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Online Community Code of Conduct — DRAFT

Status: Draft. Owned by the Ethics Committee.

The Guild's online community exists for professional learning, peer support, and the development of standards of practice. This Code applies to all Guild-operated digital spaces (forums, member community, video meetings, Slack/Discord, social media accounts of the Guild).

1. Identity

  • Real names are required for Certified Ganjier members. Pseudonyms are permitted for Community Education members for safety reasons, but the Guild verifies identity internally.

2. Conduct

  • Be respectful. Disagreement is welcome; personal attacks are not.
  • No harassment, hate speech, or discriminatory language.
  • No doxxing or sharing of private information.
  • Share knowledge generously. Cite sources where relevant.

3. Selling and self-promotion

  • No direct selling.
  • No unsolicited DMs marketing products or services.
  • Job posts are permitted in the designated jobs channel only.
  • Members may share their own publications and projects in the appropriate channel.

4. Politics

  • The Guild engages in nonpartisan, profession-related advocacy.
  • Partisan politics are off-topic outside designated discussion rooms.

5. Confidentiality

  • Member identifiers, customer information, and patient information shared within the community must not be exported, screenshotted, or shared outside.

6. Moderation

  • Three-strike policy: warning → temporary suspension → membership review.
  • Members may appeal moderation actions to the Ethics Committee within 14 days.
  • All moderation actions are logged.

7. Reporting

  • Concerns may be raised to any moderator, the Ethics Committee, or the whistleblower channel.