Official IRC Channel Rules

In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming environment, we are committed to making CUSHELL and our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body size, disability, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, level of experience, nationality, personal appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.

This Code of Conduct applies to all IRC channels that reside on our Official IRC Networks.

Standards of Behaviour

Examples of behavior that contributes to creating a positive environment include:

• Using welcoming and inclusive language
• Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences
• Gracefully accepting constructive criticism
• Focusing on what is best for the community
• Showing empathy towards other community members
• Assuming good faith from other participants unless proven otherwise

Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants include:

• Unwelcome sexual attention or advances
• Trolling, insulting comments, and personal or political attacks
• Public or private harassment
• Publishing private information without permission
• Making coercive threats to force changes or obtain services
• Demanding support priority above other users
• Deliberately destructive or disruptive behaviour

Channel Helper and Staff Responsibilities

Channel Helpers and Staff are responsible for clarifying the standards of acceptable behavior and are expected to take appropriate and fair corrective action in response to any instances of unacceptable behavior.

Channel Helpers and Staff have the right and responsibility to mute users, block access to channels, moderate channels and ban temporarily or permanently any users that are not aligned with this Code of Conduct or for other behaviours considered harmful or inappropriate.

As well as our Staff Team, we also have the following channel helpers:

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Enforcement

Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be reported by contacting our Staff Team or by emailing support@cushell.com.

All complaints will be reviewed and investigated and will result in a response that is deemed necessary and appropriate to the circumstances.

Staff and Channel Helpers who do not follow or enforce the Code of Conduct in good faith may face temporary or permanent repercussions as determined by the Staff Team.