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-**Proposed OARC Code of Conduct**
+**OARC Code of Conduct**
-**//This has not been accepted and is only a proposal.//**
+We aim to be a friendly, active, and creative community where people can learn, share, and grow. We welcome new ideas and encourage collaboration between groups with different skills and interests.
-We aim to be a busy, productive, happy, innovative and agile community that can learn and innovate together. We welcome new ideas across the broad spectrum of the field of communications. We should always endeavour to foster good relationships and collaboration between groups with very different needs, interests and skills.
+Our Code of Conduct helps us work together respectfully and responsibly. It applies to how we behave in public and private as members of OARC, and we expect everyone to follow it in both spirit and practice.
+===Community Values:===
-We gain strength from diversity and welcome participation from those who embrace it. This code of conduct exists to ensure that diverse groups collaborate to gain mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge any prejudice that could jeopardise the participation of any person in this group - the OARC.
+  * **Be kind.** Respect other opinions and avoid misunderstandings, especially in text-based chats. Be patient and polite.
-The Code of Conduct governs how we behave in public and in private whenever we will be judged by our actions whilst acting as a member of the OARC group. We expect it to be honoured by everyone who joins the community.
+  *  **Be respectful.** Treat others with courtesy. Aggression or personal attacks aren’t acceptable, and we aim to keep this a safe and welcoming space.
-We strive to:
+  * **Take responsibility.** If you make a mistake or upset someone, apologise and work to make things right. Avoid swearing or negative language—it only makes things worse.
-**Be considerate**
+  *  **Ask for help.** The community is here to support you. Whether it’s technical advice or general questions, please reach out.
-Understand the diverse gatherings within the OARC and make allowance for the potential for misunderstanding due to the nature of the online text-based chat system that Discord uses.
+  * **Step down considerately.** If you need to leave a project or reduce your involvement, please let the group know and make sure others can continue the work.
-**Be respectful**
+  * **Take the initiative.** Leadership comes from action. If you have an idea or see something that could improve OARC, go for it! You don’t need permission to make a difference.
+  * **Value diversity.** Our differences make us stronger. Embrace the varied skills, perspectives, and experiences of others, and work together to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome.
-Disagreement is no excuse for poor manners. We work together to resolve conflict, assume good intentions and do our best to act in an empathic fashion. We don’t allow frustration to turn into a personal attack. A community where people feel uncomfortable or threatened is not a productive one.
-**Take responsibility for our words and our actions**
+=== How we work ===
-We can all make mistakes; when we do, we take responsibility for them. If someone perceives to have been harmed or offended, we listen carefully and respectfully, and work to right any wrong. The use of profanity will not enable anyone to win an argument, it only shows a lack of language; de-escalate at every opportunity.
+Our code of conduct applies to both in-person events and our Discord server. We all share responsibility for our actions. Since a significant portion of our activities take place on our Discord server, we've established a small, light-touch moderation team to help ensure everything runs smoothly. For more information on how the team operates, please refer to our [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQNu37AqHE_12rfX1-9rikq8jmi6cpsLspB03mSuzMZZTK24ap6sCTYqeVsNfPg457S0Mt-B1GvWek-/pub|Moderator Guidance Document]]
-**Value decisiveness, clarity and consensus**
+=== Our Commitment ===
+This Code isn’t exhaustive but reflects our shared values and goals. Following it can create a positive, inclusive, and productive community for everyone.
-Disagreements, social and technical, are normal, but we do not allow them to persist and fester, leaving others uncertain of the agreed direction. We expect participants in the community to resolve disagreements constructively.
-**Ask for help when unsure**
-The collective knowledge within this community should enable everyone to receive help, be that technical, procedural or scientific. Just ask.
-**Step down considerately**
-If your time within a project, or within the community reduces or ends, please do so in a way that minimises disruption to the community. Announce your planned withdrawal and take the proper steps to ensure that others can pick up where they left off.
-**Leadership, authority and responsibility**
-We all lead by example, in debate and in action. We ensure that all community members feel empowered to lead, to take action, and to experiment when they feel innovation could improve the OARC and our participation within the communications area. Leadership can be exercised by anyone simply by taking action, there is no need to wait for recognition when the opportunity to lead presents itself.
-**Benevolent Dictatorship**
-The online nature of the community means that there are a some people who have administrative ownership of areas such as the Discord server and the website, and whilst they do have ultimate power over those amenities, this community is expected to regulate itself through this Code of Conduct. Contact with the support team will be determined through the reorganisation process currently underway.
-This Code is not exhaustive or complete. It is not a rulebook but it serves to distil our common understanding of a collaborative, shared environment and goals. We expect it to be followed in spirit as much as to the letter.