Code of Conduct

Like the technical community as a whole, the Zaparoo team and community is made up of a mixture of professionals and volunteers from all over the world, working on every aspect of the mission - including mentorship, teaching, and connecting people.

Diversity is one of our huge strengths, but it can also lead to communication issues and unhappiness. To that end, we have a few ground rules that we ask people to adhere to. This code applies equally to founders, mentors and those seeking help and guidance.

This isn’t an exhaustive list of things that you can’t do. Rather, take it in the spirit in which it’s intended - a guide to make it easier to enrich all of us and the technical communities in which we participate.

This code of conduct applies to all spaces managed by the Zaparoo project. This includes Discord, Reddit, the issue trackers, and any other forums created by the project team which the community uses for communication. In addition, violations of this code outside these spaces may affect a person's ability to participate within them.

If you believe someone is violating the code of conduct, we ask that you report it by emailing [email protected].

• Be friendly and patient.
• Be welcoming. We strive to be a community that welcomes and supports people of all backgrounds and identities. This includes, but is not limited to members of any race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, color, immigration status, social and economic class, educational level, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, size, family status, political belief, religion, and mental and physical ability.
• Be considerate. Your work will be used by other people, and you in turn will depend on the work of others. Any decision you take will affect users and colleagues, and you should take those consequences into account when making decisions. Remember that we're a world-wide community, so you might not be communicating in someone else's primary language.
• Be respectful. Not all of us will agree all the time, but disagreement is no excuse for poor behavior and poor manners. We might all experience some frustration now and then, but we cannot allow that frustration to turn into a personal attack. It’s important to remember that a community where people feel uncomfortable or threatened is not a productive one. Members of the Zaparoo community should be respectful when dealing with other members as well as with people outside the Zaparoo community.
• Be careful in the words that you choose. We are a community of professionals, and we conduct ourselves professionally. Be kind to others. Do not insult or put down other participants. Harassment and other exclusionary behavior aren't acceptable. This includes, but is not limited to:
  • Violent threats or language directed against another person.
  • Discriminatory jokes and language.
  • Posting sexually explicit or violent material.
  • Posting (or threatening to post) other people's personally identifying information ("doxing").
  • Personal insults, especially those using racist or sexist terms.
  • Unwelcome sexual attention.
  • Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behavior.
  • Repeated harassment of others. In general, if someone asks you to stop, then stop.
• When we disagree, try to understand why. Disagreements, both social and technical, happen all the time and Zaparoo is no exception. It is important that we resolve disagreements and differing views constructively. Remember that we’re different. The strength of Zaparoo comes from its varied community, people from a wide range of backgrounds. Different people have different perspectives on issues. Being unable to understand why someone holds a viewpoint doesn’t mean that they’re wrong. Don’t forget that it is human to err and blaming each other doesn’t get us anywhere. Instead, focus on helping to resolve issues and learning from mistakes.
• When developing your own projects based on Zaparoo, consider how it could be contributed or incorporated back into the project itself. This is the foundation of open source software, projects only survive on contributions from others. Even things like adding a copy of your 3D models or card templates to the GitHub repositories go a long way towards this, it doesn't have to be code. Projects that incorporate Zaparoo are great, projects that improve Zaparoo directly are much more important.
• Be open and welcoming about what you're working on. Surprises can be fun once in a while, but they can also make people feel left out. Make an effort to keep other members of the community informed of what cool things you're working on when you're able to. This can be a great way to find other contributors as well.
• Avoid asking developers privately for new features. For the same reasons as the previous point, organizing features in private can make others feel left out or interfere with the direction of development in other work. If you think a new feature would be fun and want to help make it happen, ask in public or open an issue on GitHub.

Original text courtesy of the Django project and Speak Up! project.