Member Expectations

All participants in the webpack project must follow the Code of Conduct. There are further expectations for members of the TSC.

When decisions are made within the established guidelines and policies of the project, those in leadership roles have a responsibility to uphold and respect the decision even if they disagree with it. This is especially important in external communications, for example in social media. Should the member be unwilling or unable to do so, then they should resign their leadership position. This does not mean that decisions cannot be revisited and discussed within the team at a later time.

Everyone participating in the webpack project must conduct themselves in a professional and respectful manner in accordance with our Code of Conduct. In addition, some general guidelines for leadership group members include:

• Remediate quickly when you realize you made a mistake. Leaders are human, and they will make mistakes. However they should act swiftly to acknowledge mistakes and correct them.
• Aim to remediate first and then discuss. If other members of the team express concerns about actions, acknowledge their concerns by stopping the actions in question and then discuss within the team to come to a common agreement.
• Treat all community members with respect, consideration, and highest standards of ethical conduct.
• Value a diversity of views and opinions. Avoid preferential treatment, and hold everyone (including ourselves) accountable to the same set of standards. Everyone gets to speak up.
• Deal with issues directly with the person in question. Resist complaining about others in the project in a public sphere.
• Build trust by keeping your promises.
• Be the model of accountability and leadership. Provide the example of ownership and stewardship that everyone can follow to success.
• Commit to ongoing development and learning best practices for governing.
• Criticize ideas rather than people, discussing any concerns in person whenever possible, and taking responsibility for our statements.

While the guidelines above focus primarily on the spaces where we participate in official foundation work (GitHub, IRC, meetings, conferences), it is important to recognize that the public behavior of members also reflects on the webpack project.

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If it appears that any member of the project leadership is acting outside of the expectations set above please refer to our moderation policy which outlines the process of making an official complaint.

This document is an adaption of the Node.js project Member Expectations