User:Sophivorus/CoC

The discussion is about a set of changes done to the Code of Conduct (CoC) by the WMF 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. At first this was well received, though one particular guideline ("Participate in an authentic and active way") was found vague or unhelpful by 4 non-WMF users. Then another discussion sparked 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.
 * Addition of neuroatypicality —
 * 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