User:Sophivorus/CoC

The discussion is about a set of changes done by the WMF to the Code of Conduct (CoC) that were the result of a previous discussion. Some of the changes were minor and caused no controversy, while others sparked debate. Of these, some reached consensus and others didn't. Below is a list of the notable changes with a summary of the corresponding debate and result:


 * A new "Expected behavior" section was added, containing positive guidelines to complement the negative guidelines of the "Unacceptable behavior" section. This change was well received (though one particular guideline was found vague or unhelpful by 4 non-WMF users), but then another discussion started to determine if the positive guidelines should become a separate document, and clear consensus was reached that yes, so the "Expected behavior" section was finally moved out of the CoC.
 * A new unacceptable behavior was added: "Publication of non-harassing private communication". This was met with strong resistance by User:Krenair (and to a lesser degree by other users). The main concern was that the proposed wording hinders publication of useful conversations that the sender could reasonably be expected to agree to publish, such as advice on how to code something, or a summary of a discussion. Finally a new wording was proposed ("Inappropriate or unwanted publication of private communication") to address the raised concerns and received general support, except by Krenair.

Furthermore, the following changes sparked no controversy:


 * Neuroatypicality was added as a characteristic for which no one should be harassed, discriminated, etc.
 * Flexibility about how project maintainers can respond
 * Several changes to "Unacceptable behavior" section:
 * Addition of explanatory section that explains things the Committee will not consider violations, and how they will take the context of # incidents into account.
 * A new unacceptable behavior was added, prohibiting publication of non-harassing private communications, per being a form of harassment