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=== What does "being vouched" mean? ===
Vouching is the mechanism we use for giving Mozillians access to special content. Getting vouched as a Mozillian means you have made a meaningful contribution. It allows you to view all profiles for other Mozillians and you get access to special content other Mozilla sites. 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 those in the communitywho have made meaningful contributions. 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
=== What has changed? ===
Previously, your profile could only be vouched one time by any vouched Mozillian. Your profile can now receive up to 6 vouches. Each vouch requires a comment describing how the person has made a meaningful contribution to Mozilla.
=== Am I still vouched? ===
Yes, though you may need to get vouched again before September 30th.
* If you attended the Mozilla Summit 2013, you have received 3 automatic vouches and can vouch for others.
* If your mozillians.org profile is associated with a mozilla.org/mozilla.com/mozillafoundation.org email address, you have received 1 automatic vouch.
* If neither of the above apply to you and you were previously vouched, someone will need to vouch for you again and give a reason. You still have a legacy vouch and can use the site normally until September 30th. If you do not receive a new vouch by September 30th, you will lose your vouched status until someone vouches for you again.
=== Why do I need to get vouched again? (for those who did not attend Summit 2013) ===
The new vouches describe what contributions you have made for Mozilla. Since the old vouches did not include a description, we want everyone to have documentation showing how they have contributed.
=== I went to the 2013 Summit and don't have 3 vouches on my profile. How can I get those 3 vouches? ===
Sorry we missed you - we used the best data source we had. Please [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Community%20Tools&component=Phonebook file a Community Tools :: Account Help bug] explaining which Summit location you were at and we'll get you those 3 vouches.
=== 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.
=== 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 MozilliansCan I still vouch for others? ===Any Mozillian who has one You can vouch can search and view profiles in the directory. Any Mozillian who for others if your profile has at least three received 3 or more vouches can vouch other Mozillians.
=== Who can see the information I add to my profile? ===
It depends.
=== Is there a limit on vouches? ===
Yes, a Mozillian can have at most 6 vouches.
=== Why is the vouching system changing? ===
Mozillians.org has outgrown its simple vouching model. Vouching wasn't well explained and it wasn't clear why someone was vouched. We are adding descriptions to vouches to explain why individuals are vouched.
Mozillians.org has become a mature platform and a valuable source of information about people who contribute to Mozilla’s products and mission, and it is likely to be important to Mozilla's ambitious contributor goals over the next decade. But Mozillians.org has outgrown the authorization paradigms it started with. Therefore, in order to prevent data safety issues and questions about product integrity, we must design and implement an authorization system that accommodates current and future data and users. We are applying this system evenly to both the UI and the API.
Read more about the [http://hoosteeno.com/2013/10/14/refactoring-the-mozillians-org-authorization-scheme/ analysis of the original authorization system].
