šĀ Our Values
As a community, we prioritize the following values:
š Acting with Impact
We continuously seek out the best ways to improve the lives of animals through impactful, evidence-based strategies alongside promising experimental approaches backed by sound reasoning.
š Openness & Inclusivity
We strive to cultivate a friendly and welcoming environment that nurtures curiosity and a culture of giving serious consideration to alternative perspectives.
š¤ Collaborative Engagement
We embrace open collaboration, constructive criticism, low barriers to asking for and offering help, and mutual respect. In this way, we empower one another and propel the movement forward.
šš½ General guidelines for engagement
Hive is fertile soil rather than fruit - Give back, Create virtuous cycles, Scale yourself!
Before you start posting anything: Make sure that your profile is āinteractableā!
- š Good: Add your name, location and a profile picture
- š Better: Fully set up your profile, as suggested here!
- ā¼Note: If you prefer or have to remain anonymous, feel free to use an alias! Please do, however, use a real sounding name, as opposed to a slogan, a combination of numbers or the name of an organization.
Found a broadly useful resource? Share it better than you found it!
- š Good: Share it with a short sentence, describing what exactly the resource is.
- š Better: Share it with a personal comment on why it is useful to people who want to work on animal advocacy, any additional valuable context, and what you got out of it.
Need help with something that others might also need help with?
- š Good: Ask for yourself on #03-help-requests or see if someone offered their help on your topic in #04-help-offered.
- š Better: Come up with an idea for how to help people with a similar need, post on the relevant channel, find collaborators and make it happen!
Want to meet someone from a certain organization?
- š Good: Find someone from there on #01-introductions, reach out to them being mindful of etiquette (below).
- š Better: Loved the conversation? Ask if they would like to host an AMA on one of the channels and message one of the moderators to set the event up.
š· Slack etiquette
āThe most important guidelines
šÆ Stay on topic
šÆ Share it better than you found it
šøš¼ Self-promote respectfully
šš½ Use Slack features responsibly
ā±ļø Be mindful of members' time
ā Handling violations
Here are some examples of what the Hive core team might do in response to a post that is not in line with these guidelines:
- We might ask you to clarify or edit the post, e.g. in cases where its relevance to animal advocacy is unclear (but existent), if its phrasing is off, or formatting too confusing.
- If the message is posted in the wrong channel, we might delete it and send you a copy with some guidance, so that you can choose a correct channel to post in.
- If the message is off-topic for Hive , or exceeds the self-promotion limits, we might delete it, give you a heads-up, and explain what could have been an acceptable alternative (e.g. "Post it later" or "Consider posting in a different community").
- In case of repeated or severe violations, we might disable the member's account and email them an explanation.
š£ļøDiscussion Norms
We believe that productive discussions and disagreements are important in our pursuit of impactful animal advocacy. In order ensure that they are genuinely productive, we ask our community members to adhere to the following norms:
1. Be curious š”
2. Be clear š
3. Stay on-topic š
4. Be Kind š§”
5. Other things to avoid ā
We will enforce these norms if we find that violating them has led or will lead to hostile, unproductive, bad faith or off-topic discussions.
ā Who is Hive for?
Our Slack community is for everyone interested in farmed animal advocacy. We believe in fostering an inclusive environment where diverse perspectives are valued and respected. While the majority of members work/volunteer at animal advocacy organizations and self-identify as vegan/vegetarian, we do not exclude people who are at a different stage in their career or a different point in their diet journey. We welcome anyone who has a sincere desire to be more effective in helping non-human animals.
šĀ Code of Conduct
Our community is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone.
We follow this code of conduct for our harassment guidelines as well as this general Code of Conduct for our Slack Space:
Slack Code of Conductš§ Evolving guidelines
The above are the guidelines for engagement in our community based on our experience so far! As the community grows, the guidelines will be evolving as well, and over time we will cover more topics.
š§ Reporting and Feedback
If you have feedback, concerns, or experienced something less than great, please reach out to any of our Admins on Slack (@Constance Li, @Sofia Balderson, or @Kevin Xia) or send an anonymous message.