Farewells — Defendy

Tip: change one option at a time and verify the result in the group so false positives are easy to spot.

In short

Farewells notify the group when a member leaves. They reuse the same rich-message editor as greetings.

How it works

Defendy receives a voluntary-leave or removal event.
The kicked-user switch decides whether administrator removals should also produce a farewell.
An active phrase is rendered, sent to the selected topic and optionally deleted later.

Set it up step by step

Open Defendy in Telegram and choose the group you want to configure.
Compare the current values with the defaults explained below.
Change one option at a time; use the least disruptive value that meets your goal.
Check the result in the group after saving.

Every setting explained

Enable farewells

Default: Off.

Sends a farewell when a member leaves.

Trigger on kicked users

Default: On.

Also sends a farewell when a member was removed by an administrator or moderation action.

Random phrase

Default: On.

Chooses one active farewell randomly.

Auto-delete

Default: 0.

Deletes the farewell after: never, 5, 10 or 30 minutes, or 1 hour. The default is never.

Farewell topic

Default: Not set.

Optional forum topic for farewell messages. Turn off the global topic and send /setfarewelltopic in the target topic.

Silent send

Default: On.

Sends farewells without a push notification.

Practical example

In a busy chat, use a short silent farewell and delete it after five minutes. Disable kicked-user farewells if moderator removals should not be announced publicly.

Recommendations

In high-traffic groups, enable auto-delete to reduce noise.
Disable kicked-user farewells if moderation actions should stay quiet.
The complete text, media, variables and button reference is in the shared message editor guide.

Troubleshooting

Check that Defendy is still an administrator in the group.
Refresh the settings panel and make sure you are editing the correct group.
If a setting is saved but does not work, check the bot permissions in Telegram.
If you are not sure what happened, open the moderation log.