Code of conduct of HDFPS project: Every member of our community, from top to bottom, is required to follow the following set of rules:
Conduct Regardless of level of experience, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, personal appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, age, religion, nationality, native language or even the level of knowledge of english, as it should be considered only as the support of a communication interaction or other similar characteristic. Phrases or nicknames to harass other members or people in general, and do not use a given term if someone expressed distress or concerns about it, whether in public or private means of communication. Please be kind and courteous. Theres no need to be mean or rude. And that every design or implementation choice carries a trade-off and numerous costs. There is seldom a right answer. If you have solid ideas you want to experiment with, make a fork and see how it works. That is not welcome behavior. We interpret the term harassment as including the definition in the Citizen Code of Conduct; if you have any lack of clarity about what might be included in that concept, please read their definition. In particular, we do not tolerate behavior that excludes people in socially marginalized groups. If you occasionally insult yourself as a joke to release tension, that could pass, except if you do it so frequently or in such crude terms that you molest or depress the others. No matter who you are, if you feel you have been or are being harassed or made uncomfortable by a community member, please contact one of the channel ops or any of the Redox moderation team immediately. Whether youre a regular contributor or a newcomer, we care about making this community a safe place for you and weve got your back. if they find it abusive or otherwise breaking the Code of Conduct. At the same time, moderators ought to interfere as little as possible, while still upholding the Code of Conduct. If a moderator creates an inappropriate situation, they should expect less leeway than others. There might be certain edge-cases, where rules might be ambiguous. In those cases, we, as moderators, will try to do our best at judging fairly with basis in this Code of Conduct. Moderation These are the policies for upholding our communitys standards of conduct. If you feel that a thread needs moderation, please use the Report to moderator link in the right botton of the offensive post. In our context Moderators means ToadyOne, ThreeToe, ...
Including hateful, hurtful, oppressive, or exclusionary remarks, are not allowed. (Cursing is allowed, but never targeting another user, and never in a hateful manner.) Whether listed in the code of conduct or not, are also not allowed. i.e., kicked out of the communication channel to cool off. They will be banned, i.e., indefinitely excluded. If it was a first offense and they offer the offended party a genuine apology. Please take it up with that moderator, or with a different moderator, in private. Complaints about bans in-channel are not allowed. Moderators are held to a higher standard than other community members. If a moderator creates an inappropriate situation, they should expect less leeway than others. Dont just aim to be technically unimpeachable, try to be your best self. In particular, avoid flirting with offensive or sensitive issues, particularly if theyre off-topic; this all too often leads to unnecessary fights, hurt feelings, and damaged trust; worse, it can drive people away from the community entirely. Resist the urge to be defensive. Just stop doing what it was they complained about and apologize. Even if you feel you were misinterpreted or unfairly accused, chances are good there was something you couldve communicated better remember that its your responsibility to make your fellow Bay Watchers comfortable. Everyone wants to get along and we are all here first and foremost because we want to talk about cool technology. You will find that people will be eager to assume good intent and forgive as long as you earn their trust. Sure! but a joke is also a cultural artifact, that only will have your correct meaning, when the others have almost exactly the same values as you. The problem there is that we are a very multicultural community with divergent sensibilities. That mean that what is considered funny by some, could be offensive for others. And the true question is not, who has more rights, those that want to have fun? Or those that feel that their values are not being respected? Maybe the respect of the others is the answer, specially when you do not understand their values. The fundamental freedoms (speech, cult, learning, ...) so cherished in our open society, over which the humanity have built its best achievements are all based in the respect. So when in doubt we should be exquisitely prudents when joking. The enforcement policies listed above apply exclusively to all follow ups of this post. However everyone is free to use it in external posts at their own convenience if they feel it is the sensible thing to do.
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