Welcome to the Mac Admins Slack.<!-- omit from toc -->

The Mac Admins Slack Workspace (or just "Mac Admins Slack") is a global online community of people who manage Apple devices and services at large and small scales. The community is built around public and private channels focusing on managing Apple devices and services. While many channels are not focused specifically on managing Apple devices and services, all community participants are asked to act professionally, and must comply with the following Code of Conduct ("CoC").

All principles in this CoC are important and enforceable. The Mac Admins Slack [Administrators] ("we") are here primarily to help you, and also to enforce the CoC throughout all channels within the Mac Admins Slack.

If you encounter anything concerning, report it to an Administrator. We will handle all reports with discretion.

Introduction

The Mac Admins Slack is available as a means of collaboration for Apple device administrators, enthusiasts, and developers to interact with one another. It is meant to provide a safe, friendly and inclusive community alongside other already well-established user forums, groups, and mailing lists, to help facilitate more real-time collaboration when possible.

We hope that you find the community to be enriching to your personal and professional lives, and above all else a place of camaraderie where our collective knowledge and differences are celebrated in a positive, welcoming environment.

Thank you for following this Code of Conduct. We reserve the right to amend or change the CoC at any time, and encourage you to periodically review these guidelines to ensure a safe environment for all.

- [The Mac Admins Slack Administrators][Administrators]

Table of Contents<!-- omit from toc -->

• Introduction
• Summary
• Protected Characteristics
• 1. Respect
• 2. Harassment-free
• 3. Privacy
• 4. Read the Room
• 5. Don't Be a Troll
• 6. Don't Spam
• 7. Be Real
• 8. Direct Message Etiquette
• 9. Private Channels
• 10. Content Review Process
• 11. Resolve Peacefully
• 12. Reporting Incidents
• 13. Incident Process
• 14. Recusement of Administrators party to an issue
• 15. Press & Media Guidelines
• 16. Vendor Guidelines
• 17. Administrator Information Access
• 18. Opinions of the Administrators
• 19. Contacting the Mac Admins Foundation Board
• Become an Administrator
• Contributions and Modifications to the Code of Conduct

Summary

All are welcome to participate in the Mac Admins Slack as long as the tenets of this Code of Conduct are adhered to. All community members are expected to:

• Be a valuable positive contributor to this community.
• Be respectful of other peoples' rights, ideas, and opinions.
• Treat others fairly, with dignity and respect, regardless of their gender or gender identity (including transgender status), sexual orientation, age, disability, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, religion (or lack thereof), beliefs, language or language skills, job title, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristic.
• Ask people to stop if you are bothered.
• Respect privacy.
• Understand that this community is moderated voluntarily, and attempt to resolve issues without Administrators, but if you can't resolve an issue, you can contact the [Administrators].

There are additional [Vendor Guidelines] and Press & Media Guidelines.

We expect participants to follow the Code of Conduct in all public and private channels (including direct messages).

If you violate the Code of Conduct, it will be made clear to you. We operate a strike system which are recorded internally, and you may be asked to leave the Mac Admins Slack Workspace for persistent or serious offences, but this will be a last resort.

Everyone is welcome to participate, and no judgement will be made on members of the greater Mac community who are not a part of the community.

Protected Characteristics

Protected characteristics are referred to throughout this document. These include, but may not be limited to, the following:

• Gender or gender identity (including transgender status)
• Sexual orientation
• Age
• Disability
• Body size, shape, appearance
• Race
• Ethnicity
• Colour
• Nationality
• Religion (or lack thereof)
• Beliefs
• Language
• Language skills (e.g. level of English)
• Job title / career path
• Political affiliation

A note on protected characteristics:

Holding a protected characteristic — including religious belief, political affiliation, or other ideology — does not exempt anyone from complying with the Code of Conduct. Actions or expressions that violate the code (e.g., hate speech, harassment, advocacy of discrimination) will be addressed regardless of the belief system or ideology motivating them. In line with Karl Popper’s thoughts on the paradox of tolerance, a tolerant community must refuse to tolerate expressions of intolerance that threaten the safety or dignity of others or the very structure of the community as a whole.

1. Respect

The Mac Admins Slack is an inclusive environment based on treating all individuals respectfully, regardless of any characteristics.

We value respectful behaviour above individual opinions.

Respectful behavior means adhering to standards including, but not limited to, the following:

• Be considerate, kind, constructive, and helpful.
• Avoid demeaning, discriminatory, harassing, trolling, hateful, or physically threatening behavior, speech, and imagery.
• Give due regard for the feelings, wishes, rights, and traditions of others.
• Be aware that English is not everyone's first language, and therefore people may not be able to convey their thoughts and questions in the same ways.

If you're unclear whether a communication, action, or behavior is respectful, ask someone instead of assuming. Ask the Administrators publicly via the [#ask-about-this-slack channel] or contact one of them privately via Direct Message. We'd rather hear from you than hear about something you said or did after the fact, and we are here to help.

Be a role model when it comes to respectful behavior, but also help to address disrespect when you see it within the community. Do not take the bait of disrepectful or trolling behaviour by engaging in an argument - report any disrespectful behaviour to the [Administrators] and we will deal with it privately.

Be aware that disrespectful behavior by active members towards others outside this community can also be considered a violation of this code of conduct.

2. Harassment-free

The Mac Admins Slack is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of any characteristics.

We do not tolerate harassment of Slack participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any venue. If somebody reports that they are feeling harassed by you in any way, do not dismiss them or try to contest it - leave them alone. Slack participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the Mac Admins Slack at the discretion of the Administrators.

Harassment includes, but is not limited to:

• Offensive and/or unwelcome comments related to any [protected characteristic](#Protected Characteristics).
• Sexual images in public spaces
• Deliberate intimidation, stalking, or following
• Harassing photography or recording
• Sustained disruption of talks or other events
• Physical contact and simulated physical contact (e.g. textual descriptions like "hug" or "backrub") without consent or after a request to stop
• Unwelcome sexual attention, including gratuitous or off-topic sexual images or behaviour
• Hate speech
• Purposeful psychological manipulation of any kind
• Spamming of GIFs
• Weighing in on to an existing dispute, including gratuitous use of an emoji that triggers an action, such as the 🚚 (truck) emoji which may have been assigned as a reminder of the purpose of certain channels
• Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behaviour
• Direct messages or postings in channels/private groups of an overly sales/advertising/spam manner (see also additional [Vendor Guidelines] and Press & Media Guidelines).

3. Privacy

Protect intellectual property ("IP") and legally-protected information. This community is not a public space. However, no one has signed a non-disclosure agreement ("NDA") to participate, and you should not presume anything you say here will remain private, so act accordingly.

You must not reveal personally identifying information ("PII") about any member of this Slack Workspace without the member's consent, even if this information is publicly available elsewhere. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Home address
• Home or mobile telephone number
• Workplace address or telephone number
• Identities of family members
• Relationships
• Employer, if it is not stated in their Profile
• Real name, if it is not stated in their username or Profile
• Gender/identity or other characteristic, if it is not stated in their username or Profile
• Salary

If you want to publicly disclose anything discussed in a public channel of this Slack Workspace, use the [Chatham House Rule](https://www.chathamhouse.org/a