Dear Aotearoa New Zealand Wikimedians,

The Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines Revisions committee https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Drafting_committee#Revisions_Committee is requesting comments regarding the *Revised Enforcement Draft Guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC)* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforcement_guidelines. This review period will be open from *8 September 2022 until 8 October 2022.*

The Committee collaborated to revise these draft guidelines based on input gathered from the community discussion period from May through July, as well as the community vote that concluded in March 2022. The revisions are focused on the following four areas:

1. To identify the type, purpose, and applicability of the UCoC training; 2. To simplify the language for more accessible translation and comprehension by non-experts; 3. To explore the concept of affirmation, including its pros and cons; 4. To review the balancing of the privacy of the accuser and the accused

The Committee requests comments and suggestions about these revisions by *8 October 2022*. From there, the Revisions Committee anticipates further revising the guidelines based on community input. You can find the Revised Guidelines on Meta https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforcement_guidelines, and a comparison page in some languages. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforcement_guidelines/Comparison

Everyone may share comments in a number of places. Facilitators welcome comments in any language on the Revised Enforcement Guidelines talk page https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Talk:Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforcement_guidelines. Comments can also be shared on talk pages of translations, at local discussions, or during conversation hours.

There are a series of *conversation hours* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforcement_guidelines/Conversation_hours planned about the Revised Enforcement Guidelines. We will host an Asia-Pacific time zone-friendly conversation hour on *Friday, 16 September, 10:00 UTC*. Live interpretation in *Chinese* and *Japanese* will be provided.

The facilitation team supporting this review period hopes to reach a large number of communities. If you do not see a conversation happening in your community, please organize a discussion. Facilitators can assist you in setting up the conversations. Discussions will be summarized and presented to the drafting committee every two weeks. The summaries will be published here https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Drafting_committee/Digests.

On behalf of the UCoC Project Team,

Ramzy