# Code of conduct

HellionChat is a small hobby project. The contributor base is tiny and
the moderation overhead I can afford is equally small, so this document
is short and direct.

## What I expect from contributors

- Be respectful in issues, pull requests, discussions and any other
  project space (Discord, email).
- Keep feedback focused on the code, the design or the documentation.
  Critique the work, not the person.
- Assume good intent. People come from different backgrounds, time
  zones and skill levels. A clarifying question is almost always a
  better first move than an accusation.
- Stay on topic. This project is about a Dalamud chat plugin. Off-topic
  arguments belong elsewhere.
- Respect that I maintain this in my spare time. Replies can take a
  few days. Please do not escalate just because a thread is quiet.

## What is not welcome

- Personal attacks, slurs, doxxing, sustained disruption of threads.
- Unsolicited private contact after I have asked someone to stop.
- Sharing of private conversations without consent.
- Any content that would put other contributors or end users at risk.

## Scope

This applies to every space the project owns or that I run on its
behalf: the GitHub repository, GitHub Discussions, project-related
Discord conversations and the maintainer email address listed in
`SECURITY.md`.

It also applies when someone is identifiably representing the project
in another space, for example posting as a HellionChat maintainer in
the Dalamud Discord.

## Reporting

If something here is being broken, contact me directly. Do not open a
public issue.

- Email: `kontakt@hellion-media.de`
- Discord DM: `@j.j_kazama`

Reports stay private. I will acknowledge within a few weekdays
(European business hours) and tell you what I plan to do.

## Enforcement

I am the sole maintainer, so enforcement is a single-person process.
Depending on what happened and how the person responds, I will pick
the lightest measure that resolves the issue:

1. Private note asking the behaviour to stop.
2. Public correction in the affected thread.
3. Edit or removal of the offending content.
4. Temporary block from the repository or related spaces.
5. Permanent block.

Severe cases skip the lower steps. I will not negotiate over
harassment or threats.

## Acknowledgement

This document is intentionally short and project-specific rather than
a copy of a longer template. If you need a more formal reference, the
[Contributor Covenant](https://www.contributor-covenant.org/) is a
widely adopted starting point and the spirit of this document is
compatible with it.
