Hi all, The following may be of interest (free to adapt):
http://wikieducator.org/Workgroup:Amendments_to_Open_Community_Governance_Policy/2nd_Draft_Policy (check out the "Issues" tab to see the wiki-based process followed). WikiEducator is also considering having a code of conduct: http://wikieducator.org/Code_of_Conduct (includes links to relevant pages of the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikipedia) One of the suggestions is simply to adopt the Ubuntu code of conduct. Kim ---- On 12 November 2010 15:35, Rufus Pollock <[email protected]> wrote: > On the coord group this week there was a brief discussion in relation > to having a set of Community Guidlines or Community Code of Conduct. > > We already have some text along these lines in the > <http://okfn.org/governance/> document (excerpted below). > > I've also been looking at the excellent Ubuntu Code of > Conduct:<http://www.ubuntu.com/community/conduct> and wondered if we > should merge some of this in. > > Anyone have thoughts, suggestions or opinions here? > > Regards, > > Rufus > > > ## Current text in Governance Doc > > <quote> > Philosophy, Goals and Operation > > Projects and working groups are the chief decision-making units. This > reduces friction and allows greater diversity to emerge than in a > top-down monoculture model. Each project and working group is > delegated authority over its activities, and is given a great deal of > latitude both in what it does and how it does it, but all share a > similar core philosophy. > > Commitment to Open Knowledge > > All projects and working groups should be involved in promoting open > knowledge. Promotion can be interpreted broadly and would include > running events, producing tools and services to assist in the > production or dissemination of open knowledge as well as creating open > material directly. > > Open Discussion > > Open discussion allows the most promising ideas to come to the fore, > and for decisions to be reached on a consensus basis. Communication > within projects is typically carried out via mailing lists. These > enable all individuals to contribute, at a time convenient to each. > They also provide a record of the development process which is > available to all users and project members. > > Meritocracy > > The OKF believes that authority must be matched by responsibility. > Merit should be respected and encouraged. Concretely this means active > and able contributors will have the greatest control over the > project’s activities; our governance structure is simply there to > ensure that there is a solid institutional framework to support these > activities. > > Tolerance > > A pre-condition for all projects, and essential to a meritocracy. > Differences are recognised as a creative force: when discussed openly > and without aggression, they allow a group’s thinking to be clarified. > </quote> > > We also have a statement regarding 'members': > > <quote> > As a Member of the Foundation, you are expected to act in accordance > with the basic goals and philosophy of the Foundation as set out > below. You are expected to act in a professional and responsible > manner. You are expected to treat your fellow members with respect and > courtesy. > </quote> > > _______________________________________________ > okfn-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss > _______________________________________________ okfn-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss
