What is a masquerade policy? It's not a code of conduct, and it's not a community "mission statement". Rather, it's a philosophy of going back to the basics.
In the early days of computing there was a simple philosophy: the system is all that matters. Over time that philosophy has been shredded and replaced by community guidelines, codes of conduct and, quite simply, gatekeeping.
DivisionOS is going back to the basics. If you're coming to the party, remember it's a masquerade, not a social club. We don't care who you are, where you come from or what your beliefs are. We care about the system: "Does it work?", "Is it acting correctly?" and "What could be better?" We can argue about the system all we want, but leave your personal beliefs out of it. We don't ask about your political beliefs, your sexual orientation, your religion or who you voted for, and better yet, we'd prefer you didn't tell us.
At the end of the day, this world has billions of people with billions of ideas, none of which align as a 100% match. But there is one thing we can control and one thing we can focus on, and that thing is the system: the OS and how it works across the entire ecosystem.
Everyone is welcome in the community, provided they can respect a single philosophy: "wear your mask and leave your beliefs at home." The system doesn't care how you think or feel, and it doesn't care how we think or feel. It cares about operations, procedures and design.
In the communities we control, we will operate and enforce this very simply. Any political, identity, personal belief or religious discussions are strictly prohibited. We will give users simple reminders of our masquerade policy, when required ask individuals to stop or leave, and when required enforce bans.
System design, development and integration do not care about your personal beliefs or the interests of individuals or groups. They care whether it compiles and runs. And we do not care about the interests of individuals or groups. We care whether the system runs, and whether it runs correctly.
System development isn't a rally, a stage or a soapbox. We're here for one thing, the software, and if it's not about the software, then it's not welcome.
Put simply, this is a masquerade. Don't be an asshole, and anyone intent on ruining the party will be asked to stop, leave, or be removed.
DivisionOS and its team will answer no further or future questions regarding any policy outside of system design and source.
Welcome to the party. We hope you enjoy your time with us.
- Masquerade Policy
