From 92587863fe5ff98175efbd1cb5acaa648dd09fe7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: GeiserX <9169332+GeiserX@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2026 10:34:37 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(bot): stop ending offers and questions with a line about
 not answering (0.2.2)

---
 docs/how-it-works.md                |  2 +-
 supermedicaldoctor/__init__.py      |  2 +-
 supermedicaldoctor/bot.py           |  9 ++++-----
 supermedicaldoctor/locales/en.yaml  | 13 ++++++-------
 supermedicaldoctor/locales/es.yaml  | 13 ++++++-------
 supermedicaldoctor/principles/en.md |  2 +-
 supermedicaldoctor/principles/es.md |  2 +-
 tests/test_bot.py                   | 10 ++++------
 tests/test_chat.py                  |  9 ++++-----
 tests/test_edits.py                 |  2 +-
 tests/test_i18n.py                  |  7 +++++++
 tests/test_principles.py            |  4 ++--
 12 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/how-it-works.md b/docs/how-it-works.md
index 7ff6c1e..c8c9960 100644
--- a/docs/how-it-works.md
+++ b/docs/how-it-works.md
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ Telegram cannot parse goes again as plain text. The gestures go after the text,
 so one Telegram refuses never loses the answer. The bot's voice (`telegram.style`) is read by the
 assistant after the formatting rules.
 
-Every offer says «Si no respondes, no hago nada.» and, untapped, gives way to «Sin respuesta: nada».
+An offer nobody taps gives way to «Sin respuesta: nada».
 
 ## Approvals and calendars
 
diff --git a/supermedicaldoctor/__init__.py b/supermedicaldoctor/__init__.py
index 2691dc9..db29c65 100644
--- a/supermedicaldoctor/__init__.py
+++ b/supermedicaldoctor/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """SuperMedicalDoctor: a household doctor assistant that lives in a Telegram group."""
 
-__version__ = "0.2.1"
+__version__ = "0.2.2"
diff --git a/supermedicaldoctor/bot.py b/supermedicaldoctor/bot.py
index 7b10b77..0a53079 100644
--- a/supermedicaldoctor/bot.py
+++ b/supermedicaldoctor/bot.py
@@ -2970,15 +2970,14 @@ def say(
         thread: int | None = None,
     ) -> bool:
         """An assistant answer: plain text, a reply to the message, split at Telegram's limit.
-        With choices its last part carries them as buttons, for `users` to tap, and a line
-        saying nothing happens without an answer; without, one that ends with a question
+        With choices its last part carries them as buttons, for `users` to tap (a Sí/No pair with
+        a line saying how to answer something else); without, one that ends with a question
         carries a selective force_reply. False when a part could not be sent."""
         key = secrets.token_hex(4) if offered else None
         asks = text.rstrip().endswith("?")
         text = render.brief(text)  # a few lines, the rest folded: no page holds the detail here
-        if offered:
-            hint = self.t("yes_no_hint" if self.yes_no(offered) else "options_hint")
-            text = f"{text}\n\n{hint}"
+        if offered and self.yes_no(offered):
+            text = f"{text}\n\n{self.t('yes_no_hint')}"
         parts = render.split(text)
         sent = None
         for i, part in enumerate(parts):
diff --git a/supermedicaldoctor/locales/en.yaml b/supermedicaldoctor/locales/en.yaml
index 2cfaedf..5051b8e 100644
--- a/supermedicaldoctor/locales/en.yaml
+++ b/supermedicaldoctor/locales/en.yaml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ appt_line: "{when}, {what}"
 appt_place: " ({place})"
 at_time: "{date} at {time}"
 prep_line: "• {text} ({hours} h before)"
-appt_offer: "{m}, shall I put it in your calendar? If you do not answer, I do nothing."
+appt_offer: "{m}, shall I put it in your calendar?"
 appt_calendar: "In the calendar"
 event_title: "Appointment: {what}"
 appt_calendar_turn: "[asked with the «In the calendar» button of an appointment] Put in my calendar one event «{title}» on {when} ({iso}), at {place}, with the preparation in the description ({prep}) and a reminder 24 h before."
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ remind_prep_from: "⏰ {m}: from {start}, {text}: {what}, {day} at {time}."
 today: "today"
 tomorrow: "tomorrow"
 on_date: "on {date}"
-followup: "{m}, how did the {what} appointment go? If they gave you a report or changes, tell me or send me the PDF.\n\nIf you do not answer, I do nothing."
+followup: "{m}, how did the {what} appointment go? If they gave you a report or changes, tell me or send me the PDF."
 followup_yes: "Yes, I'll tell you"
 followup_no_log: "Appointment marked as done, with nothing new."
 tell_me: "{m}, tell me. I am listening."
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ button_yes: "Yes"
 button_no: "No"
 button_approve: "Approve"
 button_reject: "Reject"
-options_hint: "If you do not answer, I do nothing."
-yes_no_hint: "Tap Yes or No. If you want something else, reply to this message. If you do not answer, I do nothing."
+yes_no_hint: "Tap Yes or No. If you want something else, reply to this message."
 tap_gone: "This is no longer waiting for an answer."
 tap_not_yours: "Only {name} can answer this."
 ask_confirm: "{name}, do you approve?\n{summary}"
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ ask_edited: "You edited your message, so I did not make this change. Nothing cha
 ask_preapproved: "Approved with the «In the calendar» button: {what}\n{result}"
 
 # --- reminders offered with buttons; /recordatorios ----------------------------------------
-remind_offer: "{name}, shall I remind you?\n{lines}\n\nIf you do not answer, I do nothing."
+remind_offer: "{name}, shall I remind you?\n{lines}"
 remind_here: "Reminder here"
 remind_calendar: "In the calendar"
 remind_nothing: "No"
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ settings_day_before_at: "the evening-before reminder, at {time}"
 settings_followup_on: "I ask after each appointment"
 settings_followup_off: "I no longer ask after each appointment"
 settings_instructions: "my standing instructions"
-instr_ask: "{name}, this removes or changes lines of my instructions. Shall I leave them like this?\n{lines}\n\nIf you do not answer, I do nothing."
+instr_ask: "{name}, this removes or changes lines of my instructions. Shall I leave them like this?\n{lines}"
 instr_kept: "OK, I keep my instructions as they were."
 edit_refused: "I could not make that change to the files: it is not allowed here or I did not understand it. I touched nothing."
 edit_check_failed: "That change left the data with errors, so I touched nothing."
@@ -166,7 +165,7 @@ edited: "Updated:"
 edit_file: "• {path}"
 edit_deleted: "• {path}: deleted"
 edit_undo_said: "changes to {paths}"
-edit_ask: "{name}, shall I make this change?\n{lines}\n\nIf you do not answer, I do nothing."
+edit_ask: "{name}, shall I make this change?\n{lines}"
 edit_kept: "OK, I leave it as it was."
 edit_moved: "Those files changed since I asked, so I touched nothing. Ask me again."
 instr_moved: "My instructions changed since I asked, so I touched nothing. Ask me again."
diff --git a/supermedicaldoctor/locales/es.yaml b/supermedicaldoctor/locales/es.yaml
index c7f292e..d69e57c 100644
--- a/supermedicaldoctor/locales/es.yaml
+++ b/supermedicaldoctor/locales/es.yaml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ appt_line: "{when}, {what}"
 appt_place: " ({place})"
 at_time: "{date} a las {time}"
 prep_line: "• {text} ({hours} h antes)"
-appt_offer: "{m}, ¿la pongo en tu calendario? Si no respondes, no hago nada."
+appt_offer: "{m}, ¿la pongo en tu calendario?"
 appt_calendar: "En el calendario"
 event_title: "Cita: {what}"
 appt_calendar_turn: "[pedido con el botón «En el calendario» de una cita] Pon en mi calendario un evento «{title}» el {when} ({iso}), en {place}, con la preparación en la descripción ({prep}) y un aviso 24 h antes."
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ remind_prep_from: "⏰ {m}: a partir de las {start}, {text}: {what}, {day} a las
 today: "hoy"
 tomorrow: "mañana"
 on_date: "el {date}"
-followup: "{m}, ¿qué tal la cita de {what}? Si te dieron un informe o cambios, cuéntamelo o mándame el PDF.\n\nSi no respondes, no hago nada."
+followup: "{m}, ¿qué tal la cita de {what}? Si te dieron un informe o cambios, cuéntamelo o mándame el PDF."
 followup_yes: "Sí, te cuento"
 followup_no_log: "Cita marcada como hecha, sin más novedades."
 tell_me: "{m}, cuéntame. Te leo."
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ button_yes: "Sí"
 button_no: "No"
 button_approve: "Aprobar"
 button_reject: "Rechazar"
-options_hint: "Si no respondes, no hago nada."
-yes_no_hint: "Toca Sí o No. Si quieres otra cosa, responde a este mensaje. Si no respondes, no hago nada."
+yes_no_hint: "Toca Sí o No. Si quieres otra cosa, responde a este mensaje."
 tap_gone: "Esto ya no está esperando respuesta."
 tap_not_yours: "Esto solo lo puede responder {name}."
 ask_confirm: "{name}, ¿lo apruebas?\n{summary}"
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ ask_edited: "Has editado tu mensaje, así que no he hecho este cambio. No he cam
 ask_preapproved: "Aprobado con el botón «En el calendario»: {what}\n{result}"
 
 # --- recordatorios ofrecidos con botones; /recordatorios -----------------------------------
-remind_offer: "{name}, ¿quieres que te lo recuerde?\n{lines}\n\nSi no respondes, no hago nada."
+remind_offer: "{name}, ¿quieres que te lo recuerde?\n{lines}"
 remind_here: "Recordatorio aquí"
 remind_calendar: "En el calendario"
 remind_nothing: "No"
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ settings_day_before_at: "el aviso de la víspera, a las {time}"
 settings_followup_on: "pregunto después de cada cita"
 settings_followup_off: "ya no pregunto después de cada cita"
 settings_instructions: "mis instrucciones"
-instr_ask: "{name}, esto quita o cambia líneas de mis instrucciones. ¿Lo dejo así?\n{lines}\n\nSi no respondes, no hago nada."
+instr_ask: "{name}, esto quita o cambia líneas de mis instrucciones. ¿Lo dejo así?\n{lines}"
 instr_kept: "Vale, dejo mis instrucciones como estaban."
 edit_refused: "No he podido hacer ese cambio en los archivos: aquí no está permitido o no lo he entendido bien. No he tocado nada."
 edit_check_failed: "Ese cambio dejaba los datos con errores, así que no he tocado nada."
@@ -166,7 +165,7 @@ edited: "Actualizado:"
 edit_file: "• {path}"
 edit_deleted: "• {path}: borrado"
 edit_undo_said: "cambios en {paths}"
-edit_ask: "{name}, ¿hago este cambio?\n{lines}\n\nSi no respondes, no hago nada."
+edit_ask: "{name}, ¿hago este cambio?\n{lines}"
 edit_kept: "Vale, lo dejo como estaba."
 edit_moved: "Esos archivos han cambiado desde que lo pregunté, así que no he tocado nada. Pídemelo otra vez."
 instr_moved: "Mis instrucciones han cambiado desde que lo pregunté, así que no he tocado nada. Pídemelo otra vez."
diff --git a/supermedicaldoctor/principles/en.md b/supermedicaldoctor/principles/en.md
index 6382e84..3bdf836 100644
--- a/supermedicaldoctor/principles/en.md
+++ b/supermedicaldoctor/principles/en.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ They hold on every turn. The rules after them say how they apply to this bot; no
    if it changes anything, say so. The text with a photo or a file is a message.
 7. **Reversible now, irreversible with a tap.** Do at once what was asked and can be undone. Anything
    that leaves the chat (a calendar, a file others see, a purchase) waits until someone taps Approve.
-   An offer nobody answers does nothing ("If you do not answer, I do nothing.").
+   An offer nobody answers does nothing.
 8. **Proactive, not pushy.** When you can do something useful that was not asked (a reminder, a
    calendar entry, a re-check), offer it with buttons, once. If nobody takes it, do not repeat that
    offer in your next answer.
diff --git a/supermedicaldoctor/principles/es.md b/supermedicaldoctor/principles/es.md
index 0199d78..f0ffa9d 100644
--- a/supermedicaldoctor/principles/es.md
+++ b/supermedicaldoctor/principles/es.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Valen en cada turno. Las reglas que vienen después dicen cómo se aplican en es
    algo, dilo. El texto que acompaña a una foto o a un archivo es un mensaje.
 7. **Lo reversible, ya; lo irreversible, con un toque.** Haz en el momento lo que te piden y se puede
    deshacer. Lo que sale del chat (un calendario, un archivo que ven otros, una compra) espera a que
-   alguien pulse Aprobar. Una oferta que nadie contesta no hace nada («Si no respondes, no hago nada.»).
+   alguien pulse Aprobar. Una oferta que nadie contesta no hace nada.
 8. **Proactivo, sin insistir.** Cuando puedas hacer algo útil que no te han pedido (un recordatorio,
    una cita en el calendario, volver a comprobar algo), ofrécelo con botones, una vez. Si nadie la
    coge, no repitas esa oferta en la respuesta siguiente.
diff --git a/tests/test_bot.py b/tests/test_bot.py
index 65bf5fd..a10bcc5 100644
--- a/tests/test_bot.py
+++ b/tests/test_bot.py
@@ -259,9 +259,7 @@ def test_a_new_appointment_is_offered_for_its_persons_calendar(make_bot):
     plugin(bot).REPLIES[:] = [record("Vale.", ADD)]
     say(bot, "x", user=PABLO, mention=True)
     offer = last_sent(bot)
-    assert offer["text"].endswith(
-        "@lucia_tg, ¿la pongo en tu calendario? Si no respondes, no hago nada."
-    )
+    assert offer["text"].endswith("@lucia_tg, ¿la pongo en tu calendario?")
     data = buttons(offer)
     assert [t for t, _ in data] == ["En el calendario", "No"]
     tap(bot, data[0][1], user=PABLO)
@@ -421,7 +419,7 @@ def test_the_ask_after_an_appointment_and_its_no_marks_it_done(make_bot, data_re
     bot.now.at = at(TODAY.replace(day=12), 12, 30)
     bot.tick(bot.now())
     ask = next(p for p in sent(bot) if "¿qué tal la cita de Analítica de control?" in p["text"])
-    assert ask["text"].endswith("Si no respondes, no hago nada.")
+    assert ask["text"].endswith("cuéntamelo o mándame el PDF.")
     yes, no = buttons(ask)
     assert (yes[0], no[0]) == ("Sí, te cuento", "No")
     tap(bot, no[1], user=PABLO)
@@ -467,7 +465,7 @@ def test_a_reminder_for_someone_else_is_offered_to_them(make_bot):
     offer = last_sent(bot)
     assert offer["text"] == (
         '<a href="tg://user?id=222">Pablo</a>, ¿quieres que te lo recuerde?\n'
-        "jueves 11 de marzo a las 8:00: Toma el omega\n\nSi no respondes, no hago nada."
+        "jueves 11 de marzo a las 8:00: Toma el omega"
     )
     here = buttons(offer)[0][1]
     tap(bot, here, user=LUCIA)
@@ -562,7 +560,7 @@ def test_a_whole_text_that_drops_lines_is_asked_and_nothing_changes_without_si(m
     )
     assert "− Regla 1 de la casa." in ask["text"] and "− Regla 10 de la casa." in ask["text"]
     assert "+ Contesta siempre con la fuente." in ask["text"]
-    assert ask["text"].endswith("Si no respondes, no hago nada.")
+    assert ask["text"].endswith("+ Contesta siempre con la fuente.")
     yes, no = buttons(ask)
     assert (yes[0], no[0]) == ("Sí", "No")
     tap(bot, yes[1], user=LUCIA)  # not an admin
diff --git a/tests/test_chat.py b/tests/test_chat.py
index ccb06a8..f2cf50a 100644
--- a/tests/test_chat.py
+++ b/tests/test_chat.py
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ def test_choices_come_as_buttons_and_a_tap_is_that_persons_next_message(make_bot
     say(bot, "me han puesto hierro", mention=True)
     answer = last_sent(bot)
     assert answer["text"] == (
-        "¿Lo apunto?\n\nToca Sí o No. Si quieres otra cosa, responde a este mensaje. Si no "
-        "respondes, no hago nada."
+        "¿Lo apunto?\n\nToca Sí o No. Si quieres otra cosa, responde a este mensaje."
     )
     yes = buttons(answer)[0][1]
     tap(bot, yes, user=PABLO)
@@ -64,12 +63,12 @@ def test_choices_come_as_buttons_and_a_tap_is_that_persons_next_message(make_bot
     assert contents(plugin(bot).CALLS[-1])[-1] == "Lucía: Sí"
 
 
-def test_choices_carry_only_the_no_answer_line_under_them(make_bot):
+def test_choices_carry_no_line_under_them(make_bot):
     bot = make_bot()
     plugin(bot).REPLIES[:] = ["¿Cuál?\n\n```options\n- Mañana\n- Tarde\n```"]
     say(bot, "x", mention=True)
-    # the buttons say what they do: no line inviting something else
-    assert last_sent(bot)["text"] == "¿Cuál?\n\nSi no respondes, no hago nada."
+    # the buttons say what they do, and untapped they expire: no line under the question
+    assert last_sent(bot)["text"] == "¿Cuál?"
 
 
 def test_choices_nobody_taps_expire_into_nothing(make_bot):
diff --git a/tests/test_edits.py b/tests/test_edits.py
index 0412639..5eaaadc 100644
--- a/tests/test_edits.py
+++ b/tests/test_edits.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def test_a_proposed_edit_waits_for_si_and_no_leaves_it(make_bot, data_repo):
     say(bot, "hoy he ido al centro", user=LUCIA, mention=True)
     ask = last_sent(bot)
     assert ask["text"].startswith("@lucia_tg, ¿hago este cambio?\n• people/lucia/notes.md\n+ ")
-    assert ask["text"].endswith("Si no respondes, no hago nada.")
+    assert "no respondes" not in ask["text"]
     assert data_repo.remote_log() == before
     no = buttons(ask)[1][1]
     tap(bot, no, user=PABLO)
diff --git a/tests/test_i18n.py b/tests/test_i18n.py
index 6800507..e608656 100644
--- a/tests/test_i18n.py
+++ b/tests/test_i18n.py
@@ -74,6 +74,13 @@ def test_every_english_key_exists_with_the_same_placeholders(locale):
         assert shape(en[key]) == shape(other[key]), key
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("locale", ["en", "es"])
+def test_no_message_says_what_happens_without_an_answer(locale):
+    # an untapped offer just expires; no message adds a line saying so
+    for path, s in walk(_load(locale)):
+        assert "no respondes" not in s.lower() and "do not answer" not in s.lower(), path
+
+
 def test_the_shape_check_can_fail():
     """Positive control: a placeholder renamed in a translation is caught."""
     assert shape("{m}, cuéntame") != shape("{name}, cuéntame")
diff --git a/tests/test_principles.py b/tests/test_principles.py
index 9654a3c..c2eea5b 100644
--- a/tests/test_principles.py
+++ b/tests/test_principles.py
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 # The shared assistant principles, byte for byte. A change to them lands here on purpose, never by
 # accident: copy the new text into supermedicaldoctor/principles/ and update the hash.
 SHA256 = {
-    "en": "713784a662236621bf63709f07ac811199b2bf779e95b986a475e2087ab1713a",
-    "es": "dbd6efd497a264a8dd43e6f5b0ceeb78d3b97c5d61536fceb03505c970937bd1",
+    "en": "1132dd4ab7570d7bdf96146532e2f8d71052091ef657c9332aff5a9fe3a6cae3",
+    "es": "1d47e3c8292543d302add5d0caab2ccda46b95ec1ba49d661d035f6f31e8c312",
 }
 HEADING = {"en": "## Principles", "es": "## Principios"}
 PEOPLE = {"lucia": "Lucía", "pablo": "Pablo"}