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update Member Expectations to include project stewardship (#129)
This removes text about leadership's obligation to "protect" the project. The use of "protect" suggests a defensive and adversarial stance. Moreover the sentence is superfluous.
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@@ -9,16 +9,13 @@ contributors are expected to be respectful of these different viewpoints,
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and to work collaboratively with one another in a manner that constructively
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elevates all contributors.
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When an individual contributor chooses to accept an invitation to participate
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in a leadership role, they implicitly take on an additional obligation to protect
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and be respectful of both the project and all other contributors. When
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decisions are made within the established guidelines and policies
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of the project, those in leadership roles have a responsibility to uphold
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and respect the decision even if they disagree with it. This is especially
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important in external communications, for example in social media. Should
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the member be unwilling or unable to do so, then they should
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resign their leadership position. This does not mean that decisions cannot
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be revisited and discussed within the team at a later time.
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When decisions are made within the established guidelines and policies of the
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project, those in leadership roles have a responsibility to uphold and respect
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the decision even if they disagree with it. This is especially important in
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external communications, for example in social media. Should the member be
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unwilling or unable to do so, then they should resign their leadership position.
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This does not mean that decisions cannot be revisited and discussed within the
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team at a later time.
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Members of our leadership groups must also conduct themselves in a
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professional and respectful manner. Some general guidelines include:

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