Community Contributor Agreement

We are currently updating the names of our contributor roles throughout our resources. The new role names are Community Team Event SupporterEvent Supporter Event Supporter (formerly Mentor) is someone who has already organised a WordCamp and has time to meet with their assigned mentee every 2 weeks, they talk over where they should be in their timeline, help them to identify their issues, and also identify solutions for their issues. (formerly MentorEvent Supporter Event Supporter (formerly Mentor) is someone who has already organised a WordCamp and has time to meet with their assigned mentee every 2 weeks, they talk over where they should be in their timeline, help them to identify their issues, and also identify solutions for their issues.), Community Team Program SupporterProgram Supporter Community Program Supporters (formerly Deputies) are a team of people worldwide who review WordCamp and Meetup applications, interview lead organizers, and keep things moving at WordCamp Central. Find more about program supporters in our Program Supporter Handbook. (formerly DeputyProgram Supporter Community Program Supporters (formerly Deputies) are a team of people worldwide who review WordCamp and Meetup applications, interview lead organizers, and keep things moving at WordCamp Central. Find more about program supporters in our Program Supporter Handbook.), and Program ManagerProgram Manager Program Managers (formerly Super Deputies) are Program Supporters who can perform extra tasks on WordCamp.org like creating new sites and publishing WordCamps to the schedule. (formerly Super DeputyProgram Manager Program Managers (formerly Super Deputies) are Program Supporters who can perform extra tasks on WordCamp.org like creating new sites and publishing WordCamps to the schedule.).

When someone becomes a community team event or program supporter, they’re first asked to sign an agreement to make sure they understand the responsibilities that come with the role. Below is the text of that agreement.

Event and Program Supporters on the WordPress Community Team act as representatives of the WordPress open sourceOpen Source Open Source denotes software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified. Open Source **must be** delivered via a licensing model, see GPL. project and guide community members in acting according to the project philosophies and program guidelines.

As a Community Team Contributor, you agree to:

  • Perform the duties of a Contributor for the good of the WordPress community, not for the benefit of any one person or business.
  • Follow through on commitments made to the Community Team, or in the event that you are unable to fulfill this commitment, let another Contributor know so that someone else can take over your responsibilities.
  • Be respectful of all community members, and use language in your communications that shows this respect.
  • Contribute to a welcoming atmosphere on the Community Team and in the WordPress project by not allowing discrimination or harassment to go unchallenged.
  • Respect the confidentiality of sensitive and/or personally identifiable information.
  • Respect and act in accordance with the WordPress trademark policy.
  • Respect the WordPress license (GPLv2orlater) and refrain from activities in conflictwith the license terms, or promotion of other people/businesses in conflict with the license terms.
  • Confirm that you are not an employee of the WordPress FoundationWordPress Foundation The WordPress Foundation is a charitable organization founded by Matt Mullenweg to further the mission of the WordPress open source project: to democratize publishing through Open Source, GPL software. Find more on wordpressfoundation.org., and are acting in a volunteer capacity with the project.

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