This is draft 🙂️
All our members are required to agree with this code of conduct before their full membership is granted.
Re-read the identity, the charter and this document once in a while. If we work in different environments for a while, things get forgotten, that's just naturally. But we want our members to stand behind every single word at all time. Reflect your position regarding these documents frequently.
Be aware of your resources, your energy, your skills and your ongoing duties and committments. The group needs your self-awareness to operate successfully. We require "correct" input to determine, if a goal is viable or not. Your first and major contribution to every project is your self-awareness on this.
Participate at least in one principle meeting per year. Infringing this than 3 times in a row may result in revoking your membership.
Old, but on point: Be excellent to each other. But it might require more precision meanwhile: Treat your mates as you would ideally want to be treat by yourself and then add some bonus material on top. Please apply different standards if you're one of those individuals with very low expectations directed to themselves.
Pay attention on group dynamics and how they affect your mates. Support the group's climate with your observations and proactively contribute by intervening asap if group dynamics are about to cause issues. The sooner we know of issues, the more damage can be prevented.
Speak up for those who need, raise up against injustice and rage against misconducting. We expect our members to defend our values in every moment, as they live and breathe. Our members rely on that everyday, even within our group, because nobody is perfect and we will hurt each other unintentionally. But we can only grow if we learn and one important step in order to do so is an open, honest and empathetic communication.
Many of these expectations require energy, and we legimitally lack energy once in a while. But you are not alone. Ask for support. Drop a sign. Just say "stop". Change your status. Quit a conversation without a word. Do anything but nothing.
Be honest and open at all time. It is more acceptable to be slightly offensive than to lie. Honesty is a basic principle we expect from all our members.
Respect your other's boundaries, limits and perception. Listen, ask if necessary to understand better, consider utilizing techniques like re-phrasing.
Be aware of your role in the group and in the projects you contribute to. The entire group or Queerilla team working on something relies on each individual contribution. If you commit on things you can't deliver, then the team can't deliver. This might be less crucial in some cases, in others it isn't and it will cost other group member's time or resources. Keep that in mind.
Protect your group mates privacy at all time. Be careful not to drop names, including pseudonyms, or other personal details about anyone.
You can talk openly about everything we do, at all time and with everybody. Just be careful not to reveal identities or specific actions which might lead to consequences.
You can also freely openly talk about our disadvantages, our misconceptions and failures. And you are invited to do so. We admit those too. Things go wrong all the time. The point is what we make out of it.
We expect our members to accomplish the code of conduct and esp. our charter also outside the group itself. Acknowledged violations outside the group may also result in revoking your membership.
A world without conflicts does not exist. Instead of denial we ask you to work on your conflicts pro-actively. You can raise any sort of conflict at any time openly. No matter if it's a personal issue or something with the group - the affected people need to know about and involved into it in order to resolve a conflict.
Be aware there are situations where you might be wrong, situations in which you might be right, but also situations in which both or more parties are right, but the underlying issue is located elsewhere. You might sometimes have to cooperate with people you're in a conflict with in order to resolve underlying issues. This will cost you a lot of energy, but it's worth it.
If you seek support in resolving any social issues or require mediation, please reach out to any member you trust. We encourage everyone to actively ask for support in order to maintain the groups social network.