code_of_conduct.md

Code of conduct

Our pledge

Welcome to our Digital Skills GitBook community! Here we foster a welcoming and inclusive environment for everyone regardless of background or identity. Please respect this community by not using behaviour that is disrespectful to our members or that harasses, belittles, excludes or intimidates others for any reason whatsoever. In order to contribute to the book we ask that you respect this code and behave in an appropriate manner.

When contributing to this book, please do

😊 Use welcoming and inclusive language
😊Be respectful to different viewpoints and experiences
😊Gracefully accept constructive criticism
😊Focus on what is best for the community
😊Show courtesy and respect towards other members
😊Keep all interactions respectful and professional

Examples of unacceptable behaviour include:

☹ Written or verbal comments which have the effect of excluding people on the basis of membership of any specific group
☹Causing someone to fear for their safety, such as through stalking, following or intimidation
☹Violent threats or language directed against another person
☹The display of sexual or violent images
☹Unwelcome sexual attention or nonconsensual physical contact
☹Sustained disruption of talks, events or communications
☹Insults or put-downs
☹Sexist, racist, homophobic, ableist or exclusionary jokes
☹Excessive swearing
☹Incitement to violence, suicide or self-harm
☹Continuing to initiate interaction (including photography or recording) with someone after being asked to stop
☹Publication of private communication without consent
☹Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a professional setting

Scope

This Code of Conduct applies within all community spaces, and also applies when an individual is officially representing the community in public spaces. Examples of representing our community include using an official e-mail address, posting via an official social media account, or acting as an appointed representative at an online or offline event.

What to do if you experience unacceptable behaviour

Please let us know if you believe someone is violating the Code of Conduct via
caul@caul.edu.au

All complaints will be reviewed and investigated promptly and fairly.

The Digital Skills GitBook admins are responsible for clarifying and enforcing our standards of acceptable behaviour and will take appropriate and fair corrective action in response to any behaviour that they deem inappropriate, threatening, offensive or harmful. If someone engages in behaviour that violates this Code of Conduct, the Digital Skills GitBook admins may warn the offender, ask them to leave, or remove them from the platform. The Digital Skills GitBook admins have the right and responsibility to remove, edit or reject comments, commits, code, issues and other contributions that are not aligned to this Code of Conduct, and will communicate reasons for moderation decisions when appropriate.

Attribution

This Code of Conduct is inspired by and adapted from The Carpentries Code of Conduct, The Turing Way Code of Conduct and the Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct.
Like them, it is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0 CA) licence.