Last updated on January 5, 2025

We are dedicated to providing a safe, inclusive, welcoming, and harassment-free experience for all individuals, regardless of their gender identities, sexual orientations, ethnicities, races, socio-economic backgrounds, level of experience, ages, abilities, religions, national origins, or any other aspect of identity.

This Code of Conduct exists because of that commitment. We do not tolerate harassment in any form.

This Code of Conduct applies to all of our support channels, products, projects, and community spaces.

Consequences for noncompliance with this Code of Conduct may include a discussion with Pandabase maintainers, mediation with the participant you may have harmed, or removal from the community.

Behavior

Unacceptable Behavior:

Harassment includes but is not limited to:

• Discriminatory language and actions that relate to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, mental illness, neuro(a)typicality, physical appearance, body size, age, race, or religion.
• Trolling, insults, or personal attacks.
• Violent or personally objectifying material.
• Gratuitous or off-topic sexual images or behavior.
• Unwelcome sexual attention.
• Physical contact and simulated physical contact (e.g., textual descriptions like “backrub”) without consent or after a request to stop.
• Violent language or threats of violence.
• Incitement of violence towards any individual, including encouraging a person to commit suicide or to engage in self-harm.
• Unwelcome comments regarding a person’s lifestyle choices and practices, including those related to food, health, parenting, drugs, and employment.
• Deliberate misgendering or use of “dead” or rejected names.
• Pattern of inappropriate social contact, such as requesting/assuming unprofessional levels of intimacy with others.
• Continued one-on-one communication after requests to cease.
• Deliberate “outing” of any aspect of a person’s identity without their consent.
• “Doxxing,” or threatening to post or posting other people’s personally identifiable information without consent.
• Publication of non-harassing private communication without consent.
• Blogging, tweeting, or otherwise communicating with intent to harm someone’s reputation, i.e., “making an example” of a member.
• Intimidation, stalking, or following.
• Harassing or unwanted photography or recording, including logging online activity for harassment purposes.
• Sustained, uninvited disruption.
• Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a professional setting.
• Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behavior.

Expected Behavior:

Appropriate behavior contributes to the health, safety, and longevity of the Pandabase community and includes:

• Participating in an authentic and empathetic way.
• Representing the Pandabase project in a positive, professional way.
• Using welcoming and inclusive language.
• Exercising consideration and respect in your speech and actions.
• Refraining from demeaning, discriminatory, or harassing behavior and speech.
• Being mindful of your surroundings and of your fellow participants.
• Considering what is best for the community.
• Alerting a Pandabase maintainer if you notice a dangerous situation, someone in distress, or unresolved violations of this Code of Conduct.
• Refraining from doing something you wouldn’t do in another professional situation.
• Keeping an open and curious mind without making assumptions about others.
• Attempting collaboration before conflict.
• Gracefully accepting constructive criticism.

Enforcement

• Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately.
• If a participant violates the Code of Conduct, Pandabase maintainers may take any action they deem appropriate to maintain a welcoming environment for all participants, up to and including expulsion from the community and identification of the participant as a violator.
• The Pandabase maintainers may take action to redress anything designed to, or with the clear impact of, disrupting or making an environment hostile for any participants.
• We expect participants to respect this Code of Conduct in all Pandabase communities and related spaces.

Reporting Violations

If you experience or witness (or have experienced or have witnessed) violations of this Code of Conduct or have any other concerns, please notify us as soon as possible by:

• Emailing [email protected].
• Contacting a Pandabase maintainer privately on Discord, Twitter DM, email, or in-person.

Changes to this Code of Conduct

This Code of Conduct may be updated from time to time to reflect the evolving needs of the community. We encourage community feedback on this document. Any changes will be communicated to the community.