OpenVals Code of Conduct

Purpose

Like the technical community as a whole, the OpenVals team and community are made up of professionals and volunteers from around the world, working on every aspect of the mission, including mentorship, teaching, and connecting people.

Diversity is one of our strengths, but it can also lead to communication issues and unhappiness. To that end, we have a few ground rules that we ask people to follow. This code applies equally to founders, mentors, and people seeking help and guidance.

This is not an exhaustive list of things that you cannot do. Take it in the spirit in which it is intended: a guide to make it easier to enrich all of us and the technical communities in which we participate.

This code of conduct applies to all spaces managed by the OpenVals project, OpenVals, and DrPinnacle, including IRC, mailing lists, issue trackers, OpenVals events, and any other community forums created by the project team. Violations outside these spaces may affect a person's ability to participate within them.

If you believe someone is violating the code of conduct, report it by emailing support@openvalidations.com. For more details, see OpenValidations.com.

Ground Rules

• Be friendly and patient.
• Be welcoming to people of all backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences.
• Be considerate of how your work and decisions affect users, colleagues, and the broader community.
• Be respectful when working with OpenVals community members and people outside the community.
• Be careful with the words you choose and conduct yourself professionally.
• When disagreements happen, try to understand why and resolve differences constructively.

Unacceptable Behavior

Harassment and exclusionary behavior are not acceptable. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Violent threats or language directed against another person.
• Discriminatory jokes or language.
• Posting sexually explicit or violent material.
• Posting or threatening to post another person's personally identifying information.
• Personal insults, especially those using racist or sexist terms.
• Unwelcome sexual attention.
• Advocating for or encouraging unacceptable behavior.
• Repeated harassment of others. If someone asks you to stop, stop.

Disagreements

Disagreements, both social and technical, happen all the time and OpenVals is no exception. It is important that we resolve disagreements and differing views constructively.

The strength of OpenVals comes from its varied community and from people with a wide range of backgrounds. Different people have different perspectives on issues. Being unable to understand why someone holds a viewpoint does not mean that they are wrong.

It is human to err, and blaming each other does not get us anywhere. Focus on helping to resolve issues and learning from mistakes.

Questions

Original text courtesy of the Speak Up! project.

If you have questions, please see openvalidations.com/faqs. If that does not answer your questions, feel free to contact us.