Ropsci Code of Conduct Committee -Templates | R-Bloggers

At Ropenci our Code of Conduct (COC) committee (COC) works to support a healthy, hospitable and inclusive community. A large part of this work is to ensure that the processes we follow are transparent, consistent and honest. Over the years we have developed a number of templates that guide us through various stages of incident response and reporting.

We believe that these templates can be useful for other communities and projects in open science that set up or refine their own COC processes. Today we share them with you.

Why templates?

Dealing code of behavioral problems can be emotionally demanding and logistics complex. Templates help us by:

• Structure: ensuring that we do not miss important steps.
• Improvement of consistency: So similar situations are treated in similar ways.
• Support of transparency: We can clearly show both internally and externally how decisions are made.
• Reduce stress: At sensitive moments, having a clear guide helps committee members concentrate on people, not on paperwork.
• Onboarding and documentation processes relax: New committee members can quickly reach speed and we keep a written record how we deal with different situations.

The templates

Our templates relate to both internal workflows (helping the Commission document and process incidents) and communication with the community (keeping our community informed in a consistent way). Together they give us a clear structure and schedule for everything, from receiving a report to sharing aggregated updates. Here is an overview of the templates on which we rely on Ropsci:

How to use them

We know that every community has different values, resources and contexts, so consider these templates as a toolbox instead of a one-size-fits-all solution. You can use them as it is, or treat them as a starting point to design your own processes.

You have access to all templates together in the Github -Repository with Community Management Tools. You can adjust, adjust and have them work for your own community context. We would like to hear how you adapt or improve for your own communities.

Recognition

We want to thank all members of the past and present of the Rossci Code of Conduct Committee. Their work has made it possible for us to share these templates open today.

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