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# Code of Conduct
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## Introduction
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Exercism is a platform centered around empathetic conversation.
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We have a low tolerance for communication that makes anyone feel unwelcome, unsupported, insulted or discriminated against.
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## Seen or experienced something uncomfortable?
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If you see or experience abuse, harassment, discrimination, or feel unsafe or upset, please email [abuse@exercism.org](mailto:abuse@exercism.org?subject=%5BCoC%5D) and include \[CoC\] in the subject line.
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We will follow up with you as a priority.
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## Enforcement
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We actively monitor for Code of Conduct (CoC) violations and take any reports of violations extremely seriously.
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We have banned contributors, mentors and users due to violations.
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After we receive a report of a CoC violation, we view that person's conversation history on Exercism and related communication channels and attempt to understand whether someone has deliberately broken the CoC, or accidentally crossed a line.
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We generally reach out to the person who has been reported to discuss any concerns we have and warn them that repeated violations will result in a ban.
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Sometimes we decide that no violation has occurred and that no action is required and sometimes we will also ban people on a first offense.
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We strive to be fair, but will err on the side of protecting the culture of our community.
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Exercism's leadership reserve the right to take whatever action they feel appropriate with regards to CoC violations.
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## The simple version
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- Be empathetic
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- Be welcoming
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- Be kind
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- Be honest
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- Be supportive
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- Be polite
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## The details
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Exercism should be a safe place for everybody regardless of
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- Gender, gender identity or gender expression
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- Sexual orientation
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- Disability
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- Physical appearance (including but not limited to body size)
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- Race
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- Age
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- Religion
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- Anything else you can think of
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As someone who is part of this community, you agree that:
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- We are collectively and individually committed to safety and inclusivity
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- We have zero tolerance for abuse, harassment, or discrimination
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- We respect people’s boundaries and identities
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- We refrain from using language that can be considered offensive or oppressive (systemically or otherwise), eg. sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, classist, etc.
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- this includes (but is not limited to) various slurs.
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- We avoid using offensive topics as a form of humor
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We actively work towards:
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- Being a safe community
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- Cultivating a network of support & encouragement for each other
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- Encouraging responsible and varied forms of expression
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We condemn:
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- Stalking, doxxing, or publishing private information
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- Violence, threats of violence or violent language
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- Anything that compromises people’s safety
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- Conduct or speech which might be considered sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist or otherwise discriminatory or offensive in nature
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- The use of unwelcome, suggestive, derogatory or inappropriate nicknames or terms
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- Disrespect towards others (jokes, innuendo, dismissive attitudes) and towards differences of opinion
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- Intimidation or harassment (online or in-person).
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Please read the [Citizen Code of Conduct](https://github.com/stumpsyn/policies/blob/master/citizen_code_of_conduct.md) for how we interpret harassment
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- Inappropriate attention or contact
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- Not understanding the differences between constructive criticism and disparagement
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These things are NOT OK.
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Be aware of how your actions affect others.
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If it makes someone uncomfortable, stop.
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If you say something that is found offensive, and you are called out on it, try to:
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- Listen without interruption
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- Believe what the person is saying & do not attempt to disqualify what they have to say
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- Ask for tips / help with avoiding making the offense in the future
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- Apologize and ask forgiveness
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## History
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This policy was initially adopted from the Front-end London Slack community and has been modified since.
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A version history can be seen on [GitHub](https://github.com/exercism/website-copy/edit/main/pages/code_of_conduct.md).
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_This policy is a "living" document, and subject to refinement and expansion in the future.
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This policy applies to the Exercism website, the Exercism GitHub organization, any other Exercism-related communication channels (e.g. Slack, Twitter, email) and any other Exercism entity or event._
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