Wikiwaste:Code of Conduct

Principles

In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming community, we are committed to making participation in Wiki Waste a respectful and harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, neuroatypicality, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, political affiliation, or religion consistent with the principles of Wikimedia.

Technical skills and community status make no difference to the right to be respected and the obligation to respect others. Newcomers and other contributors with limited experience in our community deserve a welcoming attitude and constructive feedback. Prolific contributions and technical expertise are not a justification for lower standards of behaviour.

Unacceptable behaviour

Harassment and other types of inappropriate behaviour are unacceptable in all public and private Wiki Waste spaces. Examples include but are not limited to:

• Personal attacks, violence, threats of violence, or deliberate intimidation.
• Offensive, derogatory, or discriminatory comments.
• Gratuitous or off-topic use of sexual language or imagery.
• Inappropriate or unwanted attention, touching, or physical contact (sexual or otherwise).
• Inappropriate or unwanted public or private communication, following, or any form of stalking.
• Unwanted photography or recording.
• Disclosure of a person's identity or other private information without their consent. Disclosure of some identifying information is not consent to disclose other identifying information.
• Inappropriate or unwanted publication of private communication. Publishing or reporting private communication or personally identifying information for the purposes of reporting harassment (as explained here) and/or in the case of whistle-blowing, is acceptable.
• Harming the discussion or community with methods such as sustained disruption, interruption, or blocking of community collaboration (i.e. trolling).
• Creating misleading content or deliberately changing content to become misleading
• Creating content that is formed of opinion and assumptions or using Wiki Waste for the purposes of advertising or advancing a cause or way of thinking. Wiki Waste is for technical and factual dissemination of information and knowledge
• Discrimination, particularly against marginalized and otherwise underrepresented groups. Targeted outreach to such groups is allowed and encouraged.
• Using the code of conduct system for purposes other than reporting genuine violations of the code of conduct (e.g., retaliating against a reporter or victim by filing a report claiming their response was harassment).
• Attempting to circumvent a decision of the Wiki Waste or its appeals body, e.g. unblocking someone during a period the Wiki Waste banned them.

Report a problem

In case of threats of harm and other urgent situations, notify the relevant authorities first (if possible) and email Wiki Waste conduct@wikiwaste.org.uk

People who experience or observe unacceptable behaviour are encouraged to follow any of these steps:

1. Ask the person who is behaving unacceptably to stop. Make them aware of this Code of Conduct.
2. If you are at an event, report the problem to the event organizers, or a designated contact.
3. Report the problem directly to the Wiki Waste admin@wikiwaste.org.uk email

Reports can be as short as a notification with a link, but more information will help us understand what is happening. You can include:

• Your contact information (e.g. Wiki Waste and Phabricator usernames), if you want to identify yourself
• Your account of the incident:
  • Where and when it happened
  • A description of the unacceptable behaviour
  • Who was involved and who saw it happen
  • Whether the incident is ongoing
• Any additional information that will help us fully understand the problem, such as previous incidents or special circumstances
• Links to public records of the incident, if any
• Screenshots showing what happened

Reports are processed confidentially.

Attribution and re-use

This Code of Conduct is adapted from the Wikimedia Code of Conduct.

The text from the Open Code of Conduct is used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. The text from the Citizen Code of Conduct is used under a Creative Commons Share-alike Attribution license. The overall text is under MediaWiki.org's standard license (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Any content added by Editors should ensure it complies with the same Creative Commons Share-alike Attribution license. Should WikiWaste be made aware of any content not complying with this approach then it may have no choice but to remove such content.