[Meta] Discussion of Potential Improvements to CWG Process, Membership, Resources, and Codes of Conduct
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<h3 id="summary-problem-motivation">Problem/Motivation</h3>
<p>In April and May of 2017, Whitney Hess mediated a series of community discussions about how to best evolve Drupal community governance to better support everyone’s needs. There were 7 sessions held at DrupalCon Baltimore and 7 virtual sessions. You can find the <a href="https://www.drupal.org/community/discussions">meeting minutes here</a>.</p>
<p>On July 6, 2017, Whitney held a webinar to explain the findings from those discussions in depth. You can find the <a href="https://www.drupal.org/blog/now-available-the-community-discussions-webinar-recording">recording here</a>. </p>
<p>In the presentation, a number of areas of improvement were mentioned, including "CWG Process, membership, resources" and "Codes of Conduct". A number of different potential strategies for addressing each of these areas of improvement were also identified.</p>
<h3 id="summary-proposed-resolution">Proposed resolution</h3>
<p>The CWG would like to further explore and evaluate the items that were proposed, publicly with the whole community, and help us work together through the various questions, concerns, and suggestions that have been raised. To that end, we've posted each item as a child to this meta issue.</p>
<h3 id="summary-remaining-tasks">Remaining tasks</h3>
<p>Review and resolve the following issues:</p>
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<li><span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link project-issue-status-info project-issue-status-7"><a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal_cwg/issues/2893909" title="Status: Closed (fixed)">#2893909: Expand number of CWG members</a></span></li>
<li><span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link project-issue-status-info project-issue-status-7"><a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal_cwg/issues/2893911" title="Status: Closed (fixed)">#2893911: Add staggered term limits to CWG</a></span></li>
<li><span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link project-issue-status-info project-issue-status-7"><a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal_cwg/issues/2893943" title="Status: Closed (fixed)">#2893943: Clarify process and follows it, with oversight of ombudsman/watchdog</a></span></li>
<li><span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link project-issue-status-info project-issue-status-6"><a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal_cwg/issues/2893944" title="Status: Closed (works as designed)">#2893944: Clear policy on what "evidence" is "admissable" to discourage unethical info gathering</a></span></li>
<li><span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link project-issue-status-info project-issue-status-7"><a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal_cwg/issues/2893945" title="Status: Closed (fixed)">#2893945: Immediate and frequent communication with accused and complainants in all cases</a></span></li>
<li><span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link project-issue-status-info project-issue-status-6"><a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal_cwg/issues/2893946" title="Status: Closed (works as designed)">#2893946: Warnings and probation/suspension statuses before permanent dismissal</a></span></li>
<li><span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link project-issue-status-info project-issue-status-7"><a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal_cwg/issues/2893947" title="Status: Closed (fixed)">#2893947: Consistency from case to case; in application to all parties involved</a></span></li>
<li><span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link project-issue-status-info project-issue-status-7"><a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal_cwg/issues/2893948" title="Status: Closed (fixed)">#2893948: Greater communication with community throughout, balancing transparency and privacy</a></span></li>
<li><span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link project-issue-status-info project-issue-status-7"><a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal_cwg/issues/2894381" title="Status: Closed (fixed)">#2894381: Codes of Conduct revised / consolidated</a></span></li>
<li><span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link project-issue-status-info project-issue-status-7"><a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal_cwg/issues/2894384" title="Status: Closed (fixed)">#2894384: Core Values as companion document to Code of Conduct</a></span></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="summary-charter-changes-proposal">Charter Changes Proposal</h3>
<p>Summary of proposed changes to the CWG charter to address outstanding issues:</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link project-issue-status-info project-issue-status-7"><a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal_cwg/issues/3011215" title="Status: Closed (fixed)">#3011215: Proposed Changes to the Community Working Group Charter</a></span>
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</ul>
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