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# Linstrom Code of Conduct
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The Linstrom project aims to be **enjoyable** for anyone to participate in,
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regardless of their identity or level of expertise. To achieve this,
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the community must create an environment which is **safe** and **equitable**;
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the following guidelines have been created with these goals in mind.
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1. **This is not a professional space.** Individuality is not only welcome, but encouraged.
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Professionalism asks marginalized individuals to censor themselves,
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and perform their identity in an inauthentic, unchallenging manner, which caters
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solely to those in power (namely rich, white, cisgender, heterosexual men).
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Seeking professionalism is _antithetical_ to the goal of equity,
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and thus, these guidelines reject it.
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- Attempting to suppress self-expression or non-harmful speech
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is not acceptable for any reason.
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- There will be queers, punks, femboys, drag queens, furries, hackers, kinksters,
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and all sorts of other people here. And the project will reflect that.
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If you don't like this, consider looking for Free Software projects [elsewhere](https://loose-files.keithhacks.cyou/img/trashcan.jpg).
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2. **Treat individuals with respect.** Differing experiences and viewpoints
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deserve to be respected, and bigotry and harassment are not tolerated
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under any circumstances.
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- Individuals should never be made to feel unsafe or unvalued due to their age,
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gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, disability, religion, appearance, education,
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level of expertise, or other factors.
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- Behaviour that is harmful in nature should be addressed and corrected
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_regardless of intent_.
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- Respect personal boundaries and ask for clarification whenever they are unclear.
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- (Obviously, hate does not count as merely a "differing viewpoint",
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because it is harmful in nature.)
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3. **Be understanding of differences in communication.** Not everyone is aware
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of unspoken social cues, and speech that is not intended to be offensive
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should not be treated as such simply due to an atypical manner of communication.
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- Somebody who speaks bluntly is not necessarily rude, and somebody who
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swears a lot is not necessarily volatile.
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- Try to confirm your interpretation of their intent rather than
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assuming bad faith.
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4. **"Uncomfortable" does not mean "unsafe".** In an ideal world,
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the community would be safe, equitable, enjoyable, _and_ comfortable
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for all members at all times. Unfortunately, this is not always possible in reality.
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- Safety and equity will be prioritized over comfort whenever
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it is necessary to do so.
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- Weaponizing one's own discomfort to deflect accountability or censor
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an individual (e.g. "white fragility") is a form of discriminatory conduct.
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5. **Let people grow from their mistakes.** Nobody is perfect; even the most
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well-meaning individual can do something hurtful. Everyone should be given
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a fair opportunity to explain themselves and correct their behaviour.
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Portraying someone as inherently malicious prevents improvement and shifts
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focus away from the _action_ that was problematic.
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- Avoid bringing up past events that do not accurately reflect an individual's
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current actions or beliefs. (This is, of course, different from
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providing evidence of a recurring pattern of behaviour.)
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6. **AI generated content is stolen content**
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LLMs apropriate other peoples work, steal it and regurgitate it into a
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meaningless soup. They are random text generators, trying to generate
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something that _looks_ believable, not something that is actually real.
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Thus, AI generated content will be treated as such. In small amounts
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it might be fine, for example for generating boilerplate code or explaining
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something in different words. Anything more? It will be treated as theft,
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even if the original authors are unknown.
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---
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This document was created by ~keith (and now extended by Melody/m\*) as part
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of its default repository template, and is licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0.
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The original template is here: <https://bytes.keithhacks.cyou/keith/default-template>
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