All participants of Decent Diaspora are expected to abide by our Code of Conduct, both online and during in-person events that are hosted and/or associated with Decentespresso and its respective community.
In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming environment, we pledge to make participation in our project and our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body size, disability, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, level of experience, nationality, personal appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.
Diaspora and related platforms are meant to be a happy place where we discuss coffee, technology, and related topics.
It’s meant to be a community that’s fun to be in, not divisive, where we unite around our common interests.
As such, we generally avoid divisive topics such as politics, gender, religion and nationality unless directly related to our common interest in coffee. There are lots of places where those conversations can be had, so we don’t need to talk about them here.
If there’s one cardinal rule, it’s “never be disrespectful”.
Below you’ll find some examples and explanations of what we think is not ok.
However, if you guide yourself along the general rules of being respectful and avoiding divisive topics, you’ll find Diaspora to be a lot of fun and we hope you’ll get a lot out of it.
Examples of behaviour that contributes to creating a positive environment include:
- Using welcoming and inclusive language
- Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences
- Gracefully accepting constructive criticism
- Attributing other peoples work
- Respecting different cultural backgrounds and preferences
- Teaching others without expecting absolute agreement
- "No means no"
- Referring to people by their preferred pronouns and using gender-neutral pronouns when uncertain
- Focusing on what is best for the community
- Showing empathy towards other community members
- Trolling, insulting/derogatory comments, public or private harassment
- Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or electronic address, without explicit permission
- Using Ad-Hominem arguments by attacking on a personal level
- The usage of sexualised language or imagery and unwelcome sexual attention or advances
- Attacking personal tastes
- Stealing other peoples Designs and / or Ideas
- Falsely advertising a projects goal with the intent to generate interactions or personal gain
- Assuming or promoting any kind of inequality including but not limited to: age, body size, disability, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, nationality and race, personal appearance, religion, or sexual identity and orientation
- Other conduct which you know could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a professional but friendly setting.
Violations of the Code of Conduct may be reported by sending an email to [email protected] or by reaching out to one of the Admins on the chosen medium. All reports will be reviewed and investigated and will result in a response that is deemed necessary and appropriate to the circumstances. Further details of specific enforcement policies may be posted separately.
We hold the right and responsibility to remove comments or other contributions that are not aligned to this Code of Conduct, or to ban temporarily or permanently any members for other behaviours that they deem inappropriate, threatening, offensive, or harmful.
This Code of Conduct is adapted from dev.to.