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Calitabby Code of Conduct

Updated 2025-04-16

Calitabby Network aims to promote free speech as much as possible, however disruptive speech impedes others' ability to enjoy such freedom; therefore we ask that you follow some rules to maintain an environment of positive communication and collaboration between users. Please periodically review the rules below, which are subject to change. Your feedback is welcome and encouraged—please see our Governance page. Spaces within the network—such as Matrix rooms—may have their own rules and moderators in addition to this Code of Conduct.

Etiquette

• Be nice—even if you disagree, don't be hostile toward others
• Do not engage in name-calling or other ad hominem attacks; this includes slurs
• Keep conversations on topic for the space; move to another space if appropriate
• If you link to content on anti-user sites such as YouTube, Twitter/X, etc., consider linking an alternative frontend (e.g for YouTube, an instance of Invidious)
• Bots (user accounts controlled by automated software) should not be added to spaces without permission from their operators

Prohibited conduct

• NSFW content is prohibited outside of explicitly designated spaces
• Promoting authoritarianism and associated movements, such as Nazism
• Intentionally posting verifiably false information that could harm others
• Spam and other unsolicited communications—this includes advertising or promoting projects, services or goods outside of proper channels
• Malware, ad/spyware, and to a lesser extent proprietary software that is not clearly labeled as such
• Copyrighted material you do not have permission to redistribute—we do not have the resources to fight a potential lawsuit, sorry!
• Any content that would result in legal or other issues to the network, such as defederation/blocklisting
• Impersonating or defaming any entity except in cases of parody/satire or where such entity holds celebrity status

Any of these are grounds for an immediate ban:

• Sexual depictions of animals or underaged humans, including drawn and computer-generated content (e.g. 'loli', 'shota', 'yiff')
• Shocking and disturbing content, such as gore or non-fictional depictions of wanton violence outside of a documentary context
• Organizing harassment or violence against any individual on the basis of identity, for example by race or gender.
• Non-consensual dissemination of an individual's personal information, commonly referred to as doxxing
• Harassing other users, including users on federated servers
• Creating accounts solely for the purpose of spam or other abuse
• Causing unnecessary load on the services for no legitimate purpose
• Continuing to violate this CoC after multiple warnings

Moderation

• Calitabby Network is moderated by a team of 'Janitors' elected by the community; see the Governance page for more details
• In the event a user violates this Code of Conduct, discretion is given to Janitors to act upon such violations
• We assume each user is engaging in good faith, and will provide warnings before further action in the case of non-severe violations
• Severe or repeated violations may result in a network-wide ban
• Appeals should be directed to the Janitor who issued the action
• If the action is not reversed upon consideration of the first appeal, an additional appeal may be directed to a panel of Janitors
• Janitors do not handle space-specific policies or moderation outside of Calitabby Network rooms
• Creating alt accounts to evade moderation actions is prohibited

Calitabby Network services are provided as-is with no guarantees.