We, the community of contributors and maintainers, are dedicated to nurturing an atmosphere of inclusivity and respect within this project. Our objective is to establish a space which welcomes individuals of all backgrounds and identities, and is safe and respectful for everyone regardless of ethnicity, gender identity and expression, level of experience, age, disability, nationality, personal appearance, race, religion, or sexual orientation.
With the aim of nurturing an open and inviting space, we commit to:
- Respectfulness: Interacting with consideration and kindness, recognizing the worth of each person's input.
- Inclusiveness: Embracing contributions from all individuals of all backgrounds and actively seeking involvement from those who have been traditionally underrepresented in the field.
- Patience: Demonstrating understanding and empathy towards varying levels of experience and viewpoints.
- Constructive Interaction: Engaging in conversations that offer positive and productive outcomes.
Actions that will not be tolerated include, but are not limited to:
- Harassment: Engaging in discriminatory behaviour, intimidation, or any form of harassment.
- Derogatory Remarks: Making negative or disrespectful comments that hinder constructive discussions.
- Personal Attacks: Undermining a collaborative environment through attacking or belittling others.
- Spam and Irrelevance: Distributing unsolicited content or repeatedly sharing irrelevant information.
- Discrimination in Any Form: Discriminating behaviour or conduct relating to, but not limited to, any of the aforementioned characteristics.
The project maintainers are entrusted with upholding this code of conduct. Enforcing this code is crucial for maintaining a positive, welcoming and productive environment. Instances of inappropriate behaviour can be reported to the project team using this form. All grievances will be reviewed confidentially, punctually and impartially. The moderators have the authority to edit, remove, or decline comments, commits, code, issues, and other contributions that conflict with this code of conduct. Contributors who disregard this code may face temporary or permanent consequences, as determined by the project team.
This code of conduct is applicable within project spaces, encompassing project repositories, issue trackers, communication channels, mailing lists, social media platforms and public events.
The project team will use the following steps to enforce the standards of conduct.
- Warning: In the case of a single incident, the project team will issue a warning to the offending party.
- Temporary Ban: If the offending party does not heed the warning and repeats behaviour which violates the code of conduct, the offending party will be temporarily banned. This will prohibit the offending party from any interaction with the community for a specified period of time. Violating this may result in a permanent ban.
- Permanent Ban: Sustained behaviour which violates the code of conduct will not be tolerated and will result in a permanent ban.
Please note that the project team will at its absolute discretion, depending on the nature of the offence, decide the appropriate consequences for the offending party and that the listed steps are only guidelines and may not necessarily be applied in the presented order (e.g. a permanent ban can be issued without preceding warnings if the offence warrants it). If the project team bans a contributor and you consider this to be unjustified, please communicate this to the project moderators in private by emailing qat_moderators.