Yes, "mozillian" is a relatively new term, the last couple of years maybe.
Your point about the importance of self-identification as a key driver
is really interesting.
maybe that's the reason I'm coming to like the expansive idea, provided
we have good ways of identifing the key participants in our activities.
mitchell
On 12/6/13 5:59 PM, David Ascher wrote:
On Dec 6, 2013, at 5:14 PM, Mitchell Baker <[email protected]> wrote:
And now for a different idea :-) […]
This expansive definition is definitely the more exciting one to me.
We can (and will) define various levels of mozillianness, impact, authority,
etc., but making the bar low enough that _any contribution_ (including $3, £3
or 3€, or maybe even just “standing up and being counted” brings value to
Mozilla as a whole.
I also believe that if we do it right, this “easiest” level of engagement (just
saying “I’m a mozillian”) is the first step on a ladder. Once someone has made
that first step, I believe it’ll be easier to get them to step up to the next
rung up the ladder, because _self-identification_ is such a driver of human
behavior.
—da
PS: How old is the term Mozillian? I feel like it’s actually fairly recent, no?
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