enso/docs/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

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title: The Enso Code of Conduct
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# The Enso Code of Conduct

This document contains the code of conduct for _all_ venues associated with the
Enso project.

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- [Conduct](#conduct)
- [Moderation](#moderation)
  - [Moderators](#moderators)
- [Credit](#credit)

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## Conduct

**Contact**: [moderators@enso.org](mailto:moderators@enso.org)

- We are committed to providing a friendly, safe and welcoming environment for
  all, regardless of level of experience, gender identity and expression, sexual
  orientation, disability, personal appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, age,
  religion, nationality, or other similar characteristic.
- On Discord, please avoid using overtly sexual nicknames or other nicknames
  that might detract from a friendly, safe and welcoming environment for all.
- Please be kind and courteous. There's no need to be mean or rude.
- Respect that people have differences of opinion and that every design or
  implementation choice carries a trade-off and numerous costs. There is seldom
  a right answer.
- Please keep unstructured critique to a minimum. If you have solid ideas you
  want to experiment with, make a fork and see how it works.
- We will exclude you from interaction if you insult, demean or harass anyone.
  That is not welcome behaviour. We interpret the term "harassment" as including
  the definition in the
  [Citizen Code of Conduct](http://citizencodeofconduct.org/). If you have any
  lack of clarity about what might be included in that concept, please read
  their definition. In particular, we don't tolerate behaviour that excludes
  people in socially marginalized groups.
- Private harassment is also unacceptable. 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 [moderators](#moderators) immediately, or
  send an email to the [moderator team](#mod_team). Whether you're a regular
  contributor or a newcomer, we care about making this community a safe place
  for you and we've got your back.
- Likewise any spamming, trolling, flaming, baiting or other attention-stealing
  behaviour is not welcome.

## Moderation

These are the policies for upholding our community's standards of conduct. If
you feel that a thread needs moderation, please contact the
[Enso moderation team](#moderators).

1. Remarks that violate the Enso standards of conduct, including hateful,
   hurtful, oppressive, or exclusionary remarks, are not allowed. Cursing is
   allowed, but never targeting another user, and never in a hateful manner.
2. Remarks that moderators find inappropriate, whether listed in the code of
   conduct or not, are also not allowed.
3. Moderators will first respond to such remarks with a warning.
4. If the warning is unheeded, the user will be "kicked," i.e., kicked out of
   the communication channel to cool off.
5. If the user comes back and continues to make trouble, they will be banned,
   i.e., indefinitely excluded.
6. Moderators may choose at their discretion to un-ban the user if it was a
   first offense and they offer the offended party a genuine apology.
7. If a moderator bans someone and you think it was unjustified, please take it
   up with that moderator, or with a different moderator, **in private**.
   Complaints about bans in-server are not allowed.
8. 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.

In the Enso community we all aim to go the extra mile and look out for each
other. We don't just aim to be technically unimpeachable, but we try to be our
very best selves. In particular, avoid flirting with offensive or sensitive
topics, particularly if they're off-topic. Doing so all too often leads to
unnecessary fights, hurt feelings and damaged trust; worse, it can drive people
away from the community entirely.

If someone takes issue with something you said or did, resist the urge to be
defensive. Just stop what it was they complained about and apologise. Even if
you feel that you were misinterpreted or unfairly accused, it is likely that
there was something you could've communicated better — remember it is _your_
responsibility to make your fellow Enso contributors comfortable. Everyone wants
to get along, and everyone in this community is here first and foremost to talk
about cool technology! You will find that people will be eager to assume good
intent and forgive as long as there is an atmosphere of trust.

The enforcement policies listed above apply to all official Enso venues. This
includes the official discord and GitHub repositories under `enso-org`.

> Adapted from the
> [Node.js Policy on Trolling](http://blog.izs.me/post/30036893703/policy-on-trolling)
> as well as the
> [Contributor Covenant v1.3.0](https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/1/3/0/).

### Moderators

The following members of the Enso organisation can be contacted as moderators:

- [`@joenash`](https://github.com/joenash)
- [`@iamrecursion`](https://github.com/iamrecursion)

Alternatively, you can send an email to the moderation team at
[moderators@enso.org](mailto:moderators@enso.org).

## Credit

This code of conduct is adapted from the [Rust](https://rust-lang.org) code of
conduct. Many thanks to the Rust community for being such an exemplar of the
open-source spirit!