Inclusivity

Growstuff aims to be extremely inclusive, welcoming and supporting anyone who's interested in our project. This is expressed in our Community guidelines which say, in part:


 * We welcome people of any age, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, nationality, religion or absence thereof, political opinion, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, ability or disability, appearance, subculture, or other identity or self-identification.


 * Although Growstuff is primarily focused on food gardening, we welcome all kinds of gardeners, including organic and conventional growers; those who grow their crops in fields or on balconies or in hydroponic systems; those who garden commercially or non-commercially; those who subsist on their crops and those who garden for other reasons.


 * We welcome people of all skill and experience levels, and we don't believe in being dismissive or commenting rudely just because you are new or learning.


 * Every role in our community is important, including gardeners who contribute skills, knowledge, and information to our site; coders, designers and other techies who help build it; moderators and others who help our community thrive; or any other form of participation. We believe in working together, and prioritise communication and mutual understanding.

Accessibility
We have a policy of making our site and our related forums/documentation/etc accessible to people with disabilities/who use screenreaders etc. For more information see Accessibility.

Internationalization
We want Growstuff to be usable and useful to people from all around the world, speaking a variety of languages -- at least to the best of our ability to do so. Our notes on how we intend to do this can be found at Internationalization.

Age
There has been some discussion about whether people under 18 would be allowed to sign up. Our policy is to be as inclusive/welcoming as is possible under law. The relevant law in this case would be Australian law (AFAIK), and I am not aware of anything that would require us to restrict signups to adults only. However, we will seek legal advice on this.

If possible, I would like our site's infrastructure and the community guidelines that apply to everyone to provide a high level of security/privacy for all our members, and for us to be highly responsive to abuse/misuse, so that we don't need to special-case minors.