The heart of the matter is why are we voting? What is the threshold that
will enact the UCoC?
Who it would be respected by.
WMF and the board. We've had 3 and a half years of discussion on the UCoC
and a majority vote to approve enforcement guidelines, and yet no
functioning UCoC.
dislikes the proposed UCOC, we simply lose them, and some may become
vociferous opponents because reasonably fixable issues were ignored. Taking
longer and getting it closer to right is to me a better plan. You may not
care about some of the issues that needed to be fixed, but some of us do.
As volunteers, if a significant part of the community sufficiently dislikes
the status quo we simple lose them, and some may become vociferous
opponents because reasonably fixable issues were ignored. Taking over 3
years to implement an Universal Code of Conduct is to me a bad plan. You
may not care about some of the issues that needed to be fixed, but some of
us do.
Cheers,
Chico Venancio
Em qui., 5 de jan. de 2023 às 11:22, Peter Southwood <
peter.southwood(a)telkomsa.net> escreveu:
It seems that sorting out problems that are pointed
out during an approval
process is not an unreasonable thing to do, as leaving them unchanged would
be irresponsible and extremely likely to cause other problems later. Asking
whether a vote result will be respected misses the issue of who it would be
respected by. Can you clarify that? As volunteers, if a significant part of
the community sufficiently dislikes the proposed UCOC, we simply lose them,
and some may become vociferous opponents because reasonably fixable issues
were ignored. Taking longer and getting it closer to right is to me a
better plan. You may not care about some of the issues that needed to be
fixed, but some of us do.
Cheers, Peter
*From:* Chico Venancio [mailto:chicocvenancio@gmail.com]
*Sent:* 04 January 2023 20:48
*To:* Wikimedia Mailing List
*Subject:* [Wikimedia-l] Re: Upcoming vote on the revised Enforcement
Guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct
Hi Patrick,
Five months ago I wrote in the Movement Strategy forum:[1]
Could we have clear criteria for approval of the guidelines? I find it
pretty frustrating that a vote was taken and the majority is being ignored
to review a few points that are not even central to the functioning of the
UCoC. Can we suspend these sections for further review and enforce the UCoC
now?
The first reference I find to UCoC is in june of 2019, and I fear any
participation in this now 3 year long process of creating a universal code
of conduct is pointless, as goalposts can always be shifted later.
Could we have an answer? What is the goalpost here? Will this vote result
be respected?
Kind regards,
[1]
https://forum.movement-strategy.org/t/revisions-to-the-universal-code-of-co…
Chico Venancio
Em qua., 4 de jan. de 2023 às 15:41, Patrick Earley <pearley(a)wikimedia.org>
escreveu:
*You can find this message translated into additional languages on
Meta-wiki.
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforcement_guidelines/Announcement/Voting_1>*
Hello all,
In mid-January 2023, the Enforcement Guidelines
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforcement_guidelines>
for
the Universal Code of Conduct
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct>
will
undergo a second community-wide ratification vote. [1][2] This follows the
March 2022 vote
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines/Voting/Results>,
which resulted in a majority of voters supporting the Enforcement
Guidelines. [3] During the vote, participants helped highlight important
community concerns. The Board’s Community Affairs Committee
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Committee>
requested
that these areas of concern be reviewed. [4]
The volunteer-led Revisions Committee
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Drafting_committee#Revisions_Committee_members>
worked
hard reviewing community input and making changes. [5] They updated areas
of concern, such as training and affirmation requirements, privacy and
transparency in the process, and readability and translatability of the
document itself.
The revised Enforcement Guidelines can be viewed *here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforcement_guidelines>*,
and a comparison of changes can be found *here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforcement_guidelines/Comparison>*.
[6][7]
*How to vote?*
Beginning *January 17, 2023*, voting will be open. *This page on
Meta-wiki
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforcement_guidelines/Voter_information>*
outlines
information on how to vote using SecurePoll.
*Who can vote?*
The *eligibility requirements
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforcement_guidelines/Voter_information#Voting_eligibility>*
for
this vote are the same as for the Wikimedia Board of Trustees elections.
See the voter information page for more details about voter eligibility. If
you are an eligible voter, you can use your Wikimedia account to access the
voting server.
*What happens after the vote?*
Votes will be scrutinized by an independent group of volunteers, and the
results will be published on Wikimedia-l, the Movement Strategy Forum, Diff
and on Meta-wiki. Voters will again be able to vote and share concerns they
have about the guidelines. The Board of Trustees will look at the levels of
support and concerns raised as they look at how the Enforcement Guidelines
should be ratified or developed further.
On behalf of the UCoC Project Team,
Patrick
-----
[1], [6] Revised Enforcement Guidelines:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforceme…
[2] Universal Code of Conduct:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct
[3] March 2022 vote results:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guide…
[4] Community Affairs Committee:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Comm…
[5] Revisions Committee:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Drafting_committe…
[7] Comparison page:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforceme…
[8] Voter information:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforceme…
[9] Voting eligibility:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforceme…
--
Patrick Earley
Lead Trust & Safety Policy Manager
Wikimedia Foundation
pearley(a)wikimedia.org
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