We as members, contributors, and leaders pledge to make participation in our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body size, visible or invisible disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and expression, level of experience, education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal appearance, race, caste, colour, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.
We pledge to act and interact in ways that contribute to an open, welcoming, diverse, inclusive, and healthy community.
Examples of behaviour that contributes to a positive environment for our community include:
- Demonstrating empathy and kindness toward other people
- Being respectful of differing opinions, viewpoints, and experiences
- Giving and gracefully accepting constructive feedback
- Accepting responsibility and apologising to those affected by our mistakes, and learning from the experience
- Focusing on what is best not just for us as individuals, but for the overall community
Examples of unacceptable behaviour include:
- The use of sexualised language or imagery, and sexual attention or advances of any kind
- Trolling, insulting or derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks
- Public or private harassment
- Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or email address, without their explicit permission
- Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a professional setting
Community leaders are responsible for clarifying and enforcing our standards of acceptable behaviour and will take appropriate and fair corrective action in response to any behaviour that they deem inappropriate, threatening, offensive, or harmful.
Community leaders have the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or reject comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions that are not aligned to this Code of Conduct, and will communicate reasons for moderation decisions when appropriate.
This Code of Conduct applies within Nexus-managed Vortex community spaces, and also applies when an individual is officially representing the community in public spaces.
Examples of representing our community include using an official email address, posting via an official social media account, or acting as an appointed representative at an online or offline event.
Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behaviour may be reported to support@nexusmods.com.
Contributors who also use Nexus Mods services remain subject to the Nexus Mods Terms of Service and the policies applicable to those services, including:
This Code of Conduct governs participation in Vortex community spaces. Conduct may also result in separate action under Nexus Mods policies where those policies apply.
Reports will be reviewed fairly and appropriate action will be taken where necessary.
Reports will be handled as confidentially as reasonably possible. Information may be shared where necessary to investigate or enforce this Code of Conduct, protect users, or comply with legal obligations.
Enforcement decisions made under this Code of Conduct may be appealed by contacting support@nexusmods.com.
Community leaders may use these Community Impact Guidelines when determining the appropriate response to a violation of this Code of Conduct. Enforcement decisions will take account of the severity and context of the conduct, any previous relevant conduct, and the safety of the community. These measures do not need to be applied sequentially.
Community Impact: Use of inappropriate language or other behaviour deemed unprofessional or unwelcome in the community.
Consequence: A private, written warning from community leaders, providing clarity around the nature of the violation and an explanation of why the behaviour was inappropriate. An apology or other appropriate remedial action may be requested.
Community Impact: A violation through a single incident or series of actions.
Consequence: A warning with consequences for continued behaviour. No interaction with the people involved, including unsolicited interaction with those enforcing the Code of Conduct, within Nexus-managed community spaces for a specified period of time. Continued targeted or unsolicited contact through external channels may be considered when determining whether further restrictions on participation in Nexus-managed community spaces are appropriate.
Community Impact: A serious violation of community standards, including sustained inappropriate behaviour.
Consequence: A temporary ban from interaction or public participation within Nexus-managed community spaces for a specified period of time. Continued targeted or unsolicited contact with the people involved, including those enforcing the Code of Conduct, may be considered when determining whether further restrictions, including a permanent ban, are appropriate.
Community Impact: Demonstrating a pattern of violation of community standards, including sustained inappropriate behaviour, harassment of an individual, or aggression toward or disparagement of classes of individuals.
Consequence: A permanent ban from any sort of public interaction within the community.
This Code of Conduct is adapted from the Contributor Covenant, version 2.1, available at https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/1/code_of_conduct.html.
Contributor Covenant version 2.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Changes have been made to adapt the Code of Conduct to Nexus Mods and the Vortex community.
Community Impact Guidelines were inspired by Mozilla's code of conduct enforcement ladder.
For answers to common questions about this code of conduct, see the FAQ at https://www.contributor-covenant.org/faq. Translations are available at https://www.contributor-covenant.org/translations.