Code of Conduct

Welcome to the System community! As a Public Benefit Corporation, we are committed to maintaining a positive, inclusive, and constructive approach to building System. We ask you to abide by the following guidelines when you interact with your fellow community members:

• Be welcoming. We strive to be a community that welcomes and supports people of all backgrounds and identities.

• Communicate and behave with respect, professionalism, fairness, and sensitivity

• Be mindful of other participants’ effort and time spent on contributions to System.

• Substantiate your opinions, concerns, or issues respectfully and keep the discussion clear and focused.

• Communicate constructively and avoid demeaning or insulting behavior or language.

• Promote the scientific method and the values of scientific thinking.

• Stay on topic. System and systems thinking are broad, but please try to adhere to the range of topics defined by a Slack channel's description.

Personal or discriminatory threats in the System community Slack channels, forums and mailing lists may result in a ban by the community manager. Harassment of any kind and other exclusionary behavior is not acceptable. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Violent threats or language directed against another person.

• Discriminatory jokes and language.

• Posting sexually explicit or violent material.

• Personal insults, especially those using racist or sexist terms.

• Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behavior.

• Repeated harassment of others.

Do not hesitate to contact the System team at [e-mail] if you feel that your concerns are not being sufficiently addressed.