improve suggestion for archived thread due to inactivity

application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/help/HelpSystemHelper.java

@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 package org.togetherjava.tjbot.features.help;
 
-import net.dv8tion.jda.api.EmbedBuilder;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.*;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.channel.attribute.IThreadContainer;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.channel.concrete.ForumChannel;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.channel.concrete.ThreadChannel;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.channel.forums.ForumTag;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.channel.forums.ForumTagSnowflake;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.channel.middleman.GuildChannel;
-import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.channel.middleman.GuildMessageChannel;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.interactions.components.buttons.Button;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.requests.RestAction;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.requests.restaction.MessageCreateAction;
@@ -104,19 +102,6 @@ public HelpSystemHelper(Config config, Database database, ChatGptService chatGpt
             .collect(Collectors.toSet());
     }
 
-    RestAction<Message> sendExplanationMessage(GuildMessageChannel threadChannel) {
-        MessageEmbed helpEmbed = new EmbedBuilder()
-            .setDescription(
-                    """
-                            If nobody is calling back, that usually means that your question was **not well asked** and \
-                                hence nobody feels confident enough answering. Try to use your time to elaborate, \
-                                **provide details**, context, more code, examples and maybe some screenshots. \
-                                With enough info, someone knows the answer for sure.""")
-            .build();
-
-        return threadChannel.sendMessageEmbeds(helpEmbed);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Determine between the title of the thread and the first message which to send to the AI. It
      * uses a simple heuristic of length to determine if enough context exists in a question. If the

application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/help/HelpThreadAutoArchiver.java

@@ -77,12 +77,34 @@ private void autoArchiveForThread(ThreadChannel threadChannel, Instant archiveAf
         if (shouldBeArchived(threadChannel, archiveAfterMoment)) {
             logger.debug("Auto archiving help thread {}", threadChannel.getId());
 
-            MessageEmbed embed = new EmbedBuilder().setDescription("""
-                    Closed the thread due to inactivity.
-
-                    If your question was not resolved yet, feel free to just post a message \
-                    to reopen it, or create a new thread. But try to improve the quality of \
-                    your question to make it easier to help you 👍""")
+            String linkHowToAsk = "https://stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-ask";
+
+            MessageEmbed embed = new EmbedBuilder()
+                .setDescription(
+                        """
+                                Your question has been closed due to inactivity.
+
+                                If it was not resolved yet, feel free to just post a message below
+                                to reopen it, or create a new thread.
+
+                                Note that usually the reason for nobody calling back is that your
+                                question may have been not well asked and hence no one felt confident
+                                enough answering.
+
+                                When you reopen the thread, try to use your time to **improve the quality**
+                                of the question by elaborating, providing **details**, context, all relevant code
+                                snippets, any **errors** you are getting, concrete **examples** and perhaps also some
+                                screenshots. Share your **attempt**, explain the **expected results** and compare
+                                them to the current results.
+
+                                Also try to make the information **easily accessible** by sharing code
+                                or assignment descriptions directly on Discord, not behind a link or
+                                PDF-file; provide some guidance for long code snippets and ensure
+                                the **code is well formatted** and has syntax highlighting. Kindly read through
+                                %s for more.
+
+                                With enough info, someone knows the answer for sure 👍"""
+                            .formatted(linkHowToAsk))
                 .setColor(HelpSystemHelper.AMBIENT_COLOR)
                 .build();
 

application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/help/HelpThreadCreatedListener.java

@@ -102,9 +102,7 @@ private RestAction<Void> pinOriginalQuestion(ThreadChannel threadChannel) {
     }
 
     private RestAction<Message> createMessages(ThreadChannel threadChannel) {
-        return sendHelperHeadsUp(threadChannel)
-            .flatMap(any -> helper.sendExplanationMessage(threadChannel))
-            .flatMap(any -> createAIResponse(threadChannel));
+        return sendHelperHeadsUp(threadChannel).flatMap(any -> createAIResponse(threadChannel));
     }
 
     private RestAction<Message> sendHelperHeadsUp(ThreadChannel threadChannel) {