docs: add Code of Conduct appeals channel ([email protected])#2993
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Add an Appeals section to CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md pointing to the new [email protected] Google Group, an out-of-band email channel for appealing enforcement actions (including org-level GitHub bans). The group was stood up in modelcontextprotocol/access#123.
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Summary
Adds an Appeals section to
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.mdintroducing[email protected]as the official out-of-band channel for appealing Code of Conduct enforcement actions, including organization-level GitHub bans.Why
When someone is blocked at the GitHub org level they lose access to all repos, issues, and PRs — so an appeals channel can't live on GitHub. The
[email protected]Google Group accepts mail from anyone (including banned/external users) and delivers to the current moderation + lead-maintainer team. This makes moderation decisions reversible: moderators can act decisively knowing an incorrectly-banned person has a documented way to request reinstatement.The group was stood up in modelcontextprotocol/access#123 (merged). That PR's description named this follow-up: "After this inbox is confirmed working, we can add it in a section in the Code of Conduct and provide guidelines for how to submit an appeal." This PR is that follow-up.
What changed
A new
## Appealssection, slotted immediately after the Enforcement Guidelines ladder (which defines the temporary/permanent bans being appealed) and before Attribution. It names the channel, explains why email/out-of-band matters, and gives concise guidelines for what to include — matching the document's existing Contributor Covenant voice without over-engineering a formal process.🤖 Generated with Claude Code