Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct

Our Pledge

We as members, contributors, and participants in the Can I Still Code research study pledge to make participation in our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body size, visible or invisible disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and expression, level of experience, education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal appearance, race, caste, colour, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.

We pledge to act and interact in ways that contribute to an open, welcoming, diverse, inclusive, and healthy community.

Our Standards

Examples of behaviour that contributes to a positive environment:

  • Demonstrating empathy and kindness toward other people
  • Being respectful of differing opinions, viewpoints, and experiences
  • Giving and gracefully accepting constructive feedback
  • Accepting responsibility and apologising to those affected by our mistakes, and learning from the experience
  • Focusing on what is best not just for us as individuals, but for the overall community and the integrity of the research

Examples of unacceptable behaviour:

  • The use of sexualised language or imagery, and sexual attention or advances of any kind
  • Trolling, insulting or derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks
  • Public or private harassment
  • Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or electronic address, without their explicit permission
  • Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a professional setting

Enforcement Responsibilities

Can I Still Code maintainers are responsible for clarifying and enforcing our standards of acceptable behaviour and will take appropriate and fair corrective action in response to any behaviour that they deem inappropriate, threatening, offensive, or harmful.

Can I Still Code maintainers have the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or reject comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions that are not aligned to this Code of Conduct, and will communicate reasons for moderation decisions when appropriate.

Scope

This Code of Conduct applies within all community spaces associated with this project, including:

  • The Can I Still Code GitHub repository – issues, pull requests, discussions, and code reviews
  • This website (canistillcode.org)
  • Social media posts, threads, and public discussions about the project (Twitter/X, Mastodon, LinkedIn, etc.)
  • Discord and any other community channels linked to the project
  • Conference presentations, workshops, or other events where the project is represented

It also applies when an individual is officially representing the community in public spaces.

Reporting

Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behaviour may be reported to the Can I Still Code maintainers at andytwoods@gmail.com. All complaints will be reviewed and investigated promptly and fairly.

All reports will be handled with discretion and confidentiality. The identity of the reporter will not be disclosed without their explicit consent.

Upon receiving a report, the maintainers will:

  1. Acknowledge receipt within 3 business days
  2. Conduct a fair and impartial investigation
  3. Communicate the outcome to the reporter

Enforcement Guidelines

Can I Still Code maintainers will follow these Community Impact Guidelines when determining the consequence for any action they deem in violation of this Code of Conduct:

1. Correction

Community Impact: Use of inappropriate language or other behaviour deemed unprofessional or unwelcome.
Consequence: A private, written warning from maintainers, providing clarity around the nature of the violation and an explanation of why the behaviour was inappropriate. A public apology may be requested.

2. Warning

Community Impact: A violation through a single incident or series of actions.
Consequence: A warning with consequences for continued behaviour. No interaction with the people involved for a specified period of time. This includes avoiding interactions in community spaces as well as external channels like social media.

3. Temporary Ban

Community Impact: A serious violation of community standards, including sustained inappropriate behaviour.
Consequence: A temporary ban from any sort of interaction or public communication with the community for a specified period of time.

4. Permanent Ban

Community Impact: Demonstrating a pattern of violation of community standards, including sustained inappropriate behaviour, harassment of an individual, or aggression toward or disparagement of classes of individuals.
Consequence: A permanent ban from any sort of public interaction within the community.

Attribution

This Code of Conduct is adapted from the Contributor Covenant, version 2.1.

Community Impact Guidelines were inspired by Mozilla's code of conduct enforcement ladder.