FYI

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Chitraparna Sinha csinha-ctr@wikimedia.org Date: Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 10:23 AM Subject: Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) Enforcement Guidelines & Ratification Vote To: Nabin K. Sapkota nboycreationnepal@gmail.com

Hello Nabin, hope you are doing well. Reaching out to share a brief update about the UCoC ratification guidelines + vote.

*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/