Replaced "respectful" with "kind" (#1373)

Asking people to be “respectful” can be considered “tone policing” and may be weaponized against people seeking help from the CoC team.
So, I replaced instances in which we stated that we'd expect "respect" with the more encompassing and less risky "kindness".
Please see this document for more background information: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XzHMymzn3hxdlnaI44iukT24fy1MdwTXdebhzT45bCI/edit?usp=sharing

Co-authored-by: jonmeow <jperkins@google.com>
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## Guidelines
The Carbon community works to be welcoming and respectful, with a deep
commitment to psychological safety, and we want to ensure that doesn’t change as
we grow and evolve. To that end, we have a few ground rules that we ask all
community members to adhere to:
The Carbon community works to be welcoming and kind among itself and to others,
with a deep commitment to psychological safety, and we want to ensure that
doesn’t change as we grow and evolve. To that end, we have a few ground rules
that we ask all community members to adhere to:
- be welcoming,
- be friendly and patient,
- be considerate,
- be respectful,
- be careful in the words that you choose and be kind to others,
- be kind,
- be careful in the words that you choose,
- when we disagree, try to understand why, and
- recognize when progress has stopped, and take a step back.
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@ spaces:
Remember that we’re a world-wide community, so you might not be
communicating in someone else’s primary language.
- **Be respectful.** Not all of us will agree all the time, but disagreement
is no excuse for poor behavior and poor manners. We might all experience
some frustration now and then, but we cannot allow that frustration to turn
into a personal attack. It’s important to remember that a community where
people feel uncomfortable or threatened is not a productive one. Members of
our community should be respectful when dealing with other members as well
as with people outside the Carbon community.
- **Be kind.** Not all of us will agree all the time, but disagreement is no
excuse for poor behavior and hurtful words. We might all experience some
frustration now and then, but we cannot allow that frustration to turn into
a personal attack. It’s important to remember that a community where people
feel uncomfortable or threatened is not a productive one. Members of our
community should be kind when dealing with other members as well as with
people outside the Carbon community.
- **Be careful in the words that you choose and be kind to others.** Do not
insult or put down other participants. Harassment and other exclusionary