💖Code of Conduct

The Shire Code of Conduct reflects the values that we strive for and is part of the membership agreement.

The purpose of this Code of Conduct is to ensure that disagreements and differences of opinion are conducted respectfully and on their own merits, without personal attacks or other behavior that might create an unsafe or unwelcoming environment.

We ask that you treat your fellow community members with respect and courtesy, and in general, Don’t Be A Jerk. This Code of Conduct is meant to be followed in spirit as much as in letter and is not exhaustive.

• Values

• Anti-Harassment Policy

• Policy Violations

Values

Authenticity

Authenticity describes how you show up and be yourself.

• I bring my whole self, being honest about my thoughts and feelings, and speaking the truth to others.

• I communicate clearly, honestly, and sensitively.

• I take responsibility for what I say.

Compassion

Compassion describes how we can offer loving support for everyone.

• I constantly work to understand the minds and feelings of others.

• I hold space for others as they feel their feelings and share their thoughts.

• As I live my own authentic life, I welcome others to live their own authentic lives.

Consent

Consent describes how you interact with others' boundaries. Consent should be clearly and freely communicated.

• I respect other's boundaries

• I listen for a yes and respect a no

Curiosity

Curiosity describes how you consume and respond to information.

• I approach people and issues with an inquisitive spirit and seek to understand.

• I hold space for everyone’s questions.

• I am open to changing my mind based on what I learn.

Integrity

Integrity describes how we agree to live our shared values.

• I walk my talk.

• I embody the Firefly Shire values.

Anti-harassment policy

Harassment includes (but is not limited to) all of the following behaviors:

• Offensive comments related to gender (including gender expression and identity), age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, and religion

• Derogatory terminology, including words commonly known to be slurs

• Posting sexualized images or imagery in public spaces

• Deliberate intimidation

• Stalking

• Posting others’ personal information without explicit permission

• Sustained disruption of talks or other events

• Inappropriate physical contact

• Unwelcome sexual attention

Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. Organizers and volunteers are also subject to the anti-harassment policy.

In addition to the behaviors outlined above, continuing to behave a certain way after you have been asked to stop also constitutes harassment, even if that behavior is not specifically outlined in this policy. It is considerate and respectful to stop doing something after you have been asked to stop, and all community members are expected to comply with such requests immediately.

Policy violations

Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise, unacceptable behavior may be reported by contacting [e-mail], to anyone with administrative power in our community Discord (Admins or Mods), or to the organizers of an event.

If a participant engages in harassing behavior, organizers may take any action they deem appropriate. These actions may include but are not limited to warning the offender, expelling the offender from the event, and barring the offender from future community events.

We value the safety and well-being of our community members and want everyone to feel welcome at the Firefly Shire, both online and offline.

We expect all who enter the Firefly Shire community to follow these policies.

The Firefly Shire Community Code of Conduct is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 license. Our Code of Conduct was adapted from Codes of Conduct of open source projects, including:

• Contributor Covenant

• Elastic

• The Fedora Project

• OpenStack

• Puppet Labs

• Ubuntu

• Ansible