site.matrixLatestRoomVersion }}`, 3. Through developer mode `/upgraderoom {{ site.matrixLatestRoomVersion }}`.
this should be a number at least `9`. 1. ***WARNING*** The room version number here is configured in Jekyll site
variable, not one specific to this post.
2. ***WARNING*** You should check [the Matrix spec](https://spec.matrix.org/latest/rooms/)
for the latest stable room version.
3. ***WARNING*** Traditionally homeservers by other parties than Matrix.org
(read Synapse) lag behind on supported room versions and you may break
your room for people using those. At the time of adding this note (2021-12-14), the
spec v1.1 is a month and couple of days old (2021-09-11) and room version
7 is not implemented by Conduit.
1. Yes, at the time of writing this post I am recommending version 9,
while the aforementioned variable is {{ site.matrixLatestRoomVersion }}
as that is what Element encourages and features such as restricted rooms
require and as this post hints, Matrix is even more impossible to manage
without those.
4. Clear cache and reload so the old space maybe disappears. 4. Clear cache and reload so the old space maybe disappears.
5. See also https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/issues/19208 5. See also https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/issues/19208
6. Now that there is a space, right click it to create a new room under it and 6. Now that there is a space, right click it to create a new room under it and