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| 1 | +# Code of Conduct |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +## Introduction |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +Exercism is a platform centered around empathetic conversation. We have a low tolerance for communication that makes anyone feel unwelcome, unsupported, insulted or discriminated against. |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +## Seen or experienced something uncomfortable? |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +If you see or experience abuse, harassment, discrimination, or feel unsafe or upset, please email [email protected]. We will take your report seriously. |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +## Enforcement |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +We actively monitor for Code of Conduct (CoC) violations and take any reports of violations extremely seriously. We have banned contributors, mentors and users due to violations. |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +After we receive a report of a CoC violation, we view that person's conversation history on Exercism and related communication channels and attempt to understand whether someone has deliberately broken the CoC, or accidently crossed a line. We generally reach out to the person who has been reported to discuss any concerns we have and warn them that repeated violations will result in a ban. Sometimes we decide that no violation has occurred and that no action is required and sometimes we will also ban people on a first offence. We strive to be fair, but will err on the side of protecting the culture of our community. |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +Exercism's leadership reserve the right to take whatever action they feel appropriate with regards to CoC violations. |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +## The simple version |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +- Be empathetic |
| 22 | +- Be welcoming |
| 23 | +- Be kind |
| 24 | +- Be honest |
| 25 | +- Be supportive |
| 26 | +- Be polite |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +## The details |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +Exercism should be a safe place for everybody regardless of |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +- Gender, gender identity or gender expression |
| 33 | +- Sexual orientation |
| 34 | +- Disability |
| 35 | +- Physical appearance (including but not limited to body size) |
| 36 | +- Race |
| 37 | +- Age |
| 38 | +- Religion |
| 39 | +- Anything else you can think of. |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +As someone who is part of this community, you agree that: |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +- We are collectively and individually committed to safety and inclusivity. |
| 44 | +- We have zero tolerance for abuse, harassment, or discrimination. |
| 45 | +- We respect people’s boundaries and identities. |
| 46 | +- We refrain from using language that can be considered offensive or oppressive (systemically or otherwise), eg. sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, classist, etc. - this includes (but is not limited to) various slurs. |
| 47 | +- We avoid using offensive topics as a form of humour. |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +We actively work towards: |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +- Being a safe community |
| 52 | +- Cultivating a network of support & encouragement for each other |
| 53 | +- Encouraging responsible and varied forms of expression |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | +We condemn: |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | +- Stalking, doxxing, or publishing private information |
| 58 | +- Violence, threats of violence or violent language |
| 59 | +- Anything that compromises people’s safety |
| 60 | +- Conduct or speech which might be considered sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist or otherwise discriminatory or offensive in nature. |
| 61 | +- The use of unwelcome, suggestive, derogatory or inappropriate nicknames or terms. |
| 62 | +- Disrespect towards others (jokes, innuendo, dismissive attitudes) and towards differences of opinion. |
| 63 | +- Intimidation or harassment (online or in-person). Please read the [Citizen Code of Conduct](https://github.com/stumpsyn/policies/blob/master/citizen_code_of_conduct.md) for how we interpret harassment. |
| 64 | +- Inappropriate attention or contact. |
| 65 | +- Not understanding the differences between constructive criticism and disparagement. |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +These things are NOT OK. |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | +Be aware of how your actions affect others. If it makes someone uncomfortable, stop. |
| 70 | + |
| 71 | +If you say something that is found offensive, and you are called out on it, try to: |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +- Listen without interruption. |
| 74 | +- Believe what the person is saying & do not attempt to disqualify what they have to say. |
| 75 | +- Ask for tips / help with avoiding making the offence in the future. |
| 76 | +- Apologise and ask forgiveness. |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +## History |
| 79 | + |
| 80 | +This policy was initially adopted from the Front-end London Slack community and has been modified since. A version history can be seen on [GitHub](https://github.com/exercism/website-copy/edit/main/pages/code_of_conduct.md). |
| 81 | + |
| 82 | +_This policy is a "living" document, and subject to refinement and expansion in the future. This policy applies to the Exercism website, the Exercism GitHub organisation, any other Exercism-related communication channels (e.g. Slack, Twitter, email) and any other Exercism entity or event._ |
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