Hello all,
*In brief:* the revised Enforcement Guidelines
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines>
have been published. Voting to ratify the guidelines will happen from 7
March to 21 March 2022
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines/Voting>.
Community members can participate in the discussion with the UCoC project
team and drafting committee members on 25 February (12:00 UTC) and 4 March
(15:00 UTC). Please sign-up
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Conversations>
.
*Details *
The Universal Code of Conduct
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct> (UCoC) provides
a baseline of acceptable behavior for the entire Wikimedia movement. The
UCoC and the Enforcement Guidelines were written by volunteer-staff
drafting committees
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Drafting_committee>
following community consultations. The revised guidelines were published 24
January 2022.
What’s next?
#1 Community Conversations
To help to understand the guidelines, the Movement Strategy and Governance
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy_and_Governance>
(MSG) team will host conversations with the UCoC project team and drafting
committee members on 25 February (12:00 UTC) and 4 March (15:00 UTC).
Please sign-up
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Conversations>
.
Comments about the guidelines can be shared on the Enforcement Guidelines
talk page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines>.
You can comment in any language.
#2 Ratification Voting
The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees released a statement on the
ratification process
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/January_2022_-_Board_of_Trustees_on_Community_ratification_of_enforcement_guidelines_of_UCoC>
where eligible voters can support or oppose the adoption of the enforcement
guidelines through vote. Wikimedians are invited to translate and share
important information
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines/Voter_information/Volunteer>
.
A SecurePoll vote
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines/Voting>
is scheduled from 7 March to 21 March 2022.
Eligible voters
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines/Voter_information#Voting_eligibility>
are invited to answer a poll question and share comments. Voters will be
asked if they support the enforcement of the UCoC based on the proposed
guidelines.
Thank you.
Regards,
Chitraparna Sinha (she/her) (Meta
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:CSinha_(WMF)>)
Facilitator, Movement Strategy and Governance
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy_and_Governance>,
SAARC, Wikimedia
Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>