This document outlines how not to be a jerk while you’re here. It’s less about rules and more about vibes — but for the sake of formality, let’s pretend this is structured.
Don't be a tool. Not the CLI kind — the human kind.
If you’re unsure whether your behavior is acceptable, ask yourself:
"Would I say this out loud to a stranger while stuck in a malfunctioning elevator during a heatwave?"
If the answer is no, don’t.
- Respect people's time, ideas, and pull requests (even if they contain
console.log("pls work")). - Not everyone codes in the same way. That’s okay. If they’re wrong, help them. Gently.
- Debate ideas, not people. This isn't Twitter.
We welcome contributors from all backgrounds, skill levels, keyboard sizes, and caffeine dependencies.
This means:
- No harassment, hate speech, gatekeeping, or “ironic” bigotry.
- No condescending “Well actually…” unless it's followed by a Stack Overflow link and humility.
- No trying to prove your genius at the expense of someone else's sanity.
If you cross a line:
- We will talk to you.
- If talking doesn’t work, we will mute, block, or ban — not out of spite, but because we value peace more than drama.
- If you somehow create a new kind of problem never before seen in open source, you may be commemorated in an internal Slack message as a cautionary tale.
If someone is being a problem:
- Email [bullseysorg@gmail.com]
- Or open an issue if it’s public, technical, or you want to make a statement like, “I will not be silenced.”
Reports will be handled discreetly, unless your report is basically just, “This person said semicolons are optional,” in which case — we’ll mediate, but also roll our eyes.
This is a weird little corner of the coding universe. Let’s keep it weird, but also kind.
Contribute code, not chaos. Roast bugs, not people. And remember:
Everyone’s going through something — except the CI pipeline, which is just cruel by design.
Thanks for being here. Or at least for reading this instead of writing passive-aggressive comments on Reddit.