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FAIR Slack Community Guidelines v1.0
The FAIR Code of Conduct applies across all our community spaces, including Slack. These additional guidelines help us foster a respectful, safe, and welcoming environment for everyone.
✨ Purpose
FAIR Slack is our primary real-time collaboration space, designed to connect contributors, share knowledge, and foster a community around FAIR. By participating here, you agree to help maintain a respectful and inclusive culture.
🛠 Updates to These Guidelines
We reserve the right to update these guidelines periodically to address new scenarios or enhance clarity. When we do, we’ll communicate updates in the #announcements channel.
✅ Expected Behavior
We encourage everyone to:
- Be kind and respectful to all community members.
- Use inclusive language and interpret each other’s contributions generously.
- Support each other and share knowledge freely. 💪
- Celebrate each other’s milestones and contributions. 🎉 ✨ ⭐️
- Use good judgment to help maintain a constructive and welcoming environment.
🚫 Unacceptable Behavior
These behaviors are not allowed and will not be tolerated:
- Threats of violence or encouragement of harm.
- Personal attacks, insults, or inflammatory remarks.
- Harassment or derogatory comments about someone’s identity or personal attributes (race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, appearance, religion, nationality, political views, etc.).
- Sharing private information without consent.
- Impersonating individuals or organizations.
- Unsolicited direct messages for promotions, services, or recruitment.
- Spamming channels or individuals.
- Abusing voice/video calling features without prior consent.
- Using emojis, GIFs, or reactions to belittle or undermine others.
😄 Thoughtful and Inclusive Use of Emojis
Emojis can add warmth, clarity, and personality to our conversations. Used thoughtfully, they create a more supportive environment.
👍 Encouraged uses
- Celebrating achievements and milestones: 🎉 ✨ ⭐️
- Offering encouragement and support: 💪 🙌
- Expressing gratitude: 🙏 😊
- Acknowledging agreement or appreciation: 👍 ➕ 💯
- Task management or progress: 👀 ✅ ❌
- Kicking off a thread: 🧵
- Pointing to a discussion: 👆👇
⚠️ Uses to avoid
- Using emojis to mock, belittle, or subtly criticize others.
- Spamming emoji reactions to derail discussions.
- Using culturally ambiguous or potentially offensive symbols.
- Replacing necessary, clear feedback with emoji-only responses. 💡 Tip: Always start with clear words, then use emojis to add warmth, not to replace meaning.
💬 Emoji Requests
We welcome suggestions for new custom emojis that can celebrate and support our community values. Please share requests in #admin-help and explain how the emoji supports our shared culture. Admins will review all requests.
🤝 Respect Direct Messages & Privacy
- Only send direct messages if the recipient has indicated they are open to them.
- Do not use DMs to promote services, events, or job opportunities.
- Do not share private DMs without explicit consent, except in cases of harassment or code of conduct violations.
📞 Voice and Video Calls
- Always obtain permission before starting a call.
- If you start a call accidentally, apologize immediately and clarify it was unintentional.
💬 Keep Channels Focused
- Keep discussions on topic and use the most appropriate channel.
- Use threads to group related messages and keep channels tidy.
- Avoid cross-posting the same message in multiple channels.
- Before starting a new topic, check for existing discussions to which you can contribute.
🛡 Reporting Issues & Escalation
If you see or experience behavior that violates these guidelines or the FAIR Code of Conduct:
- Please use the
/report-behavior command. This will notify our slack moderators. - If you have a problem involving an administrator, please reach out to a different listed administrator or send an email to the Manager of LF Projects (manager@lfprojects.org).
- Your reports help us maintain a safe, inclusive, and welcoming environment.
👥 FAIR Slack Admins
FAIR Slack admins help maintain community safety, manage workspace settings, and resolve any issues that may arise.
- Admins will be listed in a pinned message in the #general channel.
- Each admin’s Slack profile will include "FAIR Slack Admin" and their respective time zone.
- You can contact an admin directly via a DM or mention them in the #admin-help channel for assistance.
⚖️ Consequences of Violations
Depending on the severity, moderators may take the following actions:
- A private warning and discussion.
- Temporary suspension from Slack (e.g., 30 days).
- Permanent removal from the workspace.
🌟 Our Shared Responsibility
FAIR Slack is a shared space where we build community together. Every member contributes to the tone and health of our conversations. By choosing kindness, curiosity, and empathy, we create a space where everyone feels valued and empowered to participate.
Inspired by best practices from the HubSpot Developer Slack Code of Conduct, Kubernetes Slack Guidelines, and CNCF Slack Guidelines.
