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Add new room version to alternatives
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Signed-off-by: Tulir Asokan <tulir@maunium.net>
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## Alternatives
The removal could be done in a new room version, such as when switching to
extensible events, as suggested by [MSC3952]. However, such a migration will
likely take much longer than clients implementing intentional mentions.
Additionally, the room upgrade UX is still an open issue, which means many
rooms simply don't upgrade. Therefore, making a slightly breaking change to
existing room versions seems like the better option.

[MSC3952]: https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3952

## Security considerations
This proposal doesn't add any features, so there are no new security
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