Universal Code of Conduct/Recurring review
This page is an overview of the recurring review of potential changes to the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC), the UCoC enforcement guidelines, and the Charter of the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C). Everyone is invited to comment or make suggestions on the review subpages.
Background
[edit]The three documents of the UCoC are reviewed on a regular basis for potential modifications. According to the Charter, the U4C "shall closely monitor the Foundation safety perception surveys, its own caseload trends, and feedback from community self-governance processes to identify challenges to the effective self-governance of communities to enforce the UCoC. Concerns identified shall be publicly documented on the U4C’s noticeboard, addressed as merited, or tabled during the annual UCoC & EG review." The Enforcement Guidelines (EG) state that "Based on the Board of Trustees' recommendation, one year after the ratification of the Enforcement Guidelines, the Wikimedia Foundation will host a community consultation and review of the UCoC Enforcement Guidelines and UCoC." Changes to the UCoC need to be ratified by the Board of Trustees. Prior to the 2026 annual review, a review was held annually. Following that review, the review period became recurring, allowing for greater flexibility in holding reviews of the UCoC, the Charter, and the EG.
