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Code of Conduct

Summary (TL;DR)

  • Treat everyone with respect and kindness.
  • Be thoughtful in how you communicate.
  • Don’t be destructive or inflammatory.
  • If you encounter an issue, please contact the moderation team.

By talking in this server, you agree to adhere by these rules. Your failure to read, know, or adhere to these codes will likely result in disciplinary actions.

Precursor

The following Code of Conduct is inspired by various sources. They're listed below:

About

Online communities include people from many different backgrounds. The moderator team here is committed to providing a friendly, safe, and welcoming environment for everyone, regardless of age, disability, gender, or similar personal characteristics.

The first goal of this Code of Conduct is to specify a standard behavior so that people with different communication styles can talk effectively, productively, and respectfully.

The second goal is to provide mechanisms and guidelines for conflicts in the community when they arise.

The final goal is to make the community a welcoming place for people. For a community to be successful, it needs lots of people contributing to conversations, so others could join in and contribute more.

With that said, a healthy community must allow for disagreement and debate. The Code of Conduct is not a mechanism for people to silence others with whom they disagree.

Do

  • Be conservative in what you send and liberal in what you receive. You should not send heated messages (we call these "flames") even if you are provoked. On the other hand, you shouldn't be surprised if you get flamed and it's prudent not to respond to flames. Productive communication requires effort.
  • Be specific and don't bother others, including pinging (unless given). In general, most people who use the Internet don't have the time to answer general questions. Be patient when you ask for help, we're not a tech support company.
  • Remember that the people here are human beings whose culture, language, and humor have different points of reference from your own. Be especially careful with sarcasm. Not everyone is using their native language, so meaning and tone can be lost in translation.
  • Use emojis or smileys to indicate tone of voice, but use them sparingly. Don't assume that the inclusion of a smiley will make the recipient happy with what you say or wipe out an otherwise insulting comment.
  • Interpret arguments of others in good faith, do not seek to disagree. When we do disagree, try to understand why. Avoid non-constructive criticism, don't merely attack the state of affair, offer (or at least solicit) suggestions as to how things could be improved.
  • Stay on topic with the channel. It's important that we keep conversations sorted out to make it easier for others to join in. Other off-topic conversations could go to #home or #devnull.
  • Keep up to date with this Code of Conduct. It may be amended from time to time, and it will be your responsibility to be aware of these changes.

Don't

  • Name call, throw insulting remarks or belittle other people's personal features.

    • Personal features include nationality, race, creed, color, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, politics, ideas, knowledge, opinions, size, shape, hobbies, pets, sexual orientation, or any other.

  • Insult anyone. As stated above, you may disagree with anything or anyone you like, but you may not insult them. This also means nobody may insult you either.

  • Harassment, threats, vulgarity, obscenity, sexual or anatomical references, accusations, flaming, bickering, and flooding are also forbidden.

    • Flaming is defined as saying anything directly offensive and hurtful to other individuals. This includes the things listed above, as well as the intention to discredit, harm, put down, ostracize, or stirring up others to do similar.
    • Bickering is defined as arguing over petty and trivial matters.
    • Flooding is defined as posting many identical or meaningless messages in any way that results in an unreasonable amount of space taken.

  • Discuss potentially offensive or sensitive issues. This all too often leads to unnecessary conflict. There are some exceptions to this, but they ought to go to #devnull.

  • Advertise. This includes server invitation links. The only exceptions are links that relate to the topic of the server (including blogs, websites, Git repositories, etc).

Don't, but for technical bits

  • Use names with no characters. Names with no characters are obnoxious and hard to tag. Names with characters that can be inputted on the keyboard are preferred.

Our Responsibilities

  • The moderator team is responsible for clarifying the standards of acceptable behavior and are expected to take appropriate and fair corrective action in response to any instances of unacceptable behavior.
  • The moderator team has the right and responsibility to remove messages, images, videos, and other contributions that are not aligned to this Code of Conduct, or to kick or ban (temporarily or permanently) any contributor for behaviors that they deem inappropriate, threatening, offensive, or harmful.
  • The moderator team is dedicated to providing an environment where participants feel welcome and safe.

Keep in mind

  • People are complicated, you should expect to be misunderstood and to misunderstand others. When this inevitably occurs, resist the urge to be defensive or assign blame. Try not to take offense where no offense was intended. Give people the benefit of the doubt. Even if the intent was to provoke, do not rise to it. It is the responsibility of all parties to de-escalate conflict when it arises.
  • Rules may not be enforced all the time, 24/7, and will heavily depend on the severity and attitude of the people. That said, there's always a limit: if you feel like someone else have gone past it, please contact the moderator team.
  • Some exceptions to the rules can be made in #devnull, however, the channel has its limits as well. It's not a place for breaking the rules.
  • If you see someone violating the Code of Conduct, you are encouraged to address the behavior directly with those involved. Many issues can be resolved quickly and easily, and this gives people more control over the outcome of their dispute.
  • #showcase-only and #feedback are only for serious content. #showcase-only has to be a project or a screenshot. #feedback has to be a detailed and constructive feedback. Any discussions about #feedback have to go in #meta.

Summary (TL;DR)

  • Treat everyone with respect and kindness.
  • Be thoughtful in how you communicate.
  • Don’t be destructive or inflammatory.
  • If you encounter an issue, please contact the moderation team.

By talking in this server, you agree to adhere by these rules. Your failure to read, know, or adhere to these codes will likely result in disciplinary actions.