Closed AlannaBurke closed 7 years ago
Here is a re-worked draft I worked on of the first part of the guidelines - I rearranged and simplified a lot of the language with the Hemingway editor. I wanted to make sure it was accessible to ESL folks.
Drupal Diversity & Inclusion (DD&I) spaces include online spaces such as the Slack channel and Github repositories. Also included are physical spaces, such as DD&I-organized sessions at events, or DD&I tables in event exhibit halls.
These spaces are dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone.
DD&I has no tolerance for any activity which could be interpreted as:
We do not tolerate harassment of Participants in any form. We do not tolerate any harassment on the grounds of:
We have a zero-tolerance policy for libel and defamation, harassment, and impersonation.
We believe in freedom of thought and freedom of expression. We do not operate on the basis of absolute freedom of speech. We impose limitations, for example, on "hate speech".
We do not tolerate harassment of Participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate.
Written specifically for DD&I Slack, but to be adapted for other spaces. These guidelines apply to all DD&I spaces, as applicable.
We reserve the right to terminate anyone's access to the DD&I spaces.
Generally In DD&I spaces, strive to promote understanding, empathy, and increase personal awareness of all people. This includes people from across the Drupal Community and the greater Technical Community, even those you may personally disagree with.
Intentionally disruptive individuals get kicked from the channel in question, not tiered. The person kicked can send a private message (PM) to the kicker or another Moderator, if desired, for re-admittance. If a disruptive person is engaging in what appears to be intentionally inflammatory, bullying, or harassing behavior provoking hostile responses (or acting in a hostile manner), kicking is faster and easier than trying to placate a disruptive person whose behavior is causing distress to other channel members.
The kick is not a ban. There are times when disruptive or triggering comments and statements are genuine and break the lines of communication between two parties. By speaking with a Moderator, the (potentially) disruptive person can be coached on using more sensitive, inclusive, and diverse-aware language, and on engaging in a more constructive manner.
This document was originally drafted in collaboration: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jSQ_UJhV9ZQUxVkdDfsBlQ8YfuO5EtV82HWwiunZ_T8
If you have feedback on these guidelines, we'd love to hear it. Please add your thoughts here https://github.com/drupaldiversity/administration/issues/68
I can put these in a new google doc for comments, just wanted to get them up!
Here is a diff of the participation guidelines: https://www.diffchecker.com/BwuBc2UU And here is a diff of the moderation guidelines: https://www.diffchecker.com/yWZwgJRl
Here is a link to a google doc of the guidelines for commenting: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MjLJ3BOOsT3Eysm6Smv3YhuGKIJLOFghVkP8iHKjZJs/edit?usp=sharing
Closing this as the official first release is out!
Version 1 is here: https://github.com/drupaldiversity/administration/wiki/%23diversity-inclusion-participation-and-moderation-guidelines-(v1)#moderation-guidelines
Let's work through these, make any needed edits, and decide where they should live and be published.