diff --git a/index.bs b/index.bs index f969d67f..b97da144 100644 --- a/index.bs +++ b/index.bs @@ -327,13 +327,9 @@ Rights of Members On the Team, as W3C Fellows. - The rights and benefits of W3C membership are contingent upon conformance to the processes described in this document. - The vast majority of W3C Members faithfully follow the spirit as well as the letter of these processes. - When serious and/or repeated violations do occur, - and repeated attempts to address these violations have not resolved the situation, - the [=Director=] may take disciplinary action. - Arbitration in the case of further disagreement is governed by paragraph 19 of the Membership Agreement [[MEMBER-AGREEMENT]]. - Refer to the Guidelines for Disciplinary Action [[DISCIPLINARY-GL]]. + The rights and benefits of W3C membership [[MEMBER-AGREEMENT]] + are contingent upon conformance to the processes described in this document. + Disciplinary action for anyone participating in W3C activities is described in [[#discipline]].

Member Consortia and Related Members

@@ -986,6 +982,9 @@ General Policies for W3C Groups

Individual Participation Criteria

+

+Expectations and Discipline

+ There are three qualities an individual is expected to demonstrate in order to participate in W3C:
    @@ -1008,10 +1007,15 @@ Individual Participation Criteria “Disclosure” in the W3C Patent Policy [[!PATENT-POLICY]]. - The [=Director=] may suspend or remove for cause - a participant in any group (including the [=AB=] and [=TAG=]), - where cause includes failure to meet the requirements of this process, - the membership agreement, or applicable laws. + The [=Director=] may take disciplinary action, + including suspending or removing for cause + a participant in any group (including the [=AB=] and [=TAG=]) + if serious and/or repeated violations, + such as failure to meet the requirements of this process + (where repeated attempts to address these violations have not resolved the situation) + or violation of the membership agreement or applicable laws, + occur. + Refer to the Guidelines to suspend or remove participants from groups.

    Conflict of Interest Policy

    @@ -5017,11 +5021,6 @@ Changes since earlier versions "title": "How to send a Submission request", "publisher": "W3C" }, - "DISCIPLINARY-GL": { - "href": "https://www.w3.org/2002/09/discipline", - "title": "Guidelines for Disciplinary Action", - "publisher": "W3C" - }, "ELECTION-HOWTO": { "href": "https://www.w3.org/2002/10/election-howto", "title": "How to Organize an Advisory Board or TAG election",