This code of conduct covers the entirety of any TNC community forums, Slack, and any TNC event including our office hours and workshops.

All spaces, online and in person, created or managed by TNC are meant for participants of all backgrounds, races, gender and trans status, orientations, abilities, and beliefs. Participants in those spaces should conduct themselves with respect and care toward all others.

Our Code of Conduct is adapted from the Code of Conduct of Open News and SRCCON.

We are committed to providing a welcoming and harassment-free environment for participants of all races, gender and trans statuses, sexual orientations, physical abilities, physical appearances, and beliefs. We’ve opted to use this code of conduct not because we expect bad behavior from our community but because we believe a clear code of conduct is one necessary part of building a respectful community space.

Members of the Tiny News Collective and participants in any of our events or community spaces agree to:

• Be considerate in speech and actions, and actively seek to acknowledge and respect the boundaries of fellow attendees.
• Refrain from demeaning, discriminatory, or harassing behavior and speech. Harassment includes, but is not limited to: deliberate intimidation; stalking; unwanted photography or recording; sustained or willful disruption of talks or other events; inappropriate physical contact; use of sexual or discriminatory imagery, comments, or jokes; and unwelcome sexual attention. If you feel that someone has harassed you or otherwise treated you inappropriately, please alert any member of the TNC team. Reports can be made in person, or via Slack or email at any time.
• Take care of each other. Alert a member of the TNC team if you notice a dangerous situation, someone in distress, or violations of this code of conduct, even if they seem inconsequential.
• If any member or participant engages in harassing behavior, the TNC team may take any lawful action we deem appropriate, including but not limited to warning the offender or asking the offender to leave the event or removing the offender from the platform. (If you feel you have been unfairly accused of violating this code of conduct, you should contact the TNC team with a concise description of your grievance; any grievances filed will be considered by the entire TNC team.)

Additionally, in light of the recent introduction of AI assistant tools in our shared spaces, we've created community guidelines that prioritize considerate usage of these tools while preserving our members’ trust and respect for privacy.

This code of conduct covers the entirety of any TNC community forums, Slack, and any TNC event including our office hours and workshops. The TNC staff is available at safety@tinynewsco.org if you see or experience an issue.

This code of conduct is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 with credit to Open News.