Code of Conduct/FAQ

Frequent Arguments and Questions related to the Code of Conduct for technical spaces. Replies must conform to the current draft. Please keep the entries concise and neutral, linking to existing discussions for details.

Who are the administrators and maintainers?
Administrators are identified by this role at wikis, mailing lists, Phabricator, and Gerrit. Maintainers are identified by their commit rights in a code repository related to a software project. (discussion)

Isn't this CoC placing excessive responsibility on volunteers?
Not excessive for witnesses. Everybody in our community is expected and encouraged to help victims of harassment or offenses, but there is no binding requirement to do so. Reporting privately a potential violation of the CoC takes only one email with the basic details.

Not excessive for committee members. Candidates to join Committee are self-nominated, and they assume the responsibility voluntarily. The Committee can transfer the resolution of a case to the Wikimedia Foundation's Developer Relations team, who is formed by professionals.

Why resolutions that last less than 3 months may not be appealed?
This point is still under discussion.