# Social.Coop Code of Conduct - Reporting Guide Version 2
[CWG]
[CWG] is a placeholder for the group of individuals who will be tasked with adjudicating reports that are filed. How this group of individuals is selected has yet to be determined.
Current options include:
Operations team of Community Working Group to be selected by (gleaned from Standing Jury selection proposal, see below):
Approval voting (vote for all the candidates you actively support) of a self-nominated field.
Sortition: Members of the Community Working Group are selected at random and join the jury upon their consent.
Vote for as many candidates as there are slots in a self-nominated field.
Ranked-choice voting of a self-nominated field.
Standing Jury as proposed by Matt Crop: discussion can be found here: https://www.loomio.org/d/9ebf1Fyl/-standing-jury-for-reviewing-reports-etc-
Other alternative as suggested through feedback process
### Reporting
If you believe someone is violating the code of conduct we ask that you report it to [CWG] using this form [link]. All reports will be kept confidential. In some cases [CWG] may determine that a public statement will need to be made. If that's the case, the identities of all victims and reporters will remain confidential unless those individuals instruct us otherwise.
If you are unsure whether the incident is a violation, or whether the space where it happened is covered by this Code of Conduct, we encourage you to still report it. We would much rather have a few extra reports where [CWG] decides to take no action, rather than miss a report of an actual violation. We do not look negatively on reporters if we determine the incident not to be a violation. And knowing about incidents that are not violations, or happen outside our spaces, can also help us to improve the Code of Conduct or the processes surrounding it.
### Reporting Form
The form will include questions about:
* Your contact info (so we can get in touch with you if we need to follow up)
* Names (real, nicknames, or pseudonyms) of any individuals involved. If there were other witnesses besides you, please try to include them as well.
* When and where the incident occurred. Please be as specific as possible.
* Your account of what occurred. If there is a publicly available record (e.g. an archive or thread available online) please include a link.
* Any extra context you believe existed for the incident.
* If you believe this incident is ongoing.
* Any other information you believe we should have.
### What happens after you file a report?
You will receive an [automated] email from [CWG] acknowledging receipt as soon as we receive your report. [CWG] will also do its best to acknowledge receipt and make contact within 24 hours.
The [CWG] members will immediately be notified of the incident and will start an investigation in order to determine:
* What happened.
* Whether this event constitutes a code of conduct violation.
* Whether this is an ongoing situation, or if there is a threat to anyone's physical safety.
If this is determined to be an ongoing incident or a threat to physical safety, the [CWG]'s immediate priority will be to protect everyone involved. This means we may delay an "official" response until we believe that the situation has ended and that everyone is physically safe.
Once the [CWG] has a complete account of the events they will make a decision as to the actions to be taken. Actions may include:
* Nothing (if we determine no violation occurred)
* A private reprimand from the working group to the individual(s) involved
* A public reprimand
* An imposed vacation (ie asking someone to "take a week off' from social.coop or Loomio or other spaces)
* A permanent or temporary ban from some or all social.coop spaces (mastodon instance, chat, wiki, blog, loomio etc.)
* A request for a public or private apology
We aim to respond and act as swiftly as possible.
Once we've determined our final action, we'll contact the original reporter to let them know what action (if any) we'll be taking. We'll take into account feedback from the reporter on the appropriateness of our response, but we don't guarantee we'll act on it.
Finally, the [CWG] will make a report on the situation to the Social.Coop membership. The membership may choose to make a public report of the incident.
### Reconsideration
Any of the parties directly involved or affected can request reconsideration of the committee’s decision. To make such a request, contact the [CWG] via this form [link] with your request and motivation and the Community Working Group will refer the case to the membership.
