Mozillians/Vouching

This document describes the new vouching system for Mozillians.org that is being released in July 2014. For more information on development of these vouching changes, see Vouching Refactor.

FAQ

How do I get vouched?

Contribute! Once you have contributed significantly to any of Mozilla's projects, ask the people you are working with to vouch you on Mozillians.org. They will either do so, or will encourage you to make a few more contributions first.

What does "being vouched" mean?

Being vouched means you have been accepted as a contributing member of the Mozilla community and may be given access to data and information that Mozilla only shares with its trusted community. As a vouched Mozillian, you have access to:

View all profiles and join groups
Access special video content on Air Mozilla
Join the Mozilla Exchange Yammer network
Use other Mozilla apps as a vouched user

Someone asked me to vouch for them. Should I vouch for them?

Only vouch for contributors who have make significant contributions to one of Mozilla's projects. If you cannot verify their contributions and do not know the person, ask them to have someone they have worked with vouch for them instead.

Are there different levels of vouched Mozillians?

Any Mozillian who has one vouch can search and view profiles in the directory. Any Mozillian who has at least three vouches can vouch other Mozillians.

Who can see the information I add to my profile?

It depends.

Most fields on your profile have "per-field" privacy settings. You can set a field to "public", which means anyone on the internet can search for and view those fields (and therefore also can view your username). Also, "public" profile fields are shared through the Mozillians.org API with any vouched Mozillian who requests a "vouched" API key.
You can also set a field to "Mozillians" which means any vouched Mozillian can view it. Also, certain reviewed applications have been given elevated access to the API in order to help Mozilla's platforms interoperate. These reviewed applications can read fields through the API that you have marked for "Mozillians" only.
Mozillians.org is maintained by employees of Mozilla, including engineers, system administrators and database administrators. These people have access to the raw data of your profile in a variety of formats, but they only encounter it while doing their jobs.

Is there a limit on vouches?

Yes, a Mozillian can have at most 6 vouches.