This is a place where technologists unlock their potential. Please treat this discussion forum with the same respect as public park. We, too, are a shared community resource - a place to share skills, knowledge, and interests through ongoing conversation.
In order to ensure a professional, productive environment, Andela has created guidelines and terms of use for our community space, the Andela Community.
Please carefully read the terms of use below and always remember two things:
- Andela is a professional network that prides itself on diversity and inclusion.
- Disrespecting these terms of use will result in suspension and/or removal from the Andela Community.
Keep it civil
Impassioned debate is a beautiful thing when it happens in a respectful manner. A heated conversation is no bad thing; however, please keep in mind that this is a diverse and professional community, and certain topics that seem innocuous to you may carry a lot of meaning (or be quite controversial) to others. In order for meaningful discussions to thrive, we all need to remember to talk about ideas, not people.
Remember to avoid name-calling, personal attacks, and responding to a post’s tone instead of the actual content. Comments that we find to be hateful, inflammatory, or harassing will be removed. It’s the golden rule: If you don’t have something nice to say about someone else, don’t say it. Treat others the way you’d like to be treated.
Keep it tidy
Help make everyone’s lives easier by taking a moment to ensure that what you’re about to post is in the right place. This means:
- Don’t cross-post the same thing multiple times, in multiple channels or spaces.
- Review any specific posting guidelines for each space or chat chanel, as some may have specific guidelines.
- Please check if another active discussion on your topic has already been posted by using the search bar. If so, please join the existing thread.
- Make sure your posts follow the ASK guidelines: Actionable, Specific, Kind.
- Don’t spam our community with self-promotion posts or product sales posts.
Stay on topic
Be sure your topic matches the space’s general theme. If you’re not sure if you’re posting to the right channel, check the spaces description in the top banner, refer to our spaces map.
To learn about the difference between spaces and chat channels, click here.
If you see a problem, say something
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Moderators are at the forefront of combating spam, mediating any disputes, and enforcing community guidelines — and so are you.
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If you see an issue, please flag the post, dm, or tag the@Community.team
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If you believe someone has violated the rules, report it to a member of Andela’s community team via direct message to @Community.team
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If you still need help, contact our Community team at community@andela.com.
Mind your words
Comments that contain profanity, explicit content, or harassment are subject to removal.
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Profanity used to insult, antagonize, or inflame will always be removed once found, and the poster may be subject to additional repercussions, including (but not limited to) suspension or ban from Andela Community and/or removal from the Andela Talent Network.
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Please notify the Community team by DMing @Community.team of any seriously inappropriate behavior or breaches of the Andela Community Code of Conduct.
Follow the rules
Anything that violates the Andela Community Code of Conduct, and/or Andela’s policies will not be tolerated. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Personal attacks
- Harassment
- Sexism
- Racism
- Misogyny
- Homophobia
- Broad, offensive generalizations about people groups
- Comments or discussions written intentionally to provoke