All Tech Is Human Code of Conduct and Community Participation Guidelines
PURPOSE
A primary goal of the All Tech Is Human Community is to be inclusive to the largest number of contributors, with the most varied and diverse backgrounds possible. We put people first and do our best to recognize, appreciate, and respect the diversity of our global contributors.
As such, we are committed to providing a friendly, safe and welcoming environment for all, regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ability, race and/or ethnicity, socio-economic status, age, level of experience, education, religion (or lack thereof), national origin, or any other dimension of diversity.
Openness, collaboration and participation are core aspects of our work. We gain strength from diversity and actively seek participation from those who enhance it.
These guidelines aim to support a community where all people should feel safe to participate, introduce new ideas, and inspire others.
This code of conduct outlines our expectations for all those who participate in our community, as well as the consequences for unacceptable behavior.
By joining and using this community, you agree that you have read and will follow these rules and guidelines. In order to preserve an environment that encourages both respectful and fruitful dialogue, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate membership in this community for anyone who violates these rules.
We invite all those who participate in the All Tech is Human Community to help us create safe and positive experiences for everyone.
OUR PLEDGE
We as members, contributors, and leaders pledge to make participation in our community a friendly, safe, and welcoming experience for everyone.
As such, we have adopted this code of conduct and require all those who participate to agree and adhere to these Community Participation Guidelines in order to help us create a safe and positive community experience for all.
We pledge to act and interact in ways that contribute to an open, welcoming, diverse, inclusive, and healthy community.
OUR STANDARDS
Examples of behavior that contributes to a positive environment for our community include:
Leading with goodwill
Demonstrating empathy and kindness toward other people. Thinking of others’ needs from their point of view
Having an open mind - We believe that different perspectives make our work richer and stronger. This includes being respectful of differing opinions, viewpoints, and experiences
Being respectful of people with different cultural practices, attitudes and beliefs. Using preferred titles (including pronouns)
Always learning - being open to learning from others and hearing ideas that make our own ideas better. Working to eliminate our own biases, prejudices and discriminatory practices. Striving to be an example for inclusive thinking and behavior
Thoughtfully giving and gracefully accepting constructive feedback
Accepting responsibility and apologizing to those affected by our mistakes, and learning from the experience
Respecting people’s right to privacy and confidentiality
Content shared on Slack will not be referenced or quoted outside of Slack without express permission. This extends especially to journalists and other media content creators
Promotion of products or services should be limited to the “Shameless Plugs” Slack channel. Direct requests for funds are prohibited
Required to use your name - no anonymous participants or organizations only
Private Channels are created by All Tech is Human staff only. We are open to suggestions
Examples of unacceptable behavior include:
Trolling, insulting, discriminatory or derogatory comments
Personal or political attacks
Public or private harassment
Posting or threatening to post others’ private information, such as a physical or email address, without their explicit permission
The use of sexualized language or imagery, and sexual attention or advances of any kind
Requests for payment or funds
Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a professional setting
SCOPE
This Code of Conduct applies within all community spaces, and at all ATIH hosted events. It also applies when an individual is officially representing the community in public spaces. Examples of representing our community include acting as an appointed representative at an online or offline event, posting via an official social media account, or using an official email address.
REPORTING GUIDELINES
Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be reported to the community leaders responsible for enforcement at hello@alltechishuman.org. All complaints will be reviewed and investigated promptly and fairly. All community leaders are obligated to respect the privacy and security of the reporter of any incident. Once final action has been determined, community leaders will contact the original reporter to let them know what action (if any) will be taken.* In your report please include your contact info, names of individuals involved, your account of what occurred and any extra context you believe is relevant.
ENFORCEMENT
ATIH leadership is responsible for clarifying and enforcing our standards of acceptable behavior and will take appropriate and fair corrective action in response to any behavior that they deem inappropriate, offensive, threatening or harmful. We have the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or reject comments and other contributions that are not aligned to this Code of Conduct, and will communicate reasons for moderation decisions when appropriate.
Appeals to the enforcement decisions may be made to the ATIH community leadership directly. Specifically, you can contact hello@alltechishuman.org
ENFORCEMENT GUIDELINES
ATIH leadership will follow these Community Impact Guidelines in determining the consequences for any action they deem in violation of this Code of Conduct:
1. Correction
Community Impact: Use of inappropriate language or other behavior deemed unprofessional or unwelcome in the community.
Consequence: A private, written notice from community leaders, providing clarity around the nature of the violation and an explanation of why the behavior was inappropriate.
2. Warning
Community Impact: A violation through a single incident or series of actions.
Consequence: A warning with consequences for continued behavior. No interaction with the people involved, including unsolicited interaction with those enforcing the Code of Conduct, for a specified period of time. This includes avoiding interactions in community spaces as well as external channels like social media. Violating these terms may lead to a temporary or permanent ban.
3. Temporary Ban
Community Impact: A serious violation of community standards, including sustained inappropriate behavior.
Consequence: A temporary ban from any sort of interaction or public communication with the community for a specified period of time. No public or private interaction with the people involved, including unsolicited interaction with those enforcing the Code of Conduct, is allowed during this period. Violating these terms may lead to a permanent ban.
4. Permanent Ban
Community Impact: Demonstrating a pattern of violation of community standards, including sustained inappropriate behavior, harassment of an individual, or aggression toward or disparagement of classes of individuals.
Consequence: A permanent ban from any sort of public interaction within the community.
License and Attribution
This Code of Conduct is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license and is adapted from:
the Contributor Covenant, version 2.1, available at https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/1/code_of_conduct.html and
the Citizen Code of Conduct (a project of Stumptown Syndicate) available at https://web.archive.org/web/20200330154000/http://citizencodeofconduct.org/
Mozilla Community Participation Guidelines Version 3.1, available at: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/governance/policies/participation/
Django, specifically Reporting Guidelines, available at: https://www.djangoproject.com/conduct/reporting/
* If you are unsure whether the incident is a violation, or whether the space where it happened is covered by this Code of Conduct, we encourage you to still report it. We would much rather have a few extra reports where we decide to take no action, rather than miss a report of an actual violation. We do not look negatively on you if we find the incident is not a violation. And knowing about incidents that are not violations, or happen outside our spaces, can also help us to improve the Code of Conduct or the processes surrounding it.