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# Continuwuity Community Guidelines
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Welcome to the Continuwuity commuwunity! We're excited to have you here.
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Our project aims to make Matrix more accessible and inclusive for everyone. To that end, we are dedicated to fostering a positive, supportive, safe and welcoming environment for everyone: our community.
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These guidelines apply to all Continuwuity spaces, including our Matrix rooms and any other community channels that reference them.
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Our community spaces are intended for individuals aged 16 or over, because we expect maturity and respect from our community members.
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For code and contribution guidelines, please refer to the
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[Contributor's Covenant](https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/continuwuity/src/branch/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
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Below are additional guidelines specific to the Continuwuity community.
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## Our Values and Expected Behaviors
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We strive to create a community based on mutual respect, collaboration, and inclusivity. We expect
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all members to:
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1. **Be Respectful and Inclusive**: Treat everyone with respect. We're committed to a community
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where everyone feels safe, regardless of background, identity, or experience. Discrimination,
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harassment, or hate speech won't be tolerated. Remember that each person experiences the world
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differently; share your own perspective and be open to learning about others'.
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2. **Be Positive and Constructive**: Engage in discussions constructively and support each other.
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If you feel angry or frustrated, take a break before participating. Approach disagreements with
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the goal of understanding, not winning. Focus on the issue, not the person.
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3. **Communicate Clearly and Kindly**: Our community includes neurodivergent individuals and those
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who may not appreciate sarcasm or subtlety. Communicate clearly and kindly. Avoid ambiguity and
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ensure your messages can be easily understood by all.
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4. **Be Considerate and Proactive**: Not everyone has the same time, resource and experience.
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Don't expect others to give up their time and labour for you - instead, be thankful for what you have already been given.
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Avoid placing the burden of education on
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marginalized groups; please make an effort to look into your questions before asking others for
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detailed explanations.
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5. **Be Engaged and Open-Minded**: Actively participate in making our community more inclusive.
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Report behaviour that contradicts these guidelines (see Reporting and Enforcement below) and be
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open to constructive feedback aimed at improving our community. Understand that discussing
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negative experiences can be emotionally taxing; focus on the message, not the tone.
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6. **Commit to Our Values**: Building an inclusive community requires ongoing effort from everyone.
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Recognise that creating a welcoming and open community is a continuous process that needs commitment
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and action from all members.
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## Unacceptable Behaviors
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To ensure everyone feels safe and welcome, the following behaviors are considered unacceptable
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within the Continuwuity community:
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* **Harassment and Discrimination**: Avoid offensive comments related to background, family status,
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gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, native language,
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age, ability, race and/or ethnicity, caste, national origin, socioeconomic status, religion,
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geographic location, or any other dimension of diversity. Don't deliberately misgender someone or
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question the legitimacy of their gender identity.
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* **Violence and Threats**: Do not engage in any form of violence or threats, including inciting
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violence towards anyone or encouraging self-harm. Posting or threatening to post someone else's
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personally identifying information ("doxxing") is also forbidden.
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* **Personal Attacks**: Disagreements happen, but they should never turn into personal attacks.
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Don't insult, demean, or belittle others.
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* **Unwelcome Attention or Contact**: Avoid unwelcome sexual attention, inappropriate physical
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contact (or simulation thereof), sexualized comments, jokes, or imagery.
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* **Disruption**: Do not engage in sustained disruption of discussions, events, or other
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community activities.
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* **Bad Faith Actions**: Do not intentionally make false reports or otherwise abuse the reporting
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process.
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This is not an exhaustive list. Any behaviour that makes others feel unsafe or unwelcome may be
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subject to enforcement action.
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## Reporting and Enforcement
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We take these Community Guidelines seriously to protect our community members. If you witness or
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experience unacceptable behaviour, or have any other concerns, please report it.
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**How to Report:**
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* **Alert Moderators in the Room:** If you feel comfortable doing so, you can address the issue
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publicly in the relevant room by mentioning the moderation bot, `@rock:continuwuity.org`, which
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will immediately alert all available moderators.
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* **Direct Message:** If you're not comfortable raising the issue publicly, please send a direct
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message (DM) to one of the room moderators.
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Reports will be handled with discretion. We will investigate promptly and thoroughly.
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**Enforcement Actions:**
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Anyone asked to stop unacceptable behaviour is expected to comply immediately. Failure to do so, or
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engaging in prohibited behaviour, may result in enforcement action. Moderators may take actions they
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deem appropriate, including but not limited to:
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1. **Warning**: A direct message or public warning identifying the violation and requesting
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corrective action.
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2. **Temporary Mute**: Temporary restriction from participating in discussions for a specified
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period.
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3. **Kick or Ban**: Removal from a room (kick) or the entire community space (ban). Egregious or
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repeated violations may result in an immediate ban. Bans are typically permanent and reviewed
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only in exceptional circumstances.
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Retaliation against those who report concerns in good faith will not be tolerated and will be
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subject to the same enforcement actions.
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Together, let's build and maintain a community where everyone feels valued, safe, and respected.
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— The Continuwuity Moderation Team
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