[gnome-control-center/gbsneto/communication-guidelines] docs: Document the Communication Guidelines

[Georges Basile Stavracas Neto <gbsneto src gnome org>]

commit 9780fab0e570a3ecdaace3ce3056a9d8934da632
Author: Georges Basile Stavracas Neto <georges stavracas gmail com>
Date:   Mon Apr 1 17:33:00 2019 -0300

    docs: Document the Communication Guidelines
    
    These are the documented guidelines for when communicating
    and interacting with humans. Not following the documented
    guidelines means the comment will be removed, or the ticket
    will be closed.
    
    [skip ci]

 .gitlab/issue_templates/Bug.md     |  10 +++
 .gitlab/issue_templates/Feature.md |  10 +++
 README.md                          |  23 +++---
 docs/CONTRIBUTING.md               | 139 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 4 files changed, 172 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/.gitlab/issue_templates/Bug.md b/.gitlab/issue_templates/Bug.md
index 416478e1d..1a3b131a2 100644
--- a/.gitlab/issue_templates/Bug.md
+++ b/.gitlab/issue_templates/Bug.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+<!--
+
+Not following the communication guidelines [1] will mean your issue or comment
+will be removed. Read it carefully before submitting this issue.
+
+
+[1] 
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/blob/master/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md#communication-guideline
+
+ -->
+
 Detailed description of the issue. Put as much information as you can, potentially
 with images showing the issue.
 
diff --git a/.gitlab/issue_templates/Feature.md b/.gitlab/issue_templates/Feature.md
index d76486658..9959b0dad 100644
--- a/.gitlab/issue_templates/Feature.md
+++ b/.gitlab/issue_templates/Feature.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+<!--
+
+Not following the communication guidelines [1] will mean your issue or comment
+will be removed. Read it carefully before submitting this issue.
+
+
+[1] 
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/blob/master/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md#communication-guideline
+
+ -->
+
 Detailed description of the feature. Put as much information as you can.
 
 Proposed Mockups:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 578c45756..74846e968 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,17 +12,10 @@ GNOME Settings is GNOME's main interface for configuration of various aspects of
 See `docs/CONTRIBUTING.md` for details on the contribution process, and `docs/HACKING.md`
 for the coding style guidelines.
 
-## Testing Unstable Settings
-
-It is quite easy to test and give feedback about the development version of GNOME
-Settings. Just access https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/environments,
-get the latest version, download it, double-click the file, install and run.
-
-Note that GNOME Settings Flatpak will only work if you are running
-the latest GNOME version in your host system.
-
 ## Reporting Bugs
 
+Before reporting any bugs or opening feature requests, [read the communication 
guidelines][communication-guidelines].
+
 Bugs should be reported to the GNOME bug tracking system under the product
 gnome-control-center. It is available at [GitLab 
Issues](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/issues).
 
@@ -56,3 +49,15 @@ Reproduce the crash and when the program exits to (gdb) prompt, get the backtrac
 
 Once you have the backtrace, copy and paste it into the 'Comments' field or attach it as
 a file to the bug report.
+
+## Testing Unstable Settings
+
+It is quite easy to test and give feedback about the development version of GNOME
+Settings. Just access https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/environments,
+get the latest version, download it, double-click the file, install and run.
+
+Note that GNOME Settings Flatpak will only work if you are running
+the latest GNOME version in your host system.
+
+
+[communication-guidelines]: 
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/blob/master/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md#communication-guidelines
diff --git a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 58fca48c1..b4d794080 100644
--- a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ Please note we have a Code of Conduct, please follow it in all your interactions
 
 ## Code of Conduct
 
-GNOME Settings is a project developed based on GNOME Code of Conduct. You can read it below:
+GNOME Settings is a project developed based on GNOME Code of Conduct and GitHub's community
+guidelines. You can read it below:
 
 ### Summary
 
@@ -65,6 +66,142 @@ size, disability, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, level of experience
 nationality, personal appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity and
 orientation.
 
+### Communication Guideline
+
+It is of ultimate importance to maintain a community in which everyone feels free to express
+themselves, review, and comment on each others ideas, both technical and otherwise. Correspondingly,
+an environment in which individuals are silenced, berated, or are otherwise afraid to speak up is
+unlikely to foster fruitful dialog.
+
+Everyone interacting with members of the community should always keep in mind the asymmetry of
+communication: while your interaction with community members (and in particular, maintainers and
+long-term contributors) may be singular and fleeting, these members generally interact with a high
+volume of individuals each day. Before writing a comment, opening a new issue, or engaging as part
+of any forum or IRC discussion, please take a moment to appreciate that fact.
+
+While communicating, it is expected that all involved participants be respectful and civil at all
+times and refrain from personal attacks.
+
+#### Communication Rules
+
+The following behavior will not be tolerated on any occasion:
+
+ * **Threats of violence**: You may not threaten violence towards others or use the site to organize,
+   promote, or incite acts of real-world violence or terrorism. Think carefully about the words you
+   use, the images you post, and even the software you write, and how they may be interpreted by
+   others. Even if you mean something as a joke, it might not be received that way. If you think
+   that someone else might interpret the content you post as a threat or as promoting violence or
+   terrorism, stop. Don't post it. In extraordinary cases, we may report threats of violence to law
+   enforcement if we think there may be a genuine risk of physical harm or a threat to public safety.
+
+ * **Hate speech and discrimination**: While it is not forbidden to broach topics such as age, body
+   size, disability, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, level of experience, nationality,
+   personal appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity and orientation, we do not tolerate speech
+   that attacks a person or group of people on the basis of who they are. When approached in an
+   aggressive or insulting manner these (and other) sensitive topics can make others feel unwelcome,
+   or perhaps even unsafe. While there's always the potential for misunderstandings, we expect our
+   community members to remain respectful and civil when discussing sensitive topics.
+
+ * **Bullying and harassment**: We do not tolerate bullying, harassment, or any other means of
+   habitual badgering or intimidation targeted at a specific person or group of people. In general,
+   if your actions are unwanted and you cease to terminate this form of engagement, there is a good
+   chance that your behavior will be classified as bullying or harassment.
+
+ * **Impersonation**: You may not seek to mislead others as to your identity by copying another
+   person's avatar, posting content under their email address, using a similar username, or otherwise
+   posing as someone else. Impersonation and identity theft is a form of harassment.
+
+ * **Doxxing and invasion of privacy**: Don't post other people's personal information, such as phone
+   numbers, private email addresses, physical addresses, credit card numbers, Social Security/National
+   Identity numbers, or passwords. Depending on the context, we may consider such behavior to be an
+   invasion of privacy, with particularly egregious examples potentially escalating to the point of
+   legal action, such as when the released material presents a safety risk to the subject.
+
+ * **Obscene content**: In essence, do not post pornography, gore, or any other depiction of violence.
+
+#### General Advice
+
+The following advice will help to increase the efficiency of communication with community members:
+
+ * Do not post "me too" comments. Use the GitLab reactions instead, e.g. “thumbs up” or “thumbs down”.
+ * Avoid adding priority, time, or relevance hints if you are not involved with the development of
+   the application. For example, `“This is an urgent issue”`, or `“This should be fixed now”`, or
+   even `“The majority of users need this feature”`.
+ * Do not use passive-aggressive communication tactics.
+ * When reporting technical problems with the application, such as misbehavior or crashes, focus on
+   sharing as many details as possible and avoid adding non-technical information to it.
+
+   An example of a **good** issue report:
+
+   ```
+   GNOME Settings crashes when opening the Wi-Fi panel with 3+ Wi-Fi adapters
+
+   Steps to reproduce (assuming 3+ Wi-Fi adapters are present):
+
+     1. Open GNOME Settings
+     2. Select the Wi-Fi panel
+     3. Observe the crash
+
+   This does not happen with 2 or less adapters. Here is a backtrace of the
+   crash: backtrace.txt
+   ```
+
+   In contrast, here is an example of a **bad** issue report:
+
+   ```
+   GNOME Settings crashed while I was trying to connect to the internet. How can such
+   a thing happen and nobody notice? Did you not test it before releasing it?
+
+   This should be fixed as quick as possible!
+   ```
+
+ * When asking for new features, try and add as much information as possible to justify its relevance,
+   why should it not be implemented as an auxiliary program, what problems it would solve, and offer
+   suggestions about how you think it should be implemented.
+
+   Example of a **good** feature request:
+
+   ```
+   GNOME Settings needs to expose IPv6 options
+
+   As of now, the connection editor dialog does not allow editing various IPv6
+   options. This is relevant because without some of these options, it is not
+   possible to have a valid IPv6 configuration and, consequently, not have access
+   to various websites and services.
+
+   The list of missing configurations that are essential is:
+
+    * <Feature A>
+    * <Feature B>
+
+   Optionally, the following configurations can also be added:
+
+    * <Feature C>
+    * <Feature D>
+
+   Here is a quick sketch I have made showing how I think these options
+   should be exposed as a user interface: sketch.png.
+   ```
+
+   Example of a **bad** feature request:
+
+   ```
+   Merge GNOME Tweaks in GNOME Settings
+
+   The options in GNOME Tweaks are absolutely essential to the majority of us
+   users. Why was it not merged already? This is an urgent issue and should
+   have been addressed years ago. You should allocate all your resources on
+   merging those two applications.
+   ```
+
+#### What happens if someone breaks these rules or guidelines?
+
+Actions that may be taken in response to an abusive comment include but are not limited to:
+
+ * Content removal (when breaking any of the guidelines or rules)
+ * Content blocking (when breaking any of the guidelines or rules)
+ * Formal report to the Code of Conduct Committee (when breaking any of the rules)
+
 ### Attribution
 
 This Code of Conduct is adapted from the [Contributor Covenant][homepage], version 1.4,