From d3b131004f73442496e708d17030b65f0c8a0642 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Skye Lane Goetz Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:04:25 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] docs: add a Contributor Covenant code of conduct Adds CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md (Contributor Covenant 2.1, verbatim canonical text) with the CITATION.cff maintainer emails as enforcement contacts, and links it from the README Getting help section, CONTRIBUTING Getting help, and the docs/index.md support paragraph. Co-authored-by: Gwenlyn Glusman <3977332+gglusman@users.noreply.github.com> --- CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md | 83 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CONTRIBUTING.md | 2 ++ README.md | 3 +- docs/index.md | 4 ++- 4 files changed, 90 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) create mode 100644 CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md diff --git a/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b12e864b --- /dev/null +++ b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md @@ -0,0 +1,83 @@ +# Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct + +## Our Pledge + +We as members, contributors, and leaders pledge to make participation in our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body size, visible or invisible disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and expression, level of experience, education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal appearance, race, caste, color, religion, or sexual identity and orientation. + +We pledge to act and interact in ways that contribute to an open, welcoming, diverse, inclusive, and healthy community. + +## Our Standards + +Examples of behavior that contributes to a positive environment for our community include: + +* Demonstrating empathy and kindness toward other people +* Being respectful of differing opinions, viewpoints, and experiences +* Giving and gracefully accepting constructive feedback +* Accepting responsibility and apologizing to those affected by our mistakes, and learning from the experience +* Focusing on what is best not just for us as individuals, but for the overall community + +Examples of unacceptable behavior include: + +* The use of sexualized language or imagery, and sexual attention or advances of any kind +* Trolling, insulting or derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks +* Public or private harassment +* Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or email address, without their explicit permission +* Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a professional setting + +## Enforcement Responsibilities + +Community leaders are responsible for clarifying and enforcing our standards of acceptable behavior and will take appropriate and fair corrective action in response to any behavior that they deem inappropriate, threatening, offensive, or harmful. + +Community leaders have the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or reject comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions that are not aligned to this Code of Conduct, and will communicate reasons for moderation decisions when appropriate. + +## Scope + +This Code of Conduct applies within all community spaces, and also applies when an individual is officially representing the community in public spaces. Examples of representing our community include using an official e-mail address, posting via an official social media account, or acting as an appointed representative at an online or offline event. + +## Enforcement + +Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be reported to the community leaders responsible for enforcement at [sgoetz@isbscience.org](mailto:sgoetz@isbscience.org) or [gglusman@isbscience.org](mailto:gglusman@isbscience.org). All complaints will be reviewed and investigated promptly and fairly. + +All community leaders are obligated to respect the privacy and security of the reporter of any incident. + +## Enforcement Guidelines + +Community leaders will follow these Community Impact Guidelines in determining the consequences for any action they deem in violation of this Code of Conduct: + +### 1. Correction + +**Community Impact**: Use of inappropriate language or other behavior deemed unprofessional or unwelcome in the community. + +**Consequence**: A private, written warning from community leaders, providing clarity around the nature of the violation and an explanation of why the behavior was inappropriate. A public apology may be requested. + +### 2. Warning + +**Community Impact**: A violation through a single incident or series of actions. + +**Consequence**: A warning with consequences for continued behavior. No interaction with the people involved, including unsolicited interaction with those enforcing the Code of Conduct, for a specified period of time. This includes avoiding interactions in community spaces as well as external channels like social media. Violating these terms may lead to a temporary or permanent ban. + +### 3. Temporary Ban + +**Community Impact**: A serious violation of community standards, including sustained inappropriate behavior. + +**Consequence**: A temporary ban from any sort of interaction or public communication with the community for a specified period of time. No public or private interaction with the people involved, including unsolicited interaction with those enforcing the Code of Conduct, is allowed during this period. Violating these terms may lead to a permanent ban. + +### 4. Permanent Ban + +**Community Impact**: Demonstrating a pattern of violation of community standards, including sustained inappropriate behavior, harassment of an individual, or aggression toward or disparagement of classes of individuals. + +**Consequence**: A permanent ban from any sort of public interaction within the community. + +## Attribution + +This Code of Conduct is adapted from the [Contributor Covenant][homepage], version 2.1, available at [https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/1/code_of_conduct.html][v2.1]. + +Community Impact Guidelines were inspired by [Mozilla's code of conduct enforcement ladder][Mozilla CoC]. + +For answers to common questions about this code of conduct, see the FAQ at [https://www.contributor-covenant.org/faq][FAQ]. Translations are available at [https://www.contributor-covenant.org/translations][translations]. + +[homepage]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org +[v2.1]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/1/code_of_conduct.html +[Mozilla CoC]: https://github.com/mozilla/diversity +[FAQ]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org/faq +[translations]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org/translations diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index f9523ac1..84775b21 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ If your OS hard limit is lower, raise the system/user NOFILE limit first, then o `src/tablassert/cli.py` are the authority; file an issue for the drift. - **Security problems:** do not open a public issue. Email the maintainers listed in [`CITATION.cff`](CITATION.cff) so the report stays private until a fix ships. +- **Conduct:** all contributors are expected to follow the [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md); + violations go to the enforcement contacts named there. ## License diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c2afa08e..6587d39b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ practice, and each build can emit the Resource Ingest Guide (RIG) metadata those `question` label for usage questions). Include the command you ran, its output, and your `tablassert --version`. - **Contributing code or docs:** see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for setup, the local quality - gates, and pull-request expectations. + gates, and pull-request expectations. By participating in this project you agree to follow the + [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md). - **Reference:** the [CLI Reference](https://skyeav.github.io/Tablassert/cli/) and [configuration guides](https://skyeav.github.io/Tablassert/configuration/graph/) document every flag and field. diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md index fa58a6b7..8569ccfc 100644 --- a/docs/index.md +++ b/docs/index.md @@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ submissions require. **Questions or bugs?** Open an issue at [github.com/SkyeAv/Tablassert/issues](https://github.com/SkyeAv/Tablassert/issues); see -[CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/SkyeAv/Tablassert/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) to contribute. +[CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/SkyeAv/Tablassert/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) to contribute and the +[Code of Conduct](https://github.com/SkyeAv/Tablassert/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) for community +expectations. ## Documentation Sections