From 7a03174b605474cc41f729690e264dc3ab4b9126 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: BadStorm <bad@badstorm.xyz>
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:33:15 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(talkbot): post translated audio even if the original
 can't be deleted

---
 containers/talkbot/server.py | 6 ++----
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/containers/talkbot/server.py b/containers/talkbot/server.py
index e89de4a..fa2ac14 100644
--- a/containers/talkbot/server.py
+++ b/containers/talkbot/server.py
@@ -1206,12 +1206,10 @@ def process_voice_message(
 
     if not deleted:
         log.warning(
-            "Original message %s was not deleted. "
-            "Generated translations will not be posted "
-            "to avoid confusing duplicates.",
+            "Original message %s was not deleted (Manager may not be a "
+            "moderator). Posting translated audio alongside the original.",
             message_id,
         )
-        return
 
     for target_language, filename, file_path in generated:
         translated_text = next(