Commerce Schema Community Guidelines
The following guidelines are based upon dbt Labs' Community Guidelines. dbt has created a healthy, inclusive community that we seek to immulate.
We are committed to maintaining the spirit of this community, and have written these rules alongside its members to help everyone understand how to best participate. We appreciate your support in continuing to build a community we're all proud of.
Expectations for all community members
Rule 1: Be respectful
We want everyone in this community to have a fulfilling and positive experience. Therefore, this first rule is serious and straightforward; we simply will not tolerate disrespectful behavior of any kind.
Everyone interacting in the Commerce Schema community – including Slack, the forum, codebase, issue trackers, mailing lists, and hackathon events – is expected to follow the Community Code of Conduct. If you are unable to abide by the code of conduct set forth here, we encourage you not to participate in the community.
Rule 2: Keep it in public spaces
Unless you have someone's express permission to contact them directly, do not directly message other community members, whether on a Commerce Schema Community platform or other spaces like LinkedIn.
We highly value the time community members put into helping each other, and we have precisely zero tolerance for people who abuse their access to experienced professionals. If you are being directly messaged with requests for assistance without your consent, let us our organizators know in Slack. We will remove that person from the community. Your time and attention is valuable.
Rule 3: Follow messaging etiquette
In short: put effort into your question, use threads, post in the right channel, and do not seek extra attention by tagging individuals or double-posting.
Rule 4: Do not solicit community members
This community is built for data practitioners to discuss the work that they do, the ideas that they have, and the things that they are learning. It is decidedly not intended to be lead generation for vendors or recruiters.
Vendors and recruiters are subject to additional rules to ensure this space remains welcoming to everyone. These requirements are detailed below and are enforced vigorously.
Vendor expectations
As a vendor/Commerce Schema partner, you are also a member of this community, and we encourage you to participate fully in the space. We have seen folks grow fantastic user relationships for their products when they come in with the mindset to share rather than pushing a pitch. At the same time, active community members have a finely honed sense of when they are being reduced to an audience or a resource to be monetized, and their response is reliably negative.
Vendors are generally individuals belonging to companies that are creating products or services primarily targeted at data professionals, but this title also includes recruiters, investors, open source maintainers (with or without a paid offering), consultants and freelancers. If in doubt, err on the side of caution.
Rule 1: Identify yourself
Include your company in your display name, e.g. "Alice (DataCo)". When joining a discussion about your product (after the waiting period below), be sure to note your business interests.
Rule 2: Let others speak first
If a community member asks a question about your product directly, or mentions that they have a problem that your product could help with, wait 1 business day before responding to allow other members to share their experiences and recommendations.
One more tip: Be yourself
Speak in your own voice, and join in any or all of the conversations that interest you. Share your expertise as a data professional. Make a meme if you're so inclined. Get in a (friendly) debate. You are not limited to only your company's products and services, and making yourself known as a familiar face outside of commercial contexts is one of the most effective ways of building trust with the community.
Because unaffiliated community members are able to share links in any channel, the most effective way to have your work reach a wider audience is to create things that are genuinely useful to the community.
Handling violations
The point of these rules is not to find opportunities to punish people, but to ensure the longevity of the community. Participation in this community is a privilege, and we reserve the right to remove people from it.
Violations related to our anti-harassment policy will result in immediate removal. Other issues are handled in proportion to their impact, and may include:
- a friendly, but public, reminder that the behavior is inappropriate according to our guidelines.
- a private message with a warning that any additional violations will result in removal from the community.
- temporary or permanent suspension of your account.