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The UCoC enforcement guidelines were subject of a community vote from from 7 until 21 March 2022, via SecurePoll. This follows the completion of theUniversal Code of Conduct (UCoC) Enforcement Guidelines, and therecent announcement by the Board of Trustees supporting community ratification. Ratification of the enforcement guidelines is necessary to finalize enforcement pathways, processes, and actions for the UCoC.See alsoVoting Results andResults Announcement.
Eligible voters would have the option to support or oppose the Enforcement Guidelines and add comments on the guidelines. Community members are encouraged to share the Enforcement Guidelines with their communities to represent their community's needs.Details on the voting process can be found on the voter information page. You canread more on the UCoC policy and the Enforcement guidelines.
TheUniversal Code of Conduct (UCoC) Enforcement Guidelines were created for the enforcement of theUniversal Code of Conduct, which was previously ratified by the Board of Trustees. Enforcement Guidelines include prevention, detection, investigation, and other actions to address violations of the Universal Code of Conduct. Enforcement will continue to be handled by the community with the UCoC setting a baseline for evaluating behavior.
The UCoC Enforcement guidelines consists of two parts:
A new global committee called the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) will be formed. U4C is intended to be a final decision-maker if local bodies fail to enforce the Universal Code of Conduct. The U4C will be in line with other decision making bodies, likeArbitration Committees andAffiliations Committee. The U4C will be set up by a building committee. This building committee will have members from the volunteer community, Wikimedia Foundation staff, and affiliate staff. This building committee will plan the steps necessary to have a functional U4C.
You can findadditional information on the Enforcement Guidelines.
Ratification of the enforcement guidelines is necessary to finalize enforcement pathways, processes and actions for the UCoC. The vote on the Enforcement Guidelines is designed to evaluate the community’s support for the UCoC and gather feedback if voters have reservations about the present proposals. It is important to make your voice heard through your vote. If voting "no", it is important to share which part(s) of the guidelines you have concerns about, and why.
Objectives with the voting: