Community Guidelines

Building software should be safe for everyone. These guidelines help create a welcoming, inclusive, and productive environment for all community members.

Building a Strong Community

A healthy community is built on mutual respect and constructive interaction. Community members are encouraged to:

• Be welcoming - Embrace newcomers and help them get started
• Assume good intent - Give others the benefit of the doubt
• Stay on topic - Keep discussions relevant and focused
• Use clear language - Communicate concisely and respectfully
• Be constructive - Offer helpful feedback rather than criticism

Expected Behaviour

All participants in this community are expected to:

• Use welcoming and inclusive language
• Be respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences
• Gracefully accept constructive criticism
• Focus on what is best for the community
• Show empathy towards other community members

Unacceptable Behaviour

The following behaviours are not tolerated:

• Threats of violence - Any form of threatening language or behaviour
• Hate speech - Discriminatory language targeting individuals or groups
• Harassment - Persistent unwanted contact or attention
• Bullying - Intimidation or demeaning behaviour
• Impersonation - Pretending to be someone else
• Privacy violations - Sharing others’ private information without consent
• Spam - Unsolicited promotional content or repetitive messaging

Addressing Issues

If you witness or experience unacceptable behaviour:

1. Document the incident - Keep records of what happened
2. Report it - Reach out through appropriate channels
3. Disengage - Remove yourself from harmful situations when possible

Project maintainers have the right and responsibility to:

• Remove, edit, or reject comments, commits, and other contributions that violate these guidelines
• Temporarily or permanently ban contributors for behaviours deemed inappropriate, threatening, or harmful

Enforcement

Violations of these guidelines may result in:

• A warning from project maintainers
• Temporary suspension from community spaces
• Permanent removal from community spaces
• Content being removed or edited

Scope

These guidelines apply to all community spaces, including:

• Repository discussions and issues
• Pull request comments
• Blog comments
• Any other community forums or channels

Questions

If you have questions about these guidelines or need to report an incident, please open an issue or reach out directly.

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These guidelines are inspired by the GitHub Community Guidelines and released under the Creative Commons Zero License.