Code of Conduct

We, as contributors to and users of Wikimedia technologies, seek to make our technical spaces a respectful and positive place to improve Wikimedia technologies.

To achieve this goal, follow this policy in all of Wikimedia's technical spaces, physical (including but not limited to hackathons) and virtual (including but not limited to MediaWiki.org, Phabricator, Gerrit, technical IRC channels, and Etherpad).

Comments should be made with the intention of constructively contributing to our technologies. Thoughts unrelated to this should generally be brought to other areas of discussion:
 * Criticize ideas, not people. A healthy amount of constructive criticism and vibrant debate helps to improve our software and is encouraged.
 * Communicate about technology in public where possible. Private means of communication do exist, but prefer to use public places unless an exception is appropriate.
 * Do not harass contributors or users. Examples of harassment include but are not limited to:
 * Offensive comments regarding someone's gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, physical appearance, race, ethnicity, age, political affiliation, or religion.
 * Unwanted photography, recording or following, and any form of stalking.
 * Intimidation.
 * Disruption of talks or work, for example by constant interruption or consistent and unwarranted rejection of patches.
 * Sexual imagery or verbiage in public technical spaces (online or off).
 * Inappropriate or unwanted attention, touching, or physical contact (sexual or otherwise).

Consequences:
 * If you see someone not following this policy:
 * The first step is to contact them, as long as you feel comfortable doing so. This can be done through private email in minor cases, or in public in major cases to avoid any later assumptions of tolerated behavior. Alternatively, contact ? directly about the issue.
 * Be informative – Describe the problems with their behavior. If pertinent, make them aware of this document.
 * Be catalytic – Tell what they should do instead. Occasionally this may be encouraging and motivating, better than a dense list of "rules".
 * In the case of persistent disregard of these guidelines or if you are uncomfortable contacting the person directly, contact ? on Wikimedia IRC or send an email to ? and ask them to look into it. They may discuss the issue with other community members, or refer it to someone.  Possible solutions include:
 * Issuing a warning.
 * Temporarily or permanently banning someone from participating on a particular bug, project, page, IRC channel, etc.
 * Temporarily or permanently banning someone from participating on a given venue, or from all Wikimedia technical spaces.
 * The Community Advocacy team also has the authority to investigate behavioral issues and recommend WMF global bans for individuals. Following approval from executive or legal staff, individuals who meet the criteria may be banned from all Wikimedia spaces, including technical ones.