Code of Conduct

Applicability and Scope
This code of conduct applies to all of this community's spaces, including public channels, private channels and direct messages, both online and off. Discord community guidelines will apply in addition to this document. Anyone who violates this code of conduct may be sanctioned or expelled from these spaces at the discretion of the administrators.

Mission Statement
The Neon Jungle Living Community is dedicated to the promotion and organisation of Shadowrun 5e games emphasizing a narrative driven play experience. We wish to encourage a diverse array of play styles, so extra care must be taken in ensuring respect, tolerance, fair play, and transparency.

Respect for all Individuals
We hope to create an environment in which diverse individuals can collaborate and interact in a positive and affirming way. Examples of behavior that contributes to creating this sort of environment include: All staff performing any function on the server are operating on a volunteer basis, freely dedicating their time to making your gaming experience a positive use of your time. Let us know if there is a way to assist you and we will address it.
 * Using welcoming and inclusive language
 * Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences
 * Gracefully accepting constructive criticism
 * Focusing on what is best for the overall community
 * Showing empathy towards other community members

Tolerance: Anti-Harassment Statement
This community will not allow harassment of any kind. Examples of harassment include:
 * Offensive comments or treatment related to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, political opinions, age, disability or genetic information.
 * Gratuitous or off-topic sexual images or behavior in spaces where they're not appropriate, or unwelcome sexual attention.
 * Threats or incitement of violence.
 * Deliberate intimidation.
 * Stalking or following - online or in the physical world.
 * Harassing photography or recording, including logging online activity for harassment purposes.
 * Deliberate "outing" or doxxing of any aspect of a person's real life or online identity without their consent.
 * Any persistent or graphic unwelcome in-character harassment or violence

Fair Play
All staff members (volunteers and admins alike) must set an example for the rest of the server to follow in demonstrating all principles outlined in this document. Staff are expected to deal fairly and honestly with players, in all interactions including but not limited to the running of games. Players are expected to avoid uncooperative behaviors like disrupting games or sabotaging their fellow players.

Transparency Statement
Staff will be open and honest about reasoning behind any decisions made in the server. Efforts will be made to listen and consider all perspectives and ideas submitted to the server as allowed by time and labor constraints. Explanations for all decisions will be offered as much as allowed by privacy constraints. Personal privacy will be treated as more important than transparency.

Reporting
If you are being harassed by a member of our community, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact the LC Operations Administrator via neonjunglelc@gmail.com or by sending a direct message to an Admin (Currently Silversought, Arisu-sensei, and Evantide). If the person who is harassing you is on the admin team, they will not be involved in handling or resolving the issue.

The admin team will respond to any complaint within 24 hours. If you do not get a timely response (for example, if no admins are currently online) contact the admin by email at neonjunglelc@gmail.com

This code of conduct applies to our community's spaces, but if you are being harassed by a member of our community outside of our spaces, we still want to know about it. Please see above for notification instructions.

Every code of conduct violation report will be treated with seriousness and care. At least two admins will discuss the offense and mutually arrive at a suitable response, which will be shared with the offender privately. In the event immediate action is necessary, a single administrator may take preventative action to avoid further violations of the code until the event can be reviewed as above.

Code of Conduct for Administrators and Staff
Includes all of the above and:

Integrity: Staff characters must not benefit unseen from a change in the server rules. Any benefit must be disclosed prior to implementation of such a decision to evaluate it for improper lobbying or unintended consequences. This applies whether the benefit is immediate or related to a mechanical objective.

Objectivity: In carrying out their role, including character review, rulings, recommending individuals for rewards and benefits, or transacting other business in NJLC, staff should ensure that decisions, proposals, votes, and rulings should be made through the lens of the Mission Statement. To avoid bias, all rulings are subject to review by all staff present, with a minimum of three persons present.

Leadership: All Administrators and Staff members should respect and promote the principles of leadership by example. All public facing behavior should be respectful to both the Code of Conduct and the players individually and as a group.

Sanctions
Any member of this server, whether staff or player, found to have violated this code by the process outlined above will be given a warning and expected to acknowledge the violation. A commitment to avoid further violations is required, or the user will be removed from the server. Any member of this server found to violate this code heedless of any warnings or repeatedly despite their commitment to observe it is subject to removal pending a unanimous decision by the Admin Team.

ERP Statement
Neon Jungle prohibits graphic depictions of sexualized content in any tone in all text and voice channels to maintain a welcoming atmosphere to all demographics. We ask that players limit themselves to suggestive themes and humor, using a Fade to Black to respect this policy and their fellow players. Suggestive themes and humor may not involve characters or players under eighteen by any applicable definition. Staff members are expected to avoid introducing related themes uninvited.

Plagiarism and Transformative Content
Neon Jungle prohibits the direct copying of any creative works as material you intend to play or present as yours on this server; material you are not claiming ownership of must be provided with a crediting statement to the original creator. Reference to other works is permissible within the bounds of transforming that work to adapt it to your personal story and the setting we operate here.