[NOTES] Community Communication Values

Values members of the Red community should aspire to when communicating within the community:

• Be friendly and welcoming
• Be patient
  • Remember that people have varying communication styles and that not everyone is using their native language. (Meaning and tone can be lost in translation.)
• Be thoughtful
  • Productive communication requires effort. Think about how your words will be interpreted.
  • Remember that sometimes it is best to refrain entirely from commenting.
• Be respectful
  • In particular, respect differences of opinion. It is important that we resolve disagreements and differing views constructively.
• Avoid destructive behavior
  • Derailing: stay on topic; if you want to talk about something else, start a new conversation. Respect the room's topic.
  • Unconstructive criticism: don't merely decry the current state of affairs; offer (or at least solicit) suggestions as to how things may be improved.
  • Snarking (pithy, unproductive, sniping comments).

The following actions are explicitly forbidden:

• Insulting, demeaning, hateful, or threatening remarks.
• Discrimination based on age, disability, gender, nationality, race, religion, sexuality, or similar personal characteristic.
• Bullying or systematic harassment.
• Unwelcome sexual advances.
• Incitement to any of these.

The Red communication channels are moderated, disrespectful behavior will lead to exclusion from the communication channel.

Acknowledgements

This document was based on the Code of Conduct from the Elixir and Go projects with parts derived from Django's Code of Conduct, Rust's Code of Conduct and the Contributor Covenant.