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