Kansas City DSA Slack User Agreement

Slack is the primary way that we communicate day-to-day as a chapter. You’ll be able to stay informed for upcoming chapter events, chat with KC DSA members, and generally talk about life. To be consistent with our values as socialists, we ensure that our Slack workspace is welcoming and inclusive. We have zero tolerance for any bigotry or abuse. We also have an obligation to keep our members safe. To join our Slack workspace, you must agree to a prepared a user agreement.

This user agreement will act as a binding document entailing that you have read and understand the document and agree to abide by its rules. If there’s confusion about the agreement, reach out to the KC DSA for clarification here: contact@kcdsa.org.

Failure to uphold the rules of the KCDSA Slack workspace, as detailed here and the Slack User Guide, may result in administrative and/or disciplinary action mediated by a Grievance Officer, termination of access to the KC DSA Slack workspace, termination of DSA membership, or formal legal charges being filed, depending on the severity, number, and frequency of offenses. Types of offenses and their consequences may be found in the Slack User Guide.

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General Rules

1. The ability to access the KC DSA Slack workspace is both limited and revocable. This agreement serves as permission for you to participate in the KC DSA Slack public channels if you are not a member, and both private and public channels if you are a DSA member or are given special permission by the Steering Committee.
2. Both the KC DSA Slack workspace are parts of the National DSA as a whole. Thus, your ability to participate in either also requires you to observe the rules of conduct outlined by the National DSA, which can be found here.
3. You must be at least eighteen years of age in order to access either the KC DSA Slack workspace.
4. You must not interfere with or disrupt the respective Slacks or any sub-channels therein, and only post objects (including text and images) of your own creation or objects within the public domain. None of these may slander, attack, degrade, belittle, or slur any person or group.
5. The Chapter Steering Committee, Executive Committee, and Grievance Officers (upon agreement with one or both of the prior listed committees), reserve the right to remove any post or objects you create from either Slack which they believe and deem to be inappropriate.
6. It is so stated: that any post or object which exists within either Slack, even if it is deemed appropriate, does not necessarily entail that it is the disposition of the KC DSA, National DSA, any committee, or any entity which exists therein.
7. Your participation in the KC DSA Slack workspace indicates that you agree to these General Rules and that you agree to only post or create objects within the workspace in accordance with these General Rules and the Content Guidelines listed below.

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Content Guidelines

Do not create or post inappropriate content within the KC DSA Slack workspace. This content includes, but is not limited to:

1. Comments not related to the original topic;
2. Profane, obscene, or pornographic content and/or language;
3. Content that promotes, fosters, or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, physical appearance, disability, race, color, religion, national origin, class, age, or profession;
4. Defamatory or personal attacks;
5. Threats to any person or organization;
6. Solicitation of commerce unrelated to the mission of the DSA or her ally organizations, including but not limited to advertising of any business or product for sale. This includes other online pages or organizations asking for donations. 
7. Conduct in violation of any federal, state, or local law;
8. Encouragement or solicitation of illegal activity;
9. Information that may tend to compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems;
10. Content that violates a legal ownership interest, such as a copyright, of any party;
11. Harassment or content that constitutes and/or facilitates stalking;
12. Content that violates the right to privacy;
13. Encouragement of violence;
14. Repetitive content.