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| 1 | +Code of Conduct |
| 2 | +=============== |
| 3 | + |
| 4 | +Like the technical community as a whole, the Read the Docs team and community |
| 5 | +is made up of a mixture of professionals and volunteers from all over |
| 6 | +the world, working on every aspect of the mission - including |
| 7 | +mentorship, teaching, and connecting people. |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +Diversity is one of our huge strengths, but it can also lead to |
| 10 | +communication issues and unhappiness. To that end, we have a few ground |
| 11 | +rules that we ask people to adhere to. This code applies equally to |
| 12 | +founders, mentors and those seeking help and guidance. |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +This isn’t an exhaustive list of things that you can’t do. Rather, take |
| 15 | +it in the spirit in which it’s intended - a guide to make it easier to |
| 16 | +enrich all of us and the technical communities in which we participate. |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +This code of conduct applies to all spaces managed by the Read the Docs project. |
| 19 | +This includes IRC, the mailing lists, the |
| 20 | +issue tracker, and any other forums created by the project |
| 21 | +team which the community uses for communication. In addition, violations |
| 22 | +of this code outside these spaces may affect a person's ability to |
| 23 | +participate within them. |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +If you believe someone is violating the code of conduct, we ask that you |
| 26 | +report it by emailing [email protected]. |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +- **Be friendly and patient.** |
| 29 | +- **Be welcoming.** We strive to be a community that welcomes and |
| 30 | + supports people of all backgrounds and identities. This includes, but |
| 31 | + is not limited to members of any race, ethnicity, culture, national |
| 32 | + origin, colour, immigration status, social and economic class, |
| 33 | + educational level, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and |
| 34 | + expression, age, size, family status, political belief, religion, and |
| 35 | + mental and physical ability. |
| 36 | +- **Be considerate.** Your work will be used by other people, and you |
| 37 | + in turn will depend on the work of others. Any decision you take will |
| 38 | + affect users and colleagues, and you should take those consequences |
| 39 | + into account when making decisions. Remember that we're a world-wide |
| 40 | + community, so you might not be communicating in someone else's |
| 41 | + primary language. |
| 42 | +- **Be respectful.** Not all of us will agree all the time, but |
| 43 | + disagreement is no excuse for poor behavior and poor manners. We |
| 44 | + might all experience some frustration now and then, but we cannot |
| 45 | + allow that frustration to turn into a personal attack. It’s important |
| 46 | + to remember that a community where people feel uncomfortable or |
| 47 | + threatened is not a productive one. Members of the Read the Docs community |
| 48 | + should be respectful when dealing with other members as well as with |
| 49 | + people outside the Read the Docs community. |
| 50 | +- **Be careful in the words that you choose.** We are a community of |
| 51 | + professionals, and we conduct ourselves professionally. Be kind to |
| 52 | + others. Do not insult or put down other participants. Harassment and |
| 53 | + other exclusionary behavior aren't acceptable. This includes, but is |
| 54 | + not limited to: |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | + - Violent threats or language directed against another person. |
| 57 | + - Discriminatory jokes and language. |
| 58 | + - Posting sexually explicit or violent material. |
| 59 | + - Posting (or threatening to post) other people's personally |
| 60 | + identifying information ("doxing"). |
| 61 | + - Personal insults, especially those using racist or sexist terms. |
| 62 | + - Unwelcome sexual attention. |
| 63 | + - Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behavior. |
| 64 | + - Repeated harassment of others. In general, if someone asks you to |
| 65 | + stop, then stop. |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +- **When we disagree, try to understand why.** Disagreements, both |
| 68 | + social and technical, happen all the time and Read the Docs is no exception. |
| 69 | + It is important that we resolve disagreements and differing views |
| 70 | + constructively. Remember that we’re different. The strength of Read the Docs |
| 71 | + comes from its varied community, people from a wide range of |
| 72 | + backgrounds. Different people have different perspectives on issues. |
| 73 | + Being unable to understand why someone holds a viewpoint doesn’t mean |
| 74 | + that they’re wrong. Don’t forget that it is human to err and blaming |
| 75 | + each other doesn’t get us anywhere. Instead, focus on helping to |
| 76 | + resolve issues and learning from mistakes. |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +Original text courtesy of the `Speak Up! |
| 79 | +project <http://web.archive.org/web/20141109123859/http://speakup.io/coc.html>`__. |
| 80 | +This version was adopted from the `Django Code of Conduct <https://www.djangoproject.com/conduct/>`_. |
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