1# Linkerd Community Code of Conduct
2
3As a CNCF project, we follow the [CNCF Contributor Code of
4Conduct](https://github.com/cncf/foundation/blob/master/code-of-conduct.md).
5Additionally, we are committed to the following guidelines adapted from the
6[Rust Code of Conduct](https://www.rust-lang.org/en-US/conduct.html):
7
8## Community Guidelines
9
10Our goal is to foster an inclusive and diverse community of technology
11enthusiasts.
12
13Try to be your best self. Treat your fellow community members with kindness and
14empathy. We welcome disagreements when they are conducted respectfully and
15without personal attacks.
16
17We ask that you keep unstructured critique to a minimum. Disparaging remarks
18about the project are unnecessary and a drain on community morale. Feedback
19should be constructive and relevant. Having passionately held opinions on what
20should improve is encouraged! We hope you will use that enthusiasm to roll up
21your sleeves and get involved by submitting pull requests. We have additional
22guidelines on [how to ask constructive
23questions](https://github.com/linkerd/linkerd/wiki/How-To-Ask-Questions-in-Slack).
24
25We don't tolerate insults, spamming, trolling, flaming, baiting, or harassment.
26We don't tolerate sexual language, imagery, or unwanted advances. Private
27harassment is also unacceptable.
28
29We do our best to avoid
30[subtle-isms](https://www.recurse.com/manual#sub-sec-social-rules): small
31actions that make others feel uncomfortable. If you witness a subtle-ism, you
32may respectfully point it out to the person publicly or privately, or you may
33ask a moderator to say something. Accidentally saying something biased is
34common, expected, and readily forgiven. It is not in and of itself a bannable
35offense.
36
37## Moderation
38
39If you feel that a channel needs moderation, please message one of the
40[`maintainers`](MAINTAINERS.md) directly.
41
42Moderators will issue a warning to users who don't follow the code of conduct. A
43second offense results in a temporary ban, a third warrants a permanent ban.
44It's at the moderator's discretion to un-ban a remorseful user, or immediately
45ban a toxic user without warning. Unjustified bans can be appealed by contacting
46<banhammer@buoyant.io>.
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