Code of Conduct
tl;dr:
Be respectful of other people, respectfully ask people to stop if you are bothered, and if you can't resolve an issue, contact the crew. If you are being a problem, it will be apparent and you'll be asked to leave.
Based on previous excellent work by others, this is a living code of conduct. This code of conduct applies to all pub.solar spaces both online and off, including our events, Matrix channels, Mastodon, and wiki.
Respect[edit | edit source]
pub.solar is an intentionally positive community that recognizes and celebrates the creativity and collaboration of each community member, and the diversity of people, cultures, and opinions that they bring to pub.solar.
pub.solar spaces are an inclusive environment, based on treating all individuals respectfully, regardless of gender (including transgender status), sexual orientation, age, disability, medical conditions, race and/or ethnicity, caste, nationality, religion (or lack thereof), physical appearance, politics, ideology (real world or tech), or software preferences.
We value respectful behavior above individual opinions.
Respectful behavior includes:
- Be considerate, kind, constructive, and helpful.
- Avoid demeaning, discriminatory, harassing, hateful, gratuitous or off-topic sexual (body part), or physically threatening behavior, speech, text, names, and imagery.
- If you're not sure, ask someone instead of assuming.
Resolve Peacefully[edit | edit source]
We believe peer to peer discussions, feedback, corrections can help build a stronger, safer, and more welcoming community.
If you see someone behaving disrespectfully, you are encouraged to respectfully discourage them from such behavior. Expect that others in the community wish to help keep the community respectful and welcome your input in doing so.
If you experience disrespectful behavior and feel in any way unable to respond or resolve it respectfully (for any reason), please immediately bring it to the attention of a crew member. We want to hear from you about anything that you feel is disrespectful, threatening, or just icky in any way. We will listen and work to resolve the matter.
Apologize for Mistakes[edit | edit source]
Should you catch yourself behaving disrespectfully, or be confronted as such, own up to your words and actions, and apologize accordingly. No one is perfect, and even well-intentioned people make mistakes. What matters is how you handle them, and avoiding repeating them in the future.
Consequences[edit | edit source]
If the crew determine that someone is behaving disrespectfully, the crew may take any action they deem appropriate, up to and including expulsion and exclusion from community spaces.
As a community, we will seek to resolve conflicts peacefully and in a manner that is positive for the community. We can't foresee every situation however, and thus if in the crews judgment the best thing to do is to ask a disrespectful individual to leave, we will do so.
Thanks[edit | edit source]
Thank you to every pub.solar community member for helping making pub.solar the respectful and inclusive community that it is.
License[edit | edit source]
This Code of Conduct was taken and adapted from IndieWeb, and is released to the public domain according to CC0. Many thanks to them for putting this online under a permissive license.