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+# Etiquette and conduct in BioJulia
+
+As you interact with other members of the BioJulia group, or make contributions
+you may have revisions and suggestions on your pull request from BioJulia members
+or others which they want to be implemented before they will merge your pull request.
+
+You may also have disagreements with people on the forums or chats maintained by
+BioJulia.
+
+In order to keep BioJulia a civil and enjoyable place, where technical disagreements
+and issues can be discussed and resolved in a mature and constructive way, we
+outline three principles of etiquette we expect members and contributors to abide by.
+
+Anybody violating these principles in order to upset any member or contributor
+may be flagged to the BioJulia admins who will decide on an appropriate
+course of action. This includes locking conversations for cool-off periods, or
+even bans of individuals.
+
+This statement on etiquette is not an exhaustive list of things that you can or can’t do.
+Rather, it is a statement of our spirit and attitude towards interacting with each other.
+
+This statement applies in all spaces managed by the BioJulia organisation.
+This includes any gitter, mailing lists, issue trackers, repositories, or any
+other forums used by BioJulia for communication (such as Skype, Google Hangouts, etc).
+It also applies in real-world events and spaces organised by BioJulia.
+
+## The principles of etiquette
+
+### 1. Be welcoming, friendly and patient.
+
+Be welcoming. We strive to welcome and support any individual participating in
+BioJulia activities to any extent (from developing code, to support seeking
+users). We have even been known to have a few members on our Gitter who are not
+Biologists, but they enjoy the forum, like what we do, and stick around for the
+programming chat. All are welcome (yes including _you_! :smile:).
+
+### 2. Be considerate.
+
+Your work will be used by other people, and you in turn will depend on the work
+of others. From any code you make, to any support questions you ask or answer!
+Any decision you take will affect users and colleagues, and you should take
+those consequences into account when making decisions.
+
+Remember that we're a world-wide community, so you might not be communicating
+in someone else's primary language.
+
+### 3. Be respectful.
+
+Not all of us will agree all the time, but disagreement is no excuse for poor
+behaviour and poor manners. We might all experience some frustration now and then,
+but we cannot allow that frustration to turn into a personal attack.
+It’s important to remember that a community where people feel uncomfortable or
+threatened is not a productive or fun community.
+Members of the BioJulia community should be respectful when dealing with other
+members as well as with people outside the BioJulia community.
+
+Please do not insult or put down other participants.
+Harassment and other exclusionary behaviour is not acceptable.
+This includes, but is not limited to:
+   - Violent threats or language directed against another person.
+   - Prejudiced, bigoted, or intolerant, jokes and language.
+   - Posting sexually explicit or violent material.
+   - Posting (or threatening to post) other people's personally identifying
+     information ("doxing").
+   - Personal insults, especially those using racist or sexist terms.
+   - Unwelcome sexual attention.
+   - Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behaviour.
+   - Repeated harassment of others. In general, if someone asks you to stop,
+     then stop.
+
+When we disagree, try to understand why.
+Disagreements, both social and technical, happen all the time and this
+community is unlikely to be any exception!
+It is important that we resolve disagreements and differing views constructively.
+Different people have different perspectives on issues.
+Being unable to understand why someone holds a viewpoint doesn’t mean that
+they’re wrong.
+Don’t forget that it is human to err and blaming each other doesn’t get us
+anywhere.
+Instead, focus on helping to resolve issues and learning from mistakes.
+
+Assume the person you have a disagreement with really does want the best for
+BioJulia, just as you do.
+Therefore, if you are ever unsure what the meaning or tone of a comment may be,
+in the first instance, assume your fellow BioJulia member is acting in good
+faith, this may well be a mistake in communication
+(with the scientific community as diverse as it is, such mis-steps are likely!).
+If you are comfortable doing so, ask them to clarify what they mean or to rephrase
+their point. If you don't feel comfortable doing this, or if it is clear the
+behaviour is hostile and not acceptable, please report it (see next section).
+
+## Is someone behaving inappropriately?
+
+If you are affected by the behaviour of a member or contributor of BioJulia,
+we ask that you report it by contacting the
+[BioJulia Admin Team](https://github.com/orgs/BioJulia/teams/admin/members)
+collectively, by emailing [admin@biojulia.net](admin@biojulia.net).
+They will get back to you and begin to resolve the situation.
+In some cases we may determine that a public statement will need to be made.
+If that's the case, the identities of all involved will remain
+confidential unless those individuals instruct us otherwise.
+
+Ensure to include in your email:
+
+- Your contact info (so we can get in touch with you if we need to follow up).
+
+- Names (real, nicknames, or pseudonyms) of any individuals involved.
+  If there were other witnesses besides you, please try to include them as well.
+
+- When and where the incident occurred. Please be as specific as possible.
+
+- Your account of what occurred. If there is a publicly available record
+  (e.g. a mailing list archive or a public IRC logger) please include a link.
+
+- Any extra context you believe existed for the incident.
+
+- If you believe this incident is ongoing.
+
+- Any other information you believe we should have.s