From ea6d2a0078e1478bcf8f73b0c848a17cdb8ea4bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Waldir Pimenta Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 11:50:33 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] GOVERNANCE.md: slight wording adjustments --- GOVERNANCE.md | 17 ++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/GOVERNANCE.md b/GOVERNANCE.md index 783200957f..40431cfc7f 100644 --- a/GOVERNANCE.md +++ b/GOVERNANCE.md @@ -18,10 +18,9 @@ Community members are asked to abide by the following principles: [do-ocracy](https://communitywiki.org/wiki/DoOcracy), so don't hesitate to get involved — we're happy to welcome you into the community! - Please take a look at [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) - to get started. + Please take a look at [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) to get started. -- **All discussions should be respectful and cordial**. +- **All discussions must be respectful and cordial**. Avoid making assumptions about the others' intentions, and make your own intentions clear. When in doubt, provide additional context, or ask for clarification. @@ -41,15 +40,15 @@ Community members are asked to abide by the following principles: - **All decisions are made by community consensus**. This does not mean there has to be unanimity, - nor that decisions result from vote counts. + nor that decisions result automatically from vote counts. What it means is that - every interested member of the community is welcome to voice their thoughts, - and incompatible positions are ideally resolved with involved participants - either agreeing with the final decision, or voluntarily + all interested members of the community are welcome to voice their thoughts, + and incompatible positions will ideally be resolved + with participants either agreeing with the final decision, or voluntarily [consenting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociocracy#Consent_vs._consensus) - to it as "good enough for now, safe enough to try". + to accept it as "good enough for now, safe enough to try". -- **Community roles reflect actual activity**. +- **Community roles should reflect actual activity**. Community roles in the tldr-project are set up to dynamically reflect organizational work performed by community members, rather than assigned as authority positions by top-down decision-making.