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These commands are implemented through [Hackbot](http://hh.gd/hackbot), an extensible Facebook Group automoderator. We are looking to expand on these in the future.
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## Definitions
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#### Harassment includes, but is not limited to:
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* Offensive comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, mental illness, neuro(a)typicality, physical appearance, body size, race, age, regional discrimination, political or religious affiliation
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* Unwelcome comments regarding a person’s lifestyle choices and practices, including those related to food, health, parenting, drugs, and employment
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* Deliberate misgendering. This includes deadnaming or persistently using a pronoun that does not correctly reflect a person’s gender identity. You must address people by the name they give you when not addressing them by their username or handle
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* Physical contact and simulated physical contact (eg, textual descriptions like “hug” or “backrub”) without consent or after a request to stop
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* Threats of violence, both physical and psychological
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* Incitement of violence towards any individual, including encouraging a person to commit suicide or to engage in self-harm
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* Deliberate intimidation
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* Stalking or following
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* Harassing photography or recording, including logging online activity for harassment purposes
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* Sustained disruption of discussion
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* Unwelcome sexual attention, including gratuitous or off-topic sexual images or behaviour
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* Pattern of inappropriate social contact, such as requesting/assuming inappropriate levels of intimacy with others
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* Continued one-on-one communication after requests to cease
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* Deliberate “outing” of any aspect of a person’s identity without their consent except as necessary to protect others from intentional abuse
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* Publication of non-harassing private communication
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#### Inclusivity Statement
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## Inclusivity Statement
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We encourage everyone to participate and are committed to building a community for all. Although we will fail at times, we seek to treat everyone both as fairly and equally as possible. Whenever a participant has made a mistake, we expect them to take responsibility for it. If someone has been harmed or offended, it is our responsibility to listen carefully and respectfully, and do our best to right the wrong.
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Although this list cannot be exhaustive, we explicitly honor diversity in age, gender, gender identity or expression, culture, ethnicity, language, national origin, political beliefs, profession, race, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and technical ability. We will not tolerate discrimination based on any of the protected characteristics above, including participants with disabilities.
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#### Our community prioritizes marginalized people’s safety over privileged people’s comfort. We will not act on complaints regarding:
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**Our community prioritizes marginalized people’s safety over privileged people’s comfort. We will not act on complaints regarding:**
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* Reverse-isms, including reverse racism,’ ‘reverse sexism, and cisphobia
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* Reasonable communication of boundaries, such as leave me alone,” “go away, or “I’m not discussing this with you
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* 'Reverse'-isms, including 'reverse racism,' 'reverse sexism,' and 'cisphobia'
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* Reasonable communication of boundaries, such as "leave me alone," "go away," or "I'm not discussing this with you"
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* Refusal to explain or debate social justice concepts
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* Communicating in a tone you don’t find congenial
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* Communicating in a 'tone' you don’t find congenial
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* Criticizing racist, sexist, cissexist, or otherwise oppressive behavior or assumptions
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## FAQs
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> What should I do if I see someone violating the Code of Conduct?
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## License & Attribution
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This Code of Conduct is released under [CC-BY-4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). It is heavily inspired by the [Open Code of Conduct](http://todogroup.org/opencodeofconduct/), which itself is licensed under [CC-BY-4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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## Appendix A: Definitions
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**Harassment includes, but is not limited to:**
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* Offensive comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, mental illness, neuro(a)typicality, physical appearance, body size, race, age, regional discrimination, political or religious affiliation
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* Unwelcome comments regarding a person’s lifestyle choices and practices, including those related to food, health, parenting, drugs, and employment
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* Deliberate misgendering. This includes deadnaming or persistently using a pronoun that does not correctly reflect a person’s gender identity. You must address people by the name they give you when not addressing them by their username or handle
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* Physical contact and simulated physical contact (eg, textual descriptions like “hug” or “backrub”) without consent or after a request to stop
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* Threats of violence, both physical and psychological
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* Incitement of violence towards any individual, including encouraging a person to commit suicide or to engage in self-harm
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* Deliberate intimidation
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* Stalking or following
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* Harassing photography or recording, including logging online activity for harassment purposes
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* Sustained disruption of discussion
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* Unwelcome sexual attention, including gratuitous or off-topic sexual images or behaviour
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* Pattern of inappropriate social contact, such as requesting/assuming inappropriate levels of intimacy with others
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* Continued one-on-one communication after requests to cease
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* Deliberate “outing” of any aspect of a person’s identity without their consent except as necessary to protect others from intentional abuse
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* Publication of non-harassing private communication

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