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''Source: adapted from the Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki, https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct (CC BY-SA). Status: proposal, to be adopted.''

{{KidsIntro|WikiDeal is a place where people work together. Sometimes people are mean or rude. This page lists rules so everyone is kind and safe. Everyone must follow the same rules.}}

{{ExpertIntro|The emerging trend suggests that decentralized platforms require explicit behavioral baseline standards applicable to all participants without exception. This hypothesis proposes that Universal Codes of Conduct, adapted from Wikimedia governance models, can balance inclusivity with community protection by establishing minimum expectations while permitting local contextual extensions, addressing the challenge of maintaining safe collaborative environments across diverse online and offline spaces.}}

''This is a draft version. Source: adapted notably from the Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki, https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct (CC BY-SA 4.0), with changes. Status: proposal, to be adopted. See the [[Policies/en/Disclaimer|detailed disclaimer]].''

'''In simple words:''' when many people collaborate on the same platform, some behaviours can hurt others: insults, threats, harassment, abuse of power, vandalism. This page proposes the basic rules of respect that would apply to everyone on the WikiDeal platform, without exception, and lists the behaviours that are not acceptable. The goal is a safe and healthy space where anyone can take part in fair deals.

Once adopted, the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) would apply to the whole WikiDeal platform and its spaces as well as Ynternet.org Foundation activities, including events it hosts and events it funds or supports with other resources.

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== Why we have a Universal Code of Conduct ==

We believe in empowering as many people as possible to actively participate in the WikiDeal platform and its spaces, to reach the WikiDeal vision of fair deals with nice people, guided by its founding question: can users own and sustain a global marketplace? We believe our communities of contributors should be as diverse, inclusive, and accessible as possible. We want these communities to be positive, safe and healthy environments for anyone who joins (and wants to join) them. We are committed to ensuring that it remains so, including by embracing this Code of Conduct and revisiting for updates as needed. Also, we wish to protect the WikiDeal platform against those who damage or distort the content.

We believe in empowering as many people as possible to actively participate in the WikiDeal platform and its spaces, to reach the WikiDeal vision of fair deals with nice people, guided by its founding question: can users own, run and sustain a global marketplace? We believe our communities of contributors should be as diverse, inclusive, and accessible as possible. We want these communities to be positive, safe and healthy environments for anyone who joins (and wants to join) them. We are committed to ensuring that it remains so, including by embracing this Code of Conduct and revisiting for updates as needed. Also, we wish to protect the WikiDeal platform against those who damage or distort the content.

In line with the WikiDeal mission, all who participate in the WikiDeal platform and its spaces will:

* Help create a world in which everyone can take part in fair deals with nice people, and in which users can own and sustain a global marketplace

* Help create a world in which everyone can take part in fair deals with nice people, and in which users can own, run and sustain a global marketplace

* Be part of a global community that will avoid bias and prejudice, and

* Strive towards accuracy and verifiability in all its work

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This includes but is not limited to:

* '''Practice empathy.''' Listen and try to understand what community members of different backgrounds want to tell you. Be ready to challenge and adapt your own understanding, expectations and behaviour as a WikiDeal community member.

* '''Assume good faith, and engage in constructive edits;''' your contributions should improve the quality of the project or work. Provide and receive feedback kindly and in good faith. Criticism should be delivered in a sensitive and constructive manner. All WikiDeal community members should assume unless evidence otherwise exists that others are here to collaboratively improve the platform, but this should not be used to justify statements with a harmful impact.

* '''Assume good faith, and engage in constructive edits and social interactions in general;''' your contributions should improve the quality of the project or work. Provide and receive feedback kindly and in good faith. Criticism should be delivered in a sensitive and constructive manner. All WikiDeal community members should assume unless evidence otherwise exists that others are here to collaboratively improve the platform, but this should not be used to justify statements with a harmful impact. See also: [[#propose-alternative|propose an alternative when you challenge something]].

* '''Respect the way that contributors name and describe themselves.''' People may use specific terms to describe themselves. As a sign of respect, use these terms when communicating with or about these people, where linguistically or technically feasible. Examples include:

** Ethnic groups may use a specific name to describe themselves, rather than the name historically used by others;

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* '''Looking out for fellow contributors:''' Lend them a hand when they need support, and speak up for them when they are treated in a way that falls short of expected behaviour as per the Universal Code of Conduct.

* '''Recognize and credit the work done by contributors:''' Thank them for their help and work. Appreciate their efforts and give credit where it is due.

* <span id="propose-alternative"></span>'''Propose an alternative when you challenge something:''' Make sure to avoid countering or weakening an existing dynamic (a work in progress, a contribution from a person, a question from a newbie, a request to reduce doubts, a mandate given to an expert, etc.) without proposing an alternative in return, with elegance and gentleness, so that a peaceful dynamic of trust is preserved.

== 3 – Unacceptable behaviour ==

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* Systematically manipulating content to favour specific interpretations of facts or points of view (also by means of unfaithful or deliberately false rendering of sources and altering the correct way of composing editorial content)

* Hate speech in any form, or discriminatory language aimed at vilifying, humiliating, inciting hatred against individuals or groups on the basis of who they are or their personal beliefs

* The use of symbols, images, categories, tags or other kinds of content that are intimidating or harmful to others outside of the context of informational use. This includes imposing schemes on content intended to marginalize or ostracize.

* The use of symbols, images, categories, tags or other kinds of content that are intimidating or harmful to others outside of the context of legitimate contractual and informational use, such as the documentation of disputes, contract templates or communication text templates (for example alerts). This includes imposing schemes on content intended to marginalize or ostracize.

== Related documents ~~(to be migrated)~~ ==

== Related documents ==

The following document is referenced by this Code of Conduct ~~and is to be migrated in a later block~~:

The following document is referenced by this Code of Conduct:

* Universal Code of Conduct: Enforcement guidelines

* [[Policies/en/Universal-Code-of-Conduct/Enforcement-Guidelines|Universal Code of Conduct: Enforcement guidelines]]

* [[Policies/en/Friendly-Space-Policy|Friendly space policy]] (complements this Code of Conduct for events)

* ''See also:'' [[Gov/en/Portal:Vision/Ecopol-Social-Contract|Ecopol social contract (WikiDeal adaptation)]]

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