Last updated - 21 April, 2022
Introduction
The heart of Reproducibility for Everyone is people. We put people first and do our best to recognize, appreciate and respect the diversity of our global contributors. The Reproducibility for Everyone Project welcomes contributions from everyone who shares our core values and contributes in a healthy and constructive manner. This R4E Community Code of Conduct embodies these principles. Everyone who participates in R4E events agrees to follow this Code of Conduct in order to create a safe and positive community experience for all.
If you have an incident to report or a question about these guidelines, choose a method of contacting the R4E Code of Conduct Committee below:
Contact the Code of Conduct Contact for your event
Email coc@repro4everyone.org
Submit anonymously or not through the R4E Code of Conduct Incident Report Form
Learn more about what happens when the Code of Conduct Committee receives a Code of Conduct Incident Report by reviewing our Response Checklist. Code of Conduct reports are received by our Code of Conduct Committee:
April Clyburne-Sherin
Nele Haelterman
Jessica Hardwicke
Hao Ye
This Code of Conduct aims to support a community where all people should feel safe to participate, introduce new ideas and inspire others, regardless of:
Background
Family status
Gender
Gender identity or expression
Marital status
Sex
Sexual orientation
Language
Age
Ability
Race and/or ethnicity
National origin
Socioeconomic status
Religion
Geographic location
Any other dimension of diversity
Openness, collaboration, and participation are core aspects of our work — from discussing ideas, to teaching together at workshops, to collaboratively designing curriculum. Supporting equity and diversity are R4E core values and we actively work to enhance it. These Code of Conduct exists to enable diverse individuals and groups to interact and collaborate. This document outlines both expected and prohibited behavior.
When and How to Use This Code of Conduct
These guidelines outline our behavior expectations as members of the Reproducibility for Everyone (R4E) community in all R4E activities, both offline and online. Your participation is contingent upon following these guidelines in all R4E activities, including but not limited to:
Working in R4E spaces
Working with other R4E members and other R4E community participants virtually or co-located
Representing R4E at public events
Representing R4E in social media (official accounts, staff accounts, personal accounts, Facebook pages)
Participating in R4E trainings
Participating in R4E-related forums, mailing lists, wikis, websites, chat channels, bugs, group or person-to-person meetings, and R4E-related correspondence
Enforcement of the Code of Conduct will be respectful and not include any harassing behaviors.
Enforcement of the Code of Conduct may extend beyond R4E community specific events and locations, and may be enforced for actions violating the Code of Conduct of other communities, events, or locations.
Expected Behavior
The following behaviors are expected of all R4E community members:
Be Respectful
Value each other’s ideas, styles, and viewpoints. Be open to different possibilities and to being wrong. Be kind in all interactions and communications, especially when debating the merits of different options. Be aware of your impact and how intense interactions may affect people. Be direct, constructive, and positive. Take responsibility for the impacts of your behavior – if someone says they have been harmed through your words or actions, listen carefully, apologize sincerely, and correct the behavior going forward.
Be Inclusive
Make space for diverse perspectives. Diversity of views and of people on teams powers innovation, even if it is not always comfortable. Encourage all voices. Help new perspectives be heard and listen actively. If you find yourself dominating a discussion, it is especially important to step back and encourage others to join in. Be aware of how much time is taken up by dominant members of the group. Provide alternative ways to contribute or participate when possible.
Be inclusive of everyone in an interaction, being mindful that individuals may be:
Remote (on video or phone)
Not native language speakers
Coming from a different culture
Living in a different time zone
Facing other challenges to participate
Appreciate and Accommodate Our Similarities and Differences
R4E community members come from many cultures and backgrounds. Cultural differences can encompass everything from official religious observances to personal habits to clothing. Be respectful of people with different cultural practices, attitudes, and beliefs. Work to eliminate your own biases, prejudices and discriminatory practices. Think of others’ needs from their point of view. Use preferred titles (including pronouns) and the appropriate tone of voice. Respect people’s right to privacy and confidentiality. Be open to learning from and educating others as well as educating yourself.
Lead by Example
By matching your actions with your words, you become a person others want to follow. Design your community and your work for inclusion. Hold yourself and others accountable for inclusive behaviors. Make decisions based on how they support an inclusive R4E community.
Behavior That Will Not Be Tolerated
The following behaviors are considered to be unacceptable in the R4E Community.
Violence and Threats of Violence
Violence and threats of violence are not acceptable - online or offline. This includes incitement of violence toward any individual, including encouraging a person to commit self-harm. This also includes posting or threatening to post other people’s personally identifying information (“doxxing”) online.
Personal Attacks
Conflicts will inevitably arise, but frustration should never turn into a personal attack. It is not okay to insult, demean, or belittle others. Attacking someone for their opinions, beliefs, and ideas is not acceptable. It is important to speak directly when we disagree and when we think we need to improve, but such discussions must be conducted respectfully, remaining focused on the issue at hand.
Derogatory Language
Hurtful or harmful language is not acceptable. This includes deliberately referring to someone by a gender that they do not identify with, and/or questioning the legitimacy of an individual’s gender identity. If you’re unsure if a word is derogatory, don’t use it. This also includes repeated subtle and/or indirect discrimination; when asked to stop, stop the behavior in question.
Unwelcome Sexual Attention or Physical Contact
Unwelcome sexual attention or unwelcome physical contact is not acceptable. This includes sexualized comments, jokes, or imagery in interactions, communications or presentation materials, as well as inappropriate touching, groping, or sexual advances. This includes touching a person without permission, including sensitive areas such as their hair, pregnant stomach, mobility device (wheelchair, scooter, etc) or tattoos. This also includes physically blocking or intimidating another person. Physical contact or simulated physical contact (such as emojis like “kiss”) without affirmative consent is not acceptable. This includes sharing or distribution of sexualized images or text.
Disruptive Behavior
Sustained disruption of events, forums, or meetings, including talks and presentations, will not be tolerated. This includes:
Talking over’ or ‘heckling’ speakers.
Drinking alcohol to excess or using recreational drugs to excess, or pushing others to do so.
Making derogatory comments about those who abstain from alcohol or other substances, pushing people to drink, talking about their abstinence or preferences to others, or pressuring them to drink - physically or through jeering.
Otherwise influencing crowd actions that cause hostility in the session.
Influencing Unacceptable Behavior
We will treat influencing or leading such activities the same way we treat the activities themselves, and thus the same consequences apply.
Consequences of Unacceptable Behavior
The following behaviors are considered to be unacceptable under these guidelines.
Bad behavior from any R4E community member, including those with decision-making authority, will not be tolerated. Intentional efforts to exclude people (except as part of a consequence of the guidelines or other official action) from R4E activities are not acceptable and will be dealt with appropriately. Reports of harassment/discrimination will be promptly and thoroughly investigated by the people responsible for the safety of the space, event or activity. Appropriate measures will be taken to address the situation. Anyone asked to stop unacceptable behavior is expected to comply immediately. Violation of these guidelines can result in you being ask to leave an event or online space, either temporarily or for the duration of the event, or being banned from participation in spaces, or future events and activities in perpetuity. In addition, any participants who abuse the reporting process will be considered to be in violation of these guidelines and subject to the same consequences. False reporting, especially to retaliate or exclude, will not be accepted or tolerated.
Reporting
If you believe you’re experiencing unacceptable behavior that will not be tolerated as outlined above, please contact either the Code of Conduct Contact for your event, email coc@repro4everyone.org, or submit anonymously or not through the R4E Code of Conduct Incident Report Form.
Reports go directly to the Code of Conduct Committee. If you wish to report anonymously, use the R4E Code of Conduct Incident Report Form. After receiving a concise description of your situation, the Code of Conduct Committee will review and determine next steps. In addition to conducting any investigation, they can provide a range of resources, from a private consultation to other community resources. They will involve other colleagues or outside specialists (such as legal counsel), as needed to appropriately address each situation.
Please also report to us if you observe a potentially dangerous situation, someone in distress, or violations of these guidelines, even if the situation is not happening to you.
Ask questions
Everyone is encouraged to ask questions about these guidelines.
License and attribution
This set of guidelines is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license>. These guidelines have been adapted with modifications from Mozilla’s Community Participation Guidelines which has been adapted from Mozilla’s original Community Participation Guidelines, the Ubuntu Code of Conduct, Mozilla’s View Source Conference Code of Conduct, and the Rust Language Code of Conduct, which are based on Stumptown Syndicate’s Citizen Code of Conduct. Additional text from the LGBTQ in Technology Code of Conduct and the WisCon code of conduct. This document and all associated processes are only possible with the hard work of many, many Mozillians.
Modifications to these guidelines
R4E may amend the guidelines from time to time and may also vary the procedures it sets out where appropriate in a particular case. Your agreement to comply with the guidelines will be deemed agreement to any changes to it.