veloren/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

The Veloren Code of Conduct

Conduct

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Contact: amethyst-mods@amethyst-engine.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, Gitlab, or any other community area, 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.

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• 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.

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• We will exclude you from interaction if you insult, demean or harass anyone. That is not welcome behavior; we strive to be inclusive. In particular, we don't tolerate behavior 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 @admin or @core developers 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.

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• Likewise any spamming, trolling, flaming, baiting or other attention-stealing behavior is not welcome.
• Keep political and religious discussions out of the public Amethyst spaces.

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- Please keep discussion on topic. We have an #off-topic channel for discussion not relevant to Veloren.

- Profanity, although not explicitly disallowed, should not be used to offend, abuse, bully, or otherwise cause distress for other server users.

- This server is a safe space for all. We do not permit bigotry. This includes (but is not limited to) sexism, racism, ableism, transphobia, antisemitism, etc.

- NSFW content is not permitted, although we do permit discussion of adult issues in #off-topic. Use your common sense, and be aware that many of the server's users are young.

- Role pinging is permitted for urgent or important issues (critical bugs, moderation issues, etc.). Consider pinging a specific person or not pinging at all otherwise.

- Server moderators reserve the right to modify these rules or apply their own common-sense when making moderation decisions.

Moderation

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These are the policies for upholding our community's standards of conduct. If you feel that a thread needs moderation, please contact the Amethyst moderation team.

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1. Remarks that violate the Amethyst standards of conduct, including hateful, hurtful, oppressive, or exclusionary remarks, are not allowed. (Cursing in general is discouraged, and never tolerated if 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-channel are not allowed.
8. Moderators, organization members, and anyone closely involved with the Amethyst project 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 Amethyst community we strive to go the extra step to look out for each other. Don't just aim to be technically unimpeachable, try to be your best self. In particular, avoid flirting with offensive or sensitive issues, particularly if they're off-topic; this all too often leads to unnecessary fights, hurt feelings, and damaged trust; worse, it can drive people away from the community entirely.

And if someone takes issue with something you said or did, resist the urge to be defensive. Just stop doing what it was they complained about and apologize. Even if you feel you were misinterpreted or unfairly accused, chances are good there was something you could've communicated better — remember that it's your responsibility to make your fellow Amethyst community members comfortable. Everyone wants to get along and we are all here first and foremost because we want to talk about making games. You will find that people will be eager to assume good intent and forgive as long as you earn their trust.

The enforcement policies listed above apply to all official Amethyst venues; including all Amethyst Discord channels; GitHub repositories under amethyst; and the community forums at https://community.amethyst.rs

This Code of Conduct is based on the Amethyst Code of Conduct, available here: https://github.com/amethyst/amethyst/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md which is based on the Rust Code of Conduct, available here: https://www.rust-lang.org/conduct.html