JetBrains Git Client Discord aims to be an inclusive space that is committed to providing a friendly, safe and welcoming environment for all, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, ability, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and religion (or lack thereof).

For this to be the case, it is vital that we all follow a basic set of guidelines and most importantly adhere to the code of conduct. As such, please make sure you read this Code of Conduct and Basic Usage Guidelines in its entirety. This isn’t your regular License Agreement that you should scroll through and agree blindly. It’s here for a reason and also contains practical information.

• Participate in an authentic and active way. In doing so, you contribute to the health and longevity of this community.
• Exercise consideration, respect and empathy in your speech and actions. Remember, we have all been through different stages of learning when adopting technologies.
• Refrain from demeaning, discriminatory, or harassing behavior and speech.
• Disagreements on things are fine, argumentative behaviour or trolling are not.

• Do not perform threats of violence or use violent language directed against another person.
• Do not make jokes of sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, or otherwise discriminatory nature, or use language of this nature.
• Do not post or display sexually explicit or violent material.
• Do not post or threaten to post other people’s personally identifying information ("doxing").
• Do not make personal insults, particularly those related to gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, or disability.
• Do not engage in sexual attention. This includes, sexualized comments or jokes and sexual advances.
• Do not advocate for, or encourage, any of the above behavior.

If someone is acting inappropriately or violating this Code of Conduct in any shape or form, and they are not receptive to your feedback or you prefer not to confront them, please get in touch with one of the administrators via vcs-team@jetbrains.com.

The influx of messages per day and the numerous channels can lead to a lot of noise and little value in the long run. If we all follow a set of guidelines, it can help make things more useful and bearable for everyone.

• Remember this is a Discord for JetBrains Git Client Closed Preview Program. If you have generic questions that are about a technology (which may or may not be used with JetBrains Git Client), maybe it’s better to use another forum, such as StackOverflow, or use AI.
• For bug reports, we recommend submitting an issue in YouTrack. Questions about using Git Client and its configuration are welcome both in Discord and YouTrack. You can ask and share whatever bothers you, and we'll see if something can be done about it.
• Find the right channel to ask your question.
• When you ask a question, be patient. Don’t repeat it. Or at least not immediately.
  Use English whenever you ask or answer a question.
• Do not ping or mention someone directly to get your questions answered, especially project owners, whether the project is JetBrains Git Client or other, unless they specifically indicate that you can.
• Don't split messages into multiple ones. Ask it all in a single message.
• While it's polite to say “Hi” or “I have a question” before asking something, it doesn't scale and leads to noise. You can say hello in the same message you ask the question if you like.
• Using threads is not required, but do take into account that it does allow people to more easily follow conversations, especially those jumping in late.
• Use reactions to show gratitude as opposed to a message. It reduces the noise and gets the message across.
• Don’t use reactions to tell people they’re in the wrong place or asking the wrong question. If they’re on the wrong channel, point them to the right one. If their question is badly worded, help them correct it. Have empathy.
• Take into account cultural differences. As they say, what the British say isn’t what the British mean. Remember this both as the receiver and producer of messages.

This Code of Conduct is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license. Portions of text are derived from the Citizen Code of Conduct.