How we treat each other.

Six simple principles keep Gather warm, useful and kind for everyone in the room.

Read the principles

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Be kind

Give helpful feedback

How we handle reports

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Be kind

Give helpful feedback

How we handle reports

THE PRINCIPLES

Six things we ask of everyone.

Short, plain and easy to remember.

Be kind

Treat everyone in the room with warmth. Assume good intent, and ask when something is unclear.

Be kind

Treat everyone in the room with warmth. Assume good intent, and ask when something is unclear.

Give feedback that helps

Say what works first, then what could be clearer. Be specific and offer one next step.

Give feedback that helps

Say what works first, then what could be clearer. Be specific and offer one next step.

Credit people

Name the people whose ideas and work you share. A short thank you goes a long way.

Credit people

Name the people whose ideas and work you share. A short thank you goes a long way.

Respect privacy

What is said in a session stays in the session. Do not record or quote anyone without asking.

Respect privacy

What is said in a session stays in the session. Do not record or quote anyone without asking.

No selling in sessions

Sessions are for learning and conversation, not pitching. Share an offer only when someone asks.

No selling in sessions

Sessions are for learning and conversation, not pitching. Share an offer only when someone asks.

Ask before sharing someone else’s work

Check with the creator before you post their work or screenshots, inside or outside Gather.

Ask before sharing someone else’s work

Check with the creator before you post their work or screenshots, inside or outside Gather.

IN PRACTICE

Do and do not.

What good company looks like, and what it does not.

Do

Introduce yourself and say what you are working on.
Listen before you reply.
Give feedback that is kind and specific.
Credit the people behind the work.
Take a break whenever you need one.

Do not

Interrupt or talk over someone.
Pitch products or services uninvited.
Share anyone’s work or words without asking.
Record sessions or screenshot other people.
Use language that targets or excludes people.

REPORTS

How we handle reports.

Every report is read by a person, never by a form.

Tell us

Write to the team through the contact page. Share what happened and where. Your name is optional.

Tell us

Write to the team through the contact page. Share what happened and where. Your name is optional.

We review

A host reads the report within two working days and speaks privately with the people involved.

We review

A host reads the report within two working days and speaks privately with the people involved.

We follow up

You hear back about what we did. That can mean a conversation, a reminder or removal from sessions.