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+# Code of Conduct
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+## Purpose
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+This Code of Conduct outlines our expectations for participation within the **Spartan Engine** community, as well as steps for addressing unacceptable behavior.
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+## Expected Behavior:
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+1. **Be Respectful.** Treat everyone with respect. Avoid demeaning, discriminatory, or harassing behavior and speech.
+2. **Be Considerate.** Your work will be used by other people. In turn, you'll depend on the work of others. Any decision you take will affect users and colleagues, so take those consequences into account.
+3. **Offer Constructive Feedback.** Give helpful and constructive criticism. Avoid destructive and negative feedback.
+
+## Unacceptable Behavior:
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+1. **Harassment.** Including, but not limited to: harmful or prejudicial verbal or written comments related to gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability; inappropriate use of nudity, sexual images, and unwarranted sexual attention or advances; cyberstalking or following; sustained disruption of discussions.
+2. **Trolling or Insults.** Comments intended to belittle, insult, or troll others.
+3. **Personal or Political Attacks.** Respect that people have differences of opinion and avoid personal or political attacks.
+4. **Public or Private Harassment.** Harassment is not tolerated in any form.
+
+## Reporting and Enforcement:
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+1. **If you are the subject of or witness any violations of this Code of Conduct**, please contact the project maintainer at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).
+2. **If a community member engages in unacceptable behavior**, the project maintainers may take any action they deem appropriate, up to and including a temporary ban or permanent expulsion from the community without warning.