Hello community members,
Sharing a gentle reminder that the voting on the ratification of the UCoC enforcement guidelines is going on.
For instructions on voting using SecurePoll and Voting eligibility, please read this https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines/Voter_information & click here https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:SecurePoll/vote/391 to cast vote. The last date to vote is 21 March 2022.
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/
On Mon, 7 Mar 2022 at 19:48, Chitraparna Sinha csinha-ctr@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hello all,
This is a kind reminder that the voting on the ratification of the UCoC enforcement guidelines has started. Every eligible member can vote. For instructions on voting using SecurePoll and Voting eligibility, please read this https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines/Voter_information & click here https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:SecurePoll/vote/391 to cast vote. The voting period will close on 21 March 2022.
For any questions or concerns, please reply to this message or contact UCoC directly at ucocproject@wikimedia.org
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/
On Tue, 22 Feb 2022 at 20:47, Chitraparna Sinha csinha-ctr@wikimedia.org wrote:
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/