Clearer error messages on reply fails.

Author: fourjr

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ however, insignificant breaking changes do not guarantee a major version bump, s
 
 - Added command validation to `autotrigger add/edit`.
 - `GITHUB_TOKEN` is now no longer required in Heroku setups.
+- Clearer error messages on reply fails.
 
 ### Fixed
 

core/thread.py

@@ -747,16 +747,21 @@ async def reply(
                 anonymous=anonymous,
                 plain=plain,
             )
-        except Exception:
+        except Exception as e:
             logger.error("Message delivery failed:", exc_info=True)
+            if isinstance(e, discord.Forbidden):
+                description = ("Your message could not be delivered as "
+                               "the recipient is only accepting direct "
+                               "messages from friends, or the bot was "
+                               "blocked by the recipient.")
+            else:
+                description = ("Your message could not be delivered due "
+                               "to an unknown error. ")
             tasks.append(
                 message.channel.send(
                     embed=discord.Embed(
                         color=self.bot.error_color,
-                        description="Your message could not be delivered as "
-                        "the recipient is only accepting direct "
-                        "messages from friends, or the bot was "
-                        "blocked by the recipient.",
+                        description=description,
                     )
                 )
             )