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/