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= ARTICLE XIII. CODE OF CONDUCT =

== Section 1. Purpose ==
The code of conduct is a set of guidelines that all members of the Foundation shall abide by, and all users of Organization services. It is intended to maintain a civil environment and assist in furthering our purpose.

== Section 2. Applicability ==
The Code of Conduct shall apply to all Organization members, trustees, and operators and users of foundation services and programs. It shall apply on any Organization-op-erated services and programs and Organization-owned property. Applicability is at the discretion of, in ascending order of precedence, authorized persons in a position to technically execute penalties, the person in charge of the service, or the vote of a sim-ple majority of the board.

== Section 3. Banned Forms of Conduct ==
These forms of conduct are not permitted and will result in being removed from the Organization by determination of a board Officer:
* Excessive advertising or spamming
* Flooding or similarly disruptive posting
* Badly-behaved or malicious bots on online assets
* Stalking, harassment, or bullying
* Threatening or advocating any grievous bodily or emotional harm
* Promotion of authoritarian or undemocratic forms of rule, including fascism and Stalinism
* Denial or skepticism that documented genocides, pogroms, or purges, have taken place
* Content that is prohibited in the United States or the state of Oklahoma
* Any sexual content (including artistic content) depicting anyone under 18, rape, or sexual assault
* Consistent patterns of bad-faith trolling
* Unauthorized distribution of any personal information or data
* Attempting to abuse the code of conduct, pursuing an issue that has been re-solved to the Organization's satisfaction, pettifogging, or rule lawyering
* Unauthorized usage of Organization assets
* Any other bad-faith behaviour, at a board Officer's or the Board of Trustees' discretion

== Section 4. External Conduct ==
The following forms of conduct shall be removed insofar as possible within technical limitations if seen on Organization resources from external sources:
* Astroturfing
* Racial or ethnic slurs, if not part of a pattern of otherwise banned behaviour
* Uncivil, uncouth, rude, or bad-faith behaviour
* Refusing to end debate after being asked by the other party
* Bots that republish content without the permission of the original creators
* Untagged explicit content
* Propaganda
* [[wikipedia:Jingoism|Jingoism]]
* Advocating or promoting acts that are illegal in the United States or the state of Oklahoma
* Advocating extreme violence or armed insurrection
* Political extremism not otherwise prohibited
* Any other unwanted behaviour that is not necessarily in bad faith but not desired to be associated with the Organization or its members or services, at a board officer's or Board of Trustees' discretion

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