The Sparkpost Community Slack channel exists to facilitate sharing information, resources, and encouragement among SparkPost users.
We believe our mission is best served in an environment that is friendly, safe, and inclusive; free from intimidation or harassment.
#tl;dr
- Be actively kind.
- We're here to help: Avi Goldman: @agoldman Ewan Dennis: @edennis-sp
- Abusive behavior is never tolerated.
- Data published to SparkPost Community is hosted at the discretion of the administrators, and may be removed.
- Violations of this code may result in swift and permanent expulsion from the SparkPost Community Slack.
#Our Standards Examples of behavior that contribute to creating a positive environment include:
- Using welcoming and inclusive language
- Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences
- Gracefully accepting constructive criticism
- Focusing on what is best for the community
- Showing empathy towards other community members
Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants include:
- The use of sexualized language or imagery and unwelcome sexual attention or advances
- Trolling, insulting/derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks
- Public or private harassment
- Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or electronic address, without explicit permission
- Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a professional setting
#Scope We expect all members of the SparkPost community, including administrators, users, facilitators, and vendors to abide by this Code of Conduct at all times in all SparkPost community venues, online and in person, and in one-on-one communications pertaining to SparkPost affairs.
This policy covers the usage of the SparkPost Slack community, as well as the SparkPost website, and any SparkPost-related events. This Code of Conduct is in addition to, and does not in any way nullify or invalidate, any other terms or conditions related to use of SparkPost.
The definitions of various subjective terms such as "discriminatory", "hateful", or "confusing" will be decided at the sole discretion of the SparkPost administrators: Ewan Dennis, Aydrian Howard, and Mary Thengvall.
#Friendly, Harassment-Free Space We are committed to providing a friendly, safe, and welcoming environment for all, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, ethnicity, religion, age, physical appearance, body size, race, or similar personal characteristics.
We ask that you please respect that people have differences of opinion regarding technical choices, and acknowledge that every design or implementation choice carries a trade-off and numerous costs. There is seldom a single right answer. A difference of technology preferences is never a license to be rude.
Any spamming, trolling, flaming, baiting, or other attention-stealing behavior is not welcome, and will not be tolerated.
Harassing other users of SparkPost is never tolerated, whether via public or private media.
Avoid using offensive or harassing package names, nicknames, or other identifiers that might detract from a friendly, safe, and welcoming environment for all.
Harassment includes, but is not limited to: harmful or prejudicial verbal or written comments related to gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, ethnicity, religion, age, physical appearance, body size, race, or similar personal characteristics; inappropriate use of nudity, sexual images, and/or sexually explicit language in public spaces; threats of physical or non-physical harm; deliberate intimidation, stalking or following; harassing photography or recording; sustained disruption of talks or other events; inappropriate physical contact; and unwelcome sexual attention.
#Acceptable Content The SparkPost administrators reserve the right to make judgement calls about what is and isn't appropriate in published content. These are guidelines to help you be successful in our community.
Content must contain something applicable to the previously stated goals of the SparkPost community. "Spamming", that is, publishing any form of content that is not applicable, is not allowed.
Content must not contain illegal or infringing content. You should only publish content to SparkPost if you have the right to do so. This includes complying with all software license agreements or other intellectual property restrictions. For example, redistributing an MIT-licensed module with the copyright notice removed, would not be allowed. You will be responsible for any violation of laws or others’ intellectual property rights.
Content must not be malware. For example, content (code, video, pictures, words, etc.) which is designed to maliciously exploit or damage computer systems, is not allowed.
Content name, description, and other visible metadata must not include abusive, inappropriate, or harassing content.
#Reporting Violations of this Code of Conduct If you believe someone is harassing you or has otherwise violated this Code of Conduct, please reach out to Mary Thengvall (@mary_grace), Aydrian Howard (@aydrian), or Ewan Dennis (@edennis-sp) and send us an abuse report. Please include as much detail as possible as it is easiest for us to address issues when we have more context.
All complaints will be reviewed and investigated, and will result in a response that is deemed necessary and appropriate to the circumstances. The SparkPost administrators are obligated to maintain confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an incident. In general, we will choose the course of action that we judge as being most in the interest of fostering a safe and friendly community.
You are also encouraged to contact us if you are curious about something that might be "on the line" between appropriate and inappropriate content. We are happy to provide guidance to help you be a successful part of our community.
#Consequences Unacceptable behavior from any community member, including employees, customers, or others with decision-making authority, will not be tolerated.
Anyone asked to stop unacceptable behavior is expected to comply immediately.
If a community member engages in unacceptable behavior, the SparkPost administrators may take any action they deem appropriate, up to and including a temporary ban or permanent expulsion from the community without warning (and without refund in the case of a paid event or service).
#Credit and License This Code of Conduct borrows heavily from the Contributor Covenant, version 1.4. It also borrows heavily from the NodeBots Code of Conduct, which in turn borrows from the npm Code of Conduct, which was derived from the Stumptown Syndicate Citizen's Code of Conduct, and the Rust Project Code of Conduct.
This document may be reused under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.