Missing Permissions for `GuildMemberTimeout` about discordgo HOT 2 CLOSED

So I tested the feature and it seems that it was actually working as intended.

The Discord API just doesn't allow timing out guild members which either:

1. Have OWNER or ADMINISTRATOR permissions in the guild
2. Are higher in role than the bot application (this i'm not 100% sure of yet)

I tried it with a member which doesn't have any of the above and the operation executed successfully :)

I am wondering though if there is any way this behaviour can be overridden thinking that in some cases the bot application might have ADMINISTRATOR or very high privileges too, in which case it should be allowed to timeout other members regardless of what the timeout is directed at ?

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Right so it actually seems that timeouts DO work, it's just that the role HIERARCHY (the actual role drag and drops) in Discord has to match what the bot is allowed to do (aka impose effects on members with roles lower in hierarchy)

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