A code of conduct only works when people know whom to contact and what happens next. This seven-page Google Docs sample pairs a short pledge and plain standards with named responders, a reporting scorecard and a graduated enforcement ladder, so nothing stays implicit until the first conflict.

The sample follows Junipera Software, a fictional project with a conduct team of three, a 48-hour first reply and a 30-day target for closing reports. Replace the project name, contacts, response times and consequences with the ones your maintainers will actually keep, then have your own advisers review the final text.