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Use inclusive language (#319)
Replaces `blacklist` with `proscribe`.
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guidelines/decision-process.md

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## Definitions
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1. *Consensus* is defined as lack of sustained opposition.
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2. *Good standing* is a characteristic of group members who fullfill their implicit and explicit obligations and hence are allowed to excercise all of their rights within the group without restriction.
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3. *Blacklist* (*blacklisted*, *blacklisting*) is a taxative enumeration of group members who are temporarily excluded from exercising their rights within the group.
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3. *Proscribe* (*proscribe*, *proscribed*, *proscription*) is a taxative enumeration of group members who are temporarily excluded from exercising their rights within the group.
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4. *Normative keywords* as defined in [BCP 14](https://tools.ietf.org/html/bcp14)
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## Rules
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1. Any current group member is deemed to be in good standing unless blacklisted.
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1. Any current group member is deemed to be in good standing unless proscribed.
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2. Any group member in good standing MAY make a proposal to the group via
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- raising an issue,
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- PR (against the repo or wiki), or
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5. The monthly group meeting has the ultimate decision making authority.
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- Chair Group or Chair don't have a decision making authority, see [chair-group.md](chair-group.md) and [chair-group-members.md](chair-group-members.md).
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6. In case consensus cannot be found over multiple iterations of arguments and counter arguments, a monthly group meeting MAY reach consensus to mandate the Chair Group to organize a ballot among all group members in good standing. The ballot wording, options, and success criteria SHOULD be explicitely defined in a monthly meeting. The Chair Group only administers and implements the ballot and its results.
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7. Blacklisting procedure is TBD by monthly meeting consensus if and when needed.
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7. Proscription procedure is TBD by monthly meeting consensus if and when needed.
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