# The CometBFT Code of Conduct

This code of conduct applies to all projects run by the CometBFT team and
hence to CometBFT.

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# Conduct

## Contact: conduct@informal.systems

* We are committed to providing a friendly, safe and welcoming environment for
  all, regardless of level of experience, gender, gender identity and
  expression, sexual orientation, disability, personal appearance, body size,
  race, ethnicity, age, religion, nationality, or other similar characteristics.

* On Slack, please avoid using overtly sexual nicknames or other nicknames that
  might detract from a friendly, safe and welcoming environment for all.

* Please be kind and courteous. There’s no need to be mean or rude.

* Respect that people have differences of opinion and that every design or
  implementation choice carries a trade-off and numerous costs. There is seldom
  a right answer.

* Please keep unstructured critique to a minimum. If you have solid ideas you
  want to experiment with, make a fork and see how it works.

* We will exclude you from interaction if you insult, demean or harass anyone.
  That is not welcome behavior. We interpret the term “harassment” as including
  the definition in the [Citizen Code of Conduct][ccoc]; if you have any lack of
  clarity about what might be included in that concept, please read their
  definition. In particular, we don’t tolerate behavior that excludes people in
  socially marginalized groups.

* Private harassment is also unacceptable. No matter who you are, if you feel
  you have been or are being harassed or made uncomfortable by a community
  member, please get in touch with one of the channel admins or the contact address above
  immediately. Whether you’re a regular contributor or a newcomer, we care about
  making this community a safe place for you and we’ve got your back.

* Likewise any spamming, trolling, flaming, baiting or other attention-stealing
  behavior is not welcome.

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# Moderation

These are the policies for upholding our community’s standards of conduct. If
you feel that a thread needs moderation, please contact the above mentioned
person.

1. Remarks that violate the CometBFT/Cosmos standards of conduct, including
   hateful, hurtful, oppressive, or exclusionary remarks, are not allowed.
   (Cursing is allowed, but never targeting another user, and never in a hateful
   manner.)

2. Remarks that moderators find inappropriate, whether listed in the code of
   conduct or not, are also not allowed.

3. Moderators will first respond to such remarks with a warning.

4. If the warning is unheeded, the user will be “kicked,” i.e., kicked out of
   the communication channel to cool off.

5. If the user comes back and continues to make trouble, they will be banned,
   i.e., indefinitely excluded.

6. Moderators may choose at their discretion to un-ban the user if it was a
   first offense and they offer the offended party a genuine apology.

7. If a moderator bans someone and you think it was unjustified, please take it
   up with that moderator, or with a different moderator, in private. Complaints
   about bans in-channel are not allowed.

8. Moderators are held to a higher standard than other community members. If a
   moderator creates an inappropriate situation, they should expect less leeway
   than others.

In the CometBFT/Cosmos community we strive to go the extra step to look out
for each other. Don’t just aim to be technically unimpeachable, try to be your
best self. In particular, avoid flirting with offensive or sensitive issues,
particularly if they’re off-topic; this all too often leads to unnecessary
fights, hurt feelings, and damaged trust; worse, it can drive people away
from the community entirely.

And if someone takes issue with something you said or did, resist the urge to be
defensive. Just stop doing what it was they complained about and apologize. Even
if you feel you were misinterpreted or unfairly accused, chances are good there
was something you could’ve communicated better — remember that it’s your
responsibility to make your fellow Cosmonauts comfortable. Everyone wants to
get along and we are all here first and foremost because we want to talk
about cool technology. You will find that people will be eager to assume
good intent and forgive as long as you earn their trust.

The enforcement policies listed above apply to all official CometBFT/Cosmos
venues. For other projects adopting the CometBFT/Cosmos Code of Conduct,
please contact the maintainers of those projects for enforcement. If you wish to
use this code of conduct for your own project, consider explicitly mentioning
your moderation policy or making a copy with your own moderation policy so as to
avoid confusion.

\*Adapted from the [Node.js Policy on Trolling][node-trolling-policy], the
[Contributor Covenant v1.3.0][ccov] and the [Rust Code of Conduct][rust-coc].

[ccoc]: https://github.com/stumpsyn/policies/blob/master/citizen_code_of_conduct.md
[node-trolling-policy]: http://blog.izs.me/post/30036893703/policy-on-trolling
[ccov]: http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/3/0/
[rust-coc]: https://www.rust-lang.org/en-US/conduct.html
