Poke Project — Code of Conduct

Why This Exists

The Internet can be amazing or miserable depending on how people behave. The Poke community thrives on creative, kind, and diverse people working together on Free Software. This Code of Conduct exists to stop harassment, exclusion, or political extremism from poisoning that space.

We don’t tolerate hate. We don’t tolerate far-right or fascist rhetoric disguised as “opinions.” We don’t tolerate people who defend violence, genocides, or oppression. This project values empathy and solidarity, not cruelty or ego.

Our Values

• Freedom — the GNU kind: the right to study, share, and change code.
• Kindness — treating others like people, not usernames.
• Community — diverse, queer-friendly, and inclusive by default.
• Safety — a space free from hate speech, harassment, or propaganda.

Key Definitions

• Hate Speech: Words or behavior targeting people for who they are — such as their race, gender, sexuality, or beliefs.
• Harassment: Any repeated unwanted attention, threats, or hostility, public or private.
• Far-Right Content: Material or advocacy promoting authoritarian, fascist, racist, or nationalist ideologies (including MAGA, anti-LGBT, or similar movements).
• Genocide Denial: Any attempt to justify, minimize, or deny historical or ongoing genocides.
• Inappropriate Content: Material that mocks victims of discrimination, celebrates violence, or idolizes abusive figures (e.g. Elon Musk defenders spreading hate or misinformation).

Prohibited Conduct

The following behaviors are forbidden across all spaces related to Poke, including forks and community servers:

• Homophobia, transphobia, sexism, racism, or xenophobia.
• Defending, promoting, or trivializing genocides or ethnic cleansing.
• Posting or endorsing far-right, MAGA, or extremist material.
• Defending or idolizing billionaires, fascists, or figures like Elon Musk who spread hate or disinformation.
• Trolling, harassment, stalking, or impersonating contributors.
• Encouraging harm, spreading conspiracy theories, or mocking minorities.
• Any form of AI spam, generated hate propaganda, or image-based harassment.

If your words or behavior make marginalized users feel unsafe or excluded, you are part of the problem — and you will be removed.

AI-Generated Content Policy

The Poke Project values human creativity and critical thought. AI tools may be used for artwork, documentation, or writing only when:

• The content does not contain hate, political propaganda, or misinformation.
• The creator clearly labels when AI was used.
• The generated content respects copyright and Free Software licenses.

AI-generated “fake people,” deepfakes, and fake community personas are forbidden. No generated political or “culture war” content is accepted. Submissions found to be AI spam, propaganda, or manipulative will be removed permanently.

Naming & Modification Rules

You may copy or modify this document under Free Software terms. However, if you change it, you cannot use names that imply official connection with Poke. Forbidden titles include but aren’t limited to:

• Poke Code of Conduct
• Poketube Code of Conduct
• Poke Project Code of Conduct
• Poke Community Guidelines

If you modify this text, rename it clearly to avoid confusion. Any fork or derivative using these names while changing the rules is misleading and may be publicly flagged.

Enforcement & Bans

The Poke maintainers and moderators have full authority to act on any behavior they find harmful. This includes verbal abuse, hate promotion, or anything violating the rules above.

Enforcement actions can include:

• Warning: A private message explaining what happened and what must stop.
• Temporary Ban: Loss of access to community platforms (Discord, issues, etc.) for a period of time.
• Permanent Ban: Complete removal from all Poke spaces, forks, and future contributions.

Anyone engaging in hate speech, extremist propaganda, or repeated harassment will be banned permanently. There is no “free speech” defense for discrimination here — Free Software is about freedom for users, not freedom to harm others.

Bans may also apply to forks that repeatedly host banned individuals or attempt to remove protections against hate or genocide denial.

Contact

To report abuse or violations of this Code of Conduct, contact:

• Email: iamashley@duck.com
• Discord: Poke Community Server
• Repository: Open an Issue

Reports are handled confidentially and reviewed fairly. Harassers will not be contacted beyond what’s required to moderate their behavior.

License

© 2021–2025 Poke Project. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0). You may redistribute or modify this document, but not under the name “Poke” or “Poketube” unless unchanged.