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## Code of Conduct
# Code of Conduct

**Version 1, January 2024**

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### Our community is the most valuable thing about the open science reading club.
## Our community is the most valuable thing about the open science reading club

Supporting a safe, inclusive, welcoming, and harassment-free experience for everyone in
our community is paramount, as is strengthening connections with other communities that
have influenced our work.

Diversity is our strength, we try to cultivate a tone where everyone in the community,
no matter their backgrounds and accomplishments, comes with a mind open to learning
from, with, and for each other. In this mindset, questions are always welcome and
appropriate because they don't expose the lack of knowledge of the asker. Rather,
questions expose opportunities for clarification for the original communicator, and for
further opening up the conversation to include different perspectives and learning
styles.

Supporting a safe, inclusive, welcoming, and harassment-free experience for everyone in our community is paramount, as is strengthening connections with other communities that have influenced our work. Our Code of Conduct is heavily drawn from [OpenScapes](https://github.com/Openscapes/website-new/blob/main/code-of-conduct.qmd) who drew from [rOpenSci](https://ropensci.org/code-of-conduct/) and [Mozilla](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/governance/policies/participation/), who we greatly appreciate for their leadership in this area.

Open science reading club is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, welcoming, and harassment-free experience for everyone.
## Code of Conduct

In our community we encourage listening and empathy in all of our interactions. This
means:

Diversity is our strength, we try to cultivate a tone where everyone in the community, no matter their backgrounds and accomplishments, comes with a mind open to learning from, with, and for each other. In this mindset, questions are always welcome and appropriate because they don't expose the lack of knowledge of the asker. Rather, questions expose opportunities for clarification for the original communicator, and for further opening up the conversation to include different perspectives and learning styles.

In our community we encourage listening and empathy in all of our interactions. This means:
### Be Respectful

**Be Respectful**
Value each other's ideas, styles and viewpoints. We may not always agree, but
disagreement is no excuse for poor manners. Be open to different possibilities and to
being wrong. Be respectful in all interactions and communications, especially when
debating the merits of different options. Be aware of your impact and how intense
interactions may be affecting people. Be direct, constructive and positive. Take
responsibility for your impact and your mistakes -- if someone says they have been
harmed through your words or actions, listen carefully, apologize sincerely, and correct
the behavior going forward.

Value each other's ideas, styles and viewpoints. We may not always agree, but disagreement is no excuse for poor manners. Be open to different possibilities and to being wrong. Be respectful in all interactions and communications, especially when debating the merits of different options. Be aware of your impact and how intense interactions may be affecting people. Be direct, constructive and positive. Take responsibility for your impact and your mistakes -- if someone says they have been harmed through your words or actions, listen carefully, apologize sincerely, and correct the behavior going forward.

**Be Direct but Professional**
### Be Direct but Professional

We are likely to have some discussions about if and when criticism is respectful and when it's not. We must be able to speak directly when we disagree and when we think we need to improve. We cannot withhold hard truths. Doing so respectfully is hard, doing so when others don't seem to be listening is harder, and hearing such comments when one is the recipient can be even harder still. We need to be honest and direct, as well as respectful.
We are likely to have some discussions about if and when criticism is respectful and
when it's not. We must be able to speak directly when we disagree and when we think we
need to improve. We cannot withhold hard truths. Doing so respectfully is hard, doing so
when others don't seem to be listening is harder, and hearing such comments when one is
the recipient can be even harder still. We need to be honest and direct, as well as
respectful.

**Be Inclusive**

Seek diverse perspectives. Diversity of views and of people on teams powers innovation, even if it is not always comfortable. Encourage all voices. Help new perspectives be heard and listen actively. If you find yourself dominating a discussion, it is especially important to step back and encourage other voices to join in. Be aware of how much time is taken up by dominant members of the group. Provide alternative ways to contribute or participate when possible.
### Be Inclusive

Be inclusive of everyone in an interaction, respecting and facilitating people's participation whether they are:
Seek diverse perspectives. Diversity of views and of people on teams powers innovation,
even if it is not always comfortable. Encourage all voices. Help new perspectives be
heard and listen actively. If you find yourself dominating a discussion, it is
especially important to step back and encourage other voices to join in. Be aware of how
much time is taken up by dominant members of the group. Provide alternative ways to
contribute or participate when possible.

Be inclusive of everyone in an interaction, respecting and facilitating people's
participation whether they are:

- Remote (on video or phone)
- Not native language speakers
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- Living in a different time zone
- Facing other challenges to participate

If you find yourself dominating a discussion, it is especially important to step back, encourage other voices to join in, and listen actively to them.
If you find yourself dominating a discussion, it is especially important to step back,
encourage other voices to join in, and listen actively to them.


**Understand Different Perspectives**
### Understand Different Perspectives

Our goal should not be to "win" every disagreement or argument. A more productive goal is to be open to ideas that make our own ideas better. Strive to be an example for inclusive thinking. "Winning" is when different perspectives make our work richer and stronger.
Our goal should not be to "win" every disagreement or argument. A more productive goal
is to be open to ideas that make our own ideas better. Strive to be an example for
inclusive thinking. "Winning" is when different perspectives make our work richer and
stronger.

**Appreciate and Accommodate Our Similarities and Differences**

We come from many cultures and backgrounds. Cultural differences can encompass everything from official religious observances to personal habits to clothing. Be respectful of people with different cultural practices, attitudes and beliefs. Work to eliminate your own biases, prejudices and discriminatory practices. Think of others' perspectives, contributions, and needs from their point of view. Use preferred titles (including pronouns) and the appropriate tone of voice. Respect people's right to privacy and confidentiality. Be open to learning from and educating others as well as educating yourself; it is unrealistic to expect everyone to know the cultural practices of every ethnic and cultural group, but everyone needs to recognize one's native culture is only part of positive interactions.
### Appreciate and Accommodate Our Similarities and Differences

**Lead by Example**
We come from many cultures and backgrounds. Cultural differences can encompass
everything from official religious observances to personal habits to clothing. Be
respectful of people with different cultural practices, attitudes and beliefs. Work to
eliminate your own biases, prejudices and discriminatory practices. Think of others'
perspectives, contributions, and needs from their point of view. Use preferred titles
(including pronouns) and the appropriate tone of voice. Respect people's right to
privacy and confidentiality. Be open to learning from and educating others as well as
educating yourself; it is unrealistic to expect everyone to know the cultural practices
of every ethnic and cultural group, but everyone needs to recognize one's native culture
is only part of positive interactions.

By matching your actions with your words, you become a person others want to follow. Your actions influence others to behave and respond in ways that are valuable and appropriate for our organizational outcomes. Design your community and your work for inclusion. Hold yourself and others accountable for inclusive behaviors. Make decisions based on the highest good for our community.
### Lead by Example

By matching your actions with your words, you become a person others want to follow.
Your actions influence others to behave and respond in ways that are valuable and
appropriate for our organizational outcomes. Design your community and your work for
inclusion. Hold yourself and others accountable for inclusive behaviors. Make decisions
based on the highest good for our community.

### Summary

Be respectful, honest, inclusive, accommodating, appreciative, and open to learning from everyone else.
Be respectful, honest, inclusive, accommodating, appreciative, and open to learning from
everyone else.

Do not attack, demean, disrupt, harass, or threaten others or encourage such behavior.

This Code of Conduct applies to all people participating in the open science reading club, including staff and leadership. It applies to all modes of interaction online including GitHub project repositories, remote calls, and in person at events.
This Code of Conduct applies to all people participating in the open science reading
club, including staff and leadership. It applies to all modes of interaction online
including GitHub project repositories, remote calls, and in person at events.

### Reporting Guidelines

If you experience or witness unacceptable behavior, or have any other concerns, please report it by contacting an organiser [Robyn Marowitz](https://github.com/rmarow) at robyn.marowitz@colorado.edu or independent community member Trey Stafford at trey.stafford@colorado.edu with a description of what has occurred and any supporting information that would be helpful. After receiving a concise description of your situation, Julia or Allison will review the report and determine next steps. We will respect confidentiality requests for the purpose of protecting victims of abuse.
If you experience or witness unacceptable behavior, or have any other concerns, please
report it by contacting an organiser [Robyn Marowitz](https://github.com/rmarow) at
robyn.marowitz@colorado.edu or independent community member
[Trey Stafford](https://github.com/trey-stafford) at trey.stafford@colorado.edu with a
description of what has occurred and any supporting information that would be helpful.
After receiving a concise description of your situation, Robyn or Trey will review the
report and determine next steps. We will respect confidentiality requests for the
purpose of protecting victims of abuse.

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The Open Science Reading club Code of Conduct is heavily drawn from [OpenScapes](https://github.com/Openscapes/website-new/blob/main/code-of-conduct.qmd) who drew from [rOpenSci](https://ropensci.org/code-of-conduct/) and [Mozilla](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/governance/policies/participation/), who we greatly appreciate for their leadership in this area (see Mozilla's [inclusion repo](https://github.com/mozilla/inclusion). Additional resources influencing this document include [RStudio](https://rstudio.com/about/what-makes-rstudio-different/), [Open Post Academics](https://openpostac.org/), and the groups described in [open software means kinder science](https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/open-software-means-kinder-science/). Please also see the value and ethics statements from [Ben Marwick's lab](http://faculty.washington.edu/bmarwick/values_and_ethics/) as well as other inspiring examples from [EpiEllie's twitter thread](https://twitter.com/EpiEllie/status/1268729159762747394) and [the coop at Fred Hutch](https://fredhutch.github.io/coop/community/coop-values/).

## Based on

The Open Science Reading club Code of Conduct is heavily drawn from
[OpenScapes](https://github.com/Openscapes/website-new/blob/main/code-of-conduct.qmd)
who drew from [rOpenSci](https://ropensci.org/code-of-conduct/) and
[Mozilla](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/governance/policies/participation/), who
we greatly appreciate for their leadership in this area (see Mozilla's [inclusion
repo](https://github.com/mozilla/inclusion). Additional resources influencing this
document include [RStudio](https://rstudio.com/about/what-makes-rstudio-different/),
[Open Post Academics](https://openpostac.org/), and the groups described in [open
software means kinder
science](https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/open-software-means-kinder-science/).
Please also see the value and ethics statements from [Ben Marwick's
lab](http://faculty.washington.edu/bmarwick/values_and_ethics/) as well as other
inspiring examples from [EpiEllie's twitter
thread](https://twitter.com/EpiEllie/status/1268729159762747394) and [the coop at Fred
Hutch](https://fredhutch.github.io/coop/community/coop-values/).

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