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<h1>Positive Work Environment Task Force</h1>
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<h2>[DRAFT] Statement of W3C Community Principles </h2>
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<h4><em><strong>Status [this section will disappear upon
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publication]</strong></em></h4>
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<p>The Positive Work Environment Task Force's objective was to develop a
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community statement of principles regarding how people working in the W3C
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community should treat each other -- e.g., with respect, with professionalism,
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fairness, sensitivity to our many differences and strengths, tolerance to
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differences, and by providing support.</p>
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<p>A set of <a
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href="http://www.w3.org/2007/06/PWET-procedures.html">Procedures</a>
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[member-only] accompany these Principles for use in the case where someone
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feels others in the community have behaved outside of the community
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principles.</p>
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<p>This document is world-readable [22 September 2009]. It is still under
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development. We <a href="mailto:member-pwetf@w3.org">welcome feedback</a>.</p>
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<p>This document is a draft (although nearing maturity) of the Positive Work
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Environment set of Principles. It is owned by the Positive Work Environment
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Task Force. The content may change at any moment. The content has not yet been
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reviewed by W3C as a whole.</p>
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<h4><em><strong>Introduction</strong></em></h4>
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<p>W3C is a global community where participants choose to work through
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differences in language, location, nationality, and experience. In such a
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diverse environment, misunderstandings and disagreements happen, and in most
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cases can be resolved informally. In rare cases, however, behavior can
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intimidate, harass, or otherwise disrupt one or more people in the community.
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This will not be tolerated at W3C.</p>
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<p>To help all parties understand how to avoid these situations, and to help
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maintain a positive work environment, W3C has compiled a list of principles. A
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separate document outlines <a
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href="http://www.w3.org/2007/06/PWET-procedures.html">procedures</a> available
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for any member of the W3C community in cases where one party feels that another
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party has acted in a manner that is inconsistent with the W3C community
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principles.</p>
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<h4><em><strong>Principles</strong></em></h4>
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<dt>The Community Principles are intended to ensure a positive work
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environment, and to make it possible for a diverse and global community to
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contribute. </dt>
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<dt>Group chairs and staff contacts, and the W3C management are expected to
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serve as role models in the promotion of a positive work environment, without
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in any way abdicating their responsibility to direct their collaborators to
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perform work effectively. They are expected to listen to suggestions and to
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take reasonable actions so that problems may be addressed in a timely and
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appropriate manner.</dt>
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<dt>This commitment calls for a workplace where the following beliefs are
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upheld:</dt>
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<dd> </dd>
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<dd>1. <strong>Respect</strong>. Contributors at all levels must treat each
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other with respect, professionalism and fairness, including in situations
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of high pressure and urgency.</dd>
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<dd> </dd>
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<dd>2. <strong>Tolerance</strong>. Be conservative in what you do, be
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liberal in what you accept from others (<a
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href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postel%27s_law">Postel's Law</a>). Do
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your best to avoid offending the people with whom you are
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communicating.</dd>
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<dd>3. <strong>Support</strong>. Be proactive in handling issues when they
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are perceived, disarming the potential for misunderstanding, and
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generally supporting your colleagues. Contributors at all levels should
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be able to discuss issues of concern without fear that those discussions
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will result in any retaliation from somebody above or below them in the
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hierarchy.</dd>
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<p><a href="mailto:coralie@w3.org">Coralie Mercier</a></p>
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