From c910cfa4d979690cb66fb57eff8e00f13b0a357a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ali Hammoud <letsmailali.h@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2026 20:57:04 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] feat: add SHOWCASE_RULES_CHANNEL_ID env

---
 .env.production | 2 ++
 src/env.ts      | 1 +
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.env.production b/.env.production
index 5be172e..1b04eb7 100644
--- a/.env.production
+++ b/.env.production
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ REPEL_LOG_CHANNEL_ID=1403558160144531589
 ADVENT_OF_CODE_CHANNEL_ID=1047623689488830495
 SHOWCASE_CHANNEL_ID=1517161718818541658
 SHOWCASE_LOG_CHANNEL_ID=1517565847982444634
+SHOWCASE_RULES_CHANNEL_ID=1517948527098073158
+
 
 # Role IDs (from your dev server)
 REPEL_ROLE_ID=1002411741776461844
diff --git a/src/env.ts b/src/env.ts
index fb9334c..c35b3b6 100644
--- a/src/env.ts
+++ b/src/env.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export const config = {
     adventOfCode: requireEnv('ADVENT_OF_CODE_CHANNEL_ID'),
     showcase: requireEnv('SHOWCASE_CHANNEL_ID'),
     showcaseLogs: requireEnv('SHOWCASE_LOG_CHANNEL_ID'),
+    showcaseRules: requireEnv('SHOWCASE_RULES_CHANNEL_ID'),
   },
   onboarding: {
     channelId: optionalEnv('ONBOARDING_CHANNEL_ID'),

From 16afe99918c9c8cc1c98697a89b4ae42a9a804f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ali Hammoud <letsmailali.h@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2026 20:57:51 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] feat: switch to a dedicated channel instead of forum post

---
 src/features/showcase/send-pinned-message.ts | 40 +++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/features/showcase/send-pinned-message.ts b/src/features/showcase/send-pinned-message.ts
index f4be345..6acb71e 100644
--- a/src/features/showcase/send-pinned-message.ts
+++ b/src/features/showcase/send-pinned-message.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import {
   ActionRowBuilder,
   ButtonBuilder,
   ButtonStyle,
-  ChannelFlags,
   type MessageActionRowComponentBuilder,
   MessageFlags,
   PermissionFlagsBits,
@@ -22,20 +21,15 @@ export const sendShowcasePinnedMessage = createSlashCommand({
   execute: async (interaction) => {
     await interaction.deferReply({ flags: MessageFlags.Ephemeral });
     const showcaseChannel = interaction.guild?.channels.cache.get(
-      config.channelIds.showcase
+      config.channelIds.showcaseRules
     );
-    if (showcaseChannel === undefined || !showcaseChannel.isThreadOnly()) {
+    if (showcaseChannel === undefined || !showcaseChannel.isTextBased()) {
       await interaction.editReply({
         content: 'Showcase channel not found or is not a forum channel.',
       });
       return;
     }
 
-    const activeThreads = await showcaseChannel.threads.fetchActive();
-    const pinnedThread = activeThreads.threads.find((thread) =>
-      thread.flags.has(ChannelFlags.Pinned)
-    );
-
     const guideLines = [
       'Welcome to the Showcase channel! Please read the rules and guidelines before posting your content. Make sure to follow the format and include all necessary information. Happy sharing!',
       '',
@@ -59,17 +53,14 @@ export const sendShowcasePinnedMessage = createSlashCommand({
           .setStyle(ButtonStyle.Primary)
       );
 
-    if (pinnedThread) {
-      if (!pinnedThread.locked) {
-        await pinnedThread.setLocked(true);
-      }
-      const message = await pinnedThread.fetchStarterMessage();
-      if (message !== null) {
-        await message.edit({
-          content: guideLines,
-          components: [actionRow],
-        });
-      }
+    const message = (
+      await showcaseChannel.messages.fetch({ limit: 1 })
+    ).first();
+    if (message !== undefined) {
+      await message.edit({
+        content: guideLines,
+        components: [actionRow],
+      });
 
       await interaction.editReply({
         content: 'Showcase pinned message updated successfully.',
@@ -77,15 +68,10 @@ export const sendShowcasePinnedMessage = createSlashCommand({
       return;
     }
 
-    const thread = await showcaseChannel.threads.create({
-      name: 'Rules and Guidelines',
-      message: {
-        content: guideLines,
-        components: [actionRow],
-      },
+    await showcaseChannel.send({
+      content: guideLines,
+      components: [actionRow],
     });
-    void thread.pin();
-    void thread.setLocked(true);
 
     await interaction.editReply({
       content: 'Showcase pinned message sent successfully.',

From 91cc610fa543c4f9ec50c51460dde0b0ad9ce7eb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ali Hammoud <letsmailali.h@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2026 21:00:53 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] chore: add missing test env

---
 .env.test | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/.env.test b/.env.test
index e6219c0..c48bb66 100644
--- a/.env.test
+++ b/.env.test
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ ADVENT_OF_CODE_CHANNEL_ID=your_advent_of_code_forum_channel_id_here
 REPEL_LOG_CHANNEL_ID=your-repel-log-channel-id
 SHOWCASE_CHANNEL_ID=your-showcase-forum-channel-id
 SHOWCASE_LOG_CHANNEL_ID=your-showcase-log-channel-id
+SHOWCASE_RULES_CHANNEL_ID=your-showcase-rules-channel-id
 
 # Role IDs (from your dev server)
 REPEL_ROLE_ID=your-repel-role-id